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Vanguard has shifted its voting policy on proxy access proposals. The major institutional investor indicates that it will continue to evaluate proposals on a case by case basis but has lo...
The recent market turmoil has forced VC firms and other private company investors to examine closely the real possibility of seeking financing at a lower valuation – what is often refer...
The SEC has approved rule changes to allow the staff of Nasdaq’s listing qualifications department limited discretion to grant a listed company time to comply with the requirement to ho...
The battle over shareholder proposals is turning to the investors who make voting decisions about them.
Several investors lost the ability to exclude shareholder proposals that requested ...
Chair White covered a wide array of topics recently at a securities regulation conference, though the press immediately focused on her comments about the possibility of new rules for disc...
When companies engage with BlackRock’s corporate governance team, they may be asked about the company’s “strategic framework for long-term value creation,” according to the letter...
Facebook has announced its settlement of a lawsuit filed in June 2014, alleging that its board of directors breached their fiduciary duties and unjustly enriched themselves and wasted cor...
2015 proved to be a year of continued focus on anti-corruption enforcement. We have distilled key aspects of the year’s enforcement trends and resolutions to offer you succinct summarie...
SEC Rules and Regulations
SEC Staff Issues Report on Definition of “Accredited Investor”
SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief Allowing Use of Rule 486(b) to File Post-Effective Amendmen...
Shareholders at several companies will vote on proposals asking boards to adopt a payout policy that gives preference to share repurchases instead of cash dividends. The proponents’ sup...