In July, State Street released its 2017 global stewardship report. North America makes up 30% of its proxy voting but 67% of its engagements. All voting and engagement activities are ce...
The Accountable Capitalism Act, introduced by Senator Warren, would require companies with more than $1 billion in revenue to obtain federal charters from a newly formed Office of United ...
In additional to the high-level questions in its global policy survey which we previously discussed here, ISS also included a more detailed set of questions for the U.S. that addresses:
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The ISS annual global policy survey for 2018 includes only a few issues compared to prior years, but with more focus on the election of directors. The responses to the survey will inform...
At the end of July, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance issued two interpretations (known as CDIs) on notices of exempt solicitations. These are the filings that may suddenly show up...
SEC staff will host a roundtable this fall to hear from issuers and investors about whether to change the proxy process. Chairman Clayton has asked the staff to consider the following it...
Earlier this month, the Shareholder Rights Group, which consists of 15 well-known shareholder proponents, issued a report on this proxy season’s no-action letters. More than half of th...
#MeToo may no longer dominate daily headlines but its indelible impression remains. Corporate boards’ mandate to act in their shareholders’ best interest includes not only overseeing ...
Several of the bills marked up recently by the House Financial Services Committee, with all but the last one agreed to by voice vote, impact public companies and IPOs, including:
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An initial public offering is a key inflection point for a company, not least because it often triggers the opportunity to review and replace the company’s corporate governance structur...
