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A Summary of Governance Resources
Our memos on two governance events last week the release of Staff Legal Bulletin 14G giving additional guidance on citing procedural deficiencies for ...
On Tuesday, October 16, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) proposed updates to its proxy voting guidelines for the 2013 proxy season.
ISS’s proposed policy would:
Recommend voti...
The SEC recently issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14G providing additional guidance on shareholder proposals submitted to companies pursuant to Rule 14a-8. The guidance is in response to s...
SEC Rules and Regulations
SEC Grants No-Action Relief to Exclude Tax Blocker from Definition of Investment Company
SEC Grants No-Action Relief from Surprise Examinations to Investmen...
Over the past two days, the CFTC staff has released a series of Q&As, FAQs and no-action documents that provide relief or clarity to market participants regarding the implications of the ...
Given say-on-pay votes, companies are interested in understanding how their shareholders view executive compensation. At the always informative NASPP conference, Michelle Edkins from Blac...
On September 27, 2012, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (the “OCIE”) issued a Summary Report (the “Report”) on the results of examinations by the SEC,...
ISS has issued the results of its recent survey on corporate governance. The responses will form the basis for policy changes affecting the 2013 proxy season. Perhaps reflecting concern...
On September 25, 2012, both the NYSE and Nasdaq proposed listing standards to implement the SEC’s requirements regarding the independence of compensation committees and their advisers. ...
As of October 1, 2012, a total of 237 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed. Of these 237 passed deadlines, 149 (62.9%) have been missed and 88 (37.1%) have been met wit...