RR Donnelley’s survey from last year on how investors view proxy statements continues to be worth considering now, as companies begin preparing their public disclosure documents for the...
Professor Joseph Grundfest of Stanford Law School and SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher have co-authored an academic paper with the provocative title “Did Harvard Violate Federal Securi...
The NYSE has proposed to amend its listing requirements related to a company filing delinquent reports with the SEC. The proposal expands the NYSE’s existing late filer rule to include ...
As requested by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on the conflict minerals case, the SEC has filed a brief addressing the three questions that the Court asked, which we previously discuss...
The SEC Office of Chief Counsel has determined that Whole Foods can exclude a shareholder proposal asking the board to adopt a proxy access bylaw to allow one or more shareholders owning ...
After a bruising proxy contest, Darden Restaurants announced last month several meaningful changes to its corporate governance practices, some of which will be voted on by shareholders at...
The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware determined that Wal-Mart should not have excluded a shareholder proposal from its 2014 proxy statement, even after it received a favor...
Last week, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Representative Scott Garrett (R-NJ) and Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI) sent a letter to SEC Chair White ...
The 2014 Spencer Stuart US Board Index for S&P 500 companies focuses on board composition, turnover and director succession planning. The report concluded that companies that added three ...
Jay D. Hanson, a board member of the PCAOB, recently spoke about the PCAOB’s efforts to address issues raised by audit committees.
The board of the PCAOB began its outreach to audit c...
