For most companies 2011 was the first year for say-on-pay. The good news is that most emerged from the process unscathed. Only a relative handful (38 of the Russell 3000, including eight ...
ISS’s annual policy update, released this month in anticipation of the 2012 proxy season, revises existing policies and adopts new ones to respond to current developments. The policy ch...
The SEC’s new Large Trader Reporting Rule should be reviewed by corporations and individuals that exercise discretion over transactions in U.S.-listed listed stocks and options. Effecti...
It has been frustrating for companies who want to benefit from the substantial cost-savings provided by the SEC notice and access rules to discover that they must also comply with the Dep...
Companies considering new equity plans should take note that Fidelity (a large shareholder of just about every public company) has adopted a new voting policy for equity plans. As of Mar...
On March 30, 2011, the SEC proposed rules to implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s requirements regarding the independence of compensation committees and their advisers. The proposed rules are...
Yesterday seven federal agencies jointly finalized a proposed rule under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that would subject financial institut...
A proposed rule issued under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act would subject financial institutions with $1 billion of assets to substantive and...
On January 25, 2011, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC adopted final rules implementing the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that require U.S. public companies to conduct separate shareholder adviso...
Although the past year has not seen a wholesale revision in the rules applicable to Form 10-Ks and proxy statements, there have been a handful of rule changes and the SEC staff has issued...
