On November 4, 2021, ISS proposed for comment potential U.S. voting policies. Of particular note are proposed policies where ISS will hold directors accountable at U.S. companies with mul...
The FSOC Climate Report views “climate-related financial risk as an emerging threat to the financial stability of the United States.” Here are our 10 key takeaways on a critical step ...
A proposed NYSE amendment would eliminate the requirement to include abstentions as “votes cast” against a company’s proposal. Instead, companies would be able to follow their own gov...
An enforcement action against an alternative data provider for misrepresenting its practices offers lessons both for trading firms that use alternative data and public companies that sell...
The SEC filed an enforcement action against a company for disclosing the risk that it “could” have a data privacy breach when it knew it already had experienced a breach. The action a...
Nasdaq’s new board diversity rules, approved by the SEC on August 6, will require listed companies to have diverse board members or explain why they do not. In addition, the rules will ...
The SEC’s request for public input on climate disclosures attracted 297 institutional comments totaling 3,290 pages. The views range from questioning the SEC’s authority to imploring...
