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 ...
On March 5, the SEC announced charges against AT&T for violating Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure), the agency’s marquee rule forbidding companies from “selectively disclosing” materi...
Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a newly created Climate and ESG Task Force in the Division of Enforcement. The announcement is a reminder for public companies,...
Yesterday, the SEC released a statement on climate change disclosures. The statement directs the SEC staff to review company disclosures against its 2010 climate change disclosure guidanc...
On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 979, which will require each NYSE and Nasdaq-listed public company with its principal executive offices in Cal...
The SEC has shown its willingness to continue to take companies to task for not disclosing perquisites and personal benefits to executive officers in a manner that is consistent with the ...
Our 2020 IPO corporate governance survey reviews governance structures at the time of the IPO for the largest U.S.-listed IPOs of “controlled” and non-“controlled” companies betwe...
On September 23, 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to the shareholder proposal rule. Rule 14a-8 allows a shareholder that meets certain requirements to use a company’s proxy statement to...
On August 26, the SEC adopted amendments to update the business description, legal proceedings and risk factor disclosures that U.S. companies make in registration statements, annual repo...
The SEC voted (3 to 1) on Wednesday to adopt final rules that would regulate proxy advisory firms and permit companies that are the subject of their voting recommendation reports to provi...
