I. Institutional Arrangements
Financial Stability Oversight Council. Interagency Council, consisting of 9 voting members – the Treasury Secretary (Chairperson) and the heads of Fed, OCC...
Companies faced with a shareholder proposal submitted under Rule 14a-8 often seek to exclude the proposal from the proxy statement by submitting a no-action letter to the SEC Staff, citin...
The SEC voted today (3-2) to eliminate broker discretionary voting in director elections for meetings held on or after January 1, 2010. Previously, brokers were permitted to vote uninstru...
In response to a public outcry over compensation and other practices and a call for accountability in the current financial crisis, a sharply divided Commission today proposed amendments ...
While the 2008 proxy season is just underway, several developments may foreshadow some interesting trends, although it will likely be a while before we are able to fully assess their impa...
