On Friday, November 19, ISS Corporate Governance Services released its U.S. Corporate Governance Policy Updates on voting recommendations for meetings occurring on or after February 1, 20...
Yesterday we submitted two comment letters to the SEC on key executive compensation and corporate governance rulemaking that will have a significant impact on US public companies.
We are submitting this letter in response to the solicitation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for comments on the proposed rules to implement Section 951 ...
We are submitting this letter in response to the solicitation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for preliminary comments on Subtitle E of Title IX–Account...
On October 18, 2010, the SEC proposed rules to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that require U.S. public companies to conduct sepa...
2011 will be a transition year for key proxy-related governance matters. Not only will this be the first year for proxy access, but mandatory say on pay and other governance provisions of...
The SEC’s new proxy access rules, announced on August 25, 2010, finally appeared in the Federal Register today, which means they will be effective as of November 15, 2010.
Proxy access will be a reality beginning in the 2011 proxy season. The SEC’s new Rule 14a-11 will enable long-term substantial shareholders, acting alone or in concert, to nominate cand...
Today, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Congress has made a policy decision to stage the effectiveness of the law over time, giving fi...
The following slides show the effective dates for various agency rulemakings required, and statutory amendments made, by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, ena...
