On December 17, 2014, the SEC proposed rule amendments intended to make it easier for private companies to raise capital, by relaxing existing requirements that would otherwise force them...
Last week, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority entered into settlement agreements with a number of the major banking firms in response to allegations that their equity research an...
This memorandum highlights some considerations for the preparation of your 2014 annual report on Form 20-F. As in previous years, we discuss both disclosure developments as well as contin...
Over the past 18 months companies have scoured their supply chains and wrestled with hard-to-interpret regulatory mandates in order to comply with the initial reporting deadline for the S...
The power and influence of proxy advisory firms in affecting the outcome of shareholder meetings have been hotly debated in recent years, with many seeking a regulatory solution. Yesterd...
Today the SEC issued a stay of the conflict minerals rule – but the stay extends only to “the effective date for compliance with those portions of Rule 13p-1 and Form SD that would re...
The SEC staff has responded to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ April 14 decision, which found a key feature of the conflict minerals rule in violation of constitutional free-speech g...
While we are still in early days of the 2014 proxy season, trends are starting to emerge. The following update summarizes these developments:
Institutional investors promote governance r...
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion today in the ongoing challenge to the SEC’s conflict minerals rule, holding that the rule violates the free-speech guarantee of the F...
On March 7, 2014, Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery found a financial advisor liable for aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duties by the board of Rur...
