NASDAQ has announced to its issuers that the compensation committee certification that it requires has been added to its list of online forms under the NASDAQ OMX Listing Center. NASDAQ c...
Two companies recently adopted interesting governance changes in response to shareholders. Verizon posted on its website a new policy regarding providing shareholders with access to inter...
Recognizing the particular interest in the performance of its enforcement division, the Commission issued a press release in December announcing its enforcement results for fiscal 2013; in a ...
Companies are frequently frustrated when the supporting statement of a shareholder proposal contains stale data, irrelevant information or, even worse, false allegations. The SEC staff, h...
The SEC staff recently issued a report, as mandated under the JOBS Act, on its review of the disclosure provisions under Regulation S-K. Chair White and Commissioner Gallagher had previo...
A preliminary agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States will require audit firms to rotate every 10 years, with extensions for up to 14 additional years if th...
The SEC Staff has denied Apple’s request to exclude a shareholder proposal on the basis that Rule 14a-8 does not permit a “proxy,” in this case, John Chevedden, to submit a proposal...
Many comment letters on the proposed SEC pay ratio rules recommend that the Commission exclude non-U.S. employees from the calculation altogether, but some letters also seek clarification...
Commissioner Gallagher recently echoed Chair White’s comments regarding the possibility of modifying public company disclosure requirements, which we previously discussed here, noting t...
The SEC has approved the amendment to Nasdaq’s compensation committee independence requirements, as proposed, which we previously announced in this client newsflash. Companies are requi...
