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SEC Staff Responds to Questions About Form PF
SEC Requests Information to Inform Consideration of Uniform Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers and Investmen...
On May 1, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission took long-awaited action to propose rules governing cross-border activities in security-based swaps. The SEC’s proposal, developed...
When we wrote that Rule 10b5-1 plans were back in the news in our January memo, it turns out that this continues to be accurate even now as the Wall Street Journal recently reported on th...
The resignation of Occidentals chairman at the companys annual meeting, which has been widely reported, was subject to an unusual majority vote provision. 76% of the votes cast oppose...
On May 2, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) settled charges that the five trustees (the “Trustees”) of two registered series trusts (the “Trusts”), the ...
In an unusual collaboration, Relational Investors and CalSTRS succeeded this week in having a majority of shareholders support CalSTRS shareholder proposal recommending that the board a...
We previously discussed the requirements for NYSE companies here. Today, Cindy Akard talks about the required changes to committee charters for Nasdaq companies.
Are any charter amendment...
Recently, we reminded companies of the upcoming deadlines related to the new listing exchanges’ rules on compensation committees in this client alert. In two separate posts, we talk abo...
As discussed in our previous memo, in January 2013, the SEC approved amendments to the NYSE and Nasdaq listing standards relating to compensation committees and their advisers. Unless the...
According to a press release from the Association of BellTel Retirees, 53% of shareholders at Verizon supported a proxy access proposal asking the company to amend its bylaws allowing sha...