On November 19, 2010, the SEC issued a release (the “Exemptions Release”) proposing rules to implement certain provisions of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
RiskMetrics Group, an influential proxy advisory service, recently issued updates on its proxy voting policies applicable to meetings of US companies held after February 1, 2010. The upda...
For the past six months the air has been thick with SEC proposals and Congressional bills on corporate governance and compensation practices, some of which overlap and others of which sup...
The project of federalizing major elements of our corporate governance and executive compensation processes continues apace. The 1,136-page Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2...
A broad cross section of commenters is encouraging the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to take a cautious approach with its latest proposal to allow shareholders to sol...
