By now, the governance community is well aware that the SEC proposed the pay ratio rules yesterday at an open meeting, which we discussed here. The initial reaction has demonstrated the d...
Last week, the National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable began their appeal of the SEC conflict minerals decision with an opening brief filed ...
The SEC has announced that it will hold an open meeting next Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. to consider whether to propose rules to require companies to disclose the median ...
A proxy access shareholder proposal from CtW Investment Group should be excluded for lack of clarity and because it conflicts with the company’s bylaws, Walgreens contended in a no-acti...
22% of the Fortune 501 to 1000 companies remain silent about their cybersecurity risks, compared to 12% of the larger Fortune 500 companies, according to a September report released by th...
A former investor relations professional at First Solar agreed to pay $50,000 to settle the SEC’s charges that he violated Regulation FD. According to the SEC order, the IR officer att...
The end of summer is being marked by expectations of a busy month. First, several rules come into effect. On September 9, swap clearing is required under the Dodd-Frank Act unless an exce...
A preliminary statement of issues filed by the National Association of Manufacturers, the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable on August 13 provided a glimpse of the arguments ...
The Investment Adviser Association (IAA) and the Investment Company Institute (ICI) have written to the SEC, arguing against the rulemaking petition submitted by the NYSE, the Society of ...
On August 19, plaintiffs Boilermakers Local 154 Retirement Fund and Key West Police & Fire Pension Fund filed a notice of appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court regarding the decision by th...
