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In the first win of its kind, a majority of shareholders at Nabors Industries voted in favor of a proposal for the right of shareholders owning 3% or more for at least three years to nomi...
On May 31, 2012, the SEC approved two proposals submitted by the national securities exchanges and FINRA that are designed to dampen volatility in the stock market following the May 6, 20...
On May 18, 2012, the CFTC adopted Part 46 rules for recordkeeping and reporting of “historical swaps.” Historical swaps include “pre-enactment swaps”—swaps entered into before t...
It is an unusual annual meeting where Justin Timberlake acts as the Master of Ceremonies and Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Lionel Ritchie and others perform for over 14,000, mostly employees...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently sent a letter to the SEC asking the regulator to “monitor the activities” of Glass Lewis, questioning whether the proxy advisory firm’s recent ...
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As of June 1, 2012, a total of 221 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed. Of these 221 passed deadlines, 148 (67.0%) have been missed and 73 (33.0%) hav...
On May 19, 2012, the Ministry of Commerce of the Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) conditionally cleared the acquisition by Google Inc. (“Google”) of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (...
The 2012 proxy season in the United States, forecast by some to feature significant turmoil and change, has in fact been less tumultuous than expected. It’s been all quiet on the regula...
Yesterday late afternoon the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the “Council”) proposed rules that would set procedures for the Council’s hearings on proposed determinations tha...