At the very end of the year, the SEC announced the entry of an administrative order instituting cease-and-desist proceedings in connection with financial reporting at a major rental car c...
The SEC instituted a cease-and-desist proceeding in a fairly straightforward enforcement action that nonetheless emphasizes the importance of the requirement that GAAP measures must be pr...
The SEC yesterday announced that it has adopted the Dodd-Frank hedging policy disclosure rules and issued a request for comment on quarterly reporting. We will provide additional informa...
The SEC’s solicitation of comments on the proxy process has led to more than 150 public letters. While almost no companies sent in letters under their own names, investors have submitt...
In a wide ranging speech yesterday on SEC rulemaking, Chairman Clayton stated that after disregarding the more “aspirational” approach of past administrations, the SEC’s changed its...
With funding from the Investor Responsibility Research Institute (IRR), the Sustainable Investment Institute (Si2) reviewed the current state of companies’ sustainability reporting and ...
The SEC issued a Sunshine Act Notice for an open meeting next Wednesday, December 5, where they will consider whether to issue a Request for Comment on the nature and content of quarterly...
The proxy season is just around the corner for calendar year public companies. Ahead of the season, two major proxy advisory firms, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewi...
Cryptocurrency fraud and schemes against mom-and-pop retail investors may consume the limelight and make for good press, but the SEC enforcement division’s annual report also highlights...
New ISS Policies. For meetings on or after February 1, 2019, two new and fairly minimal ISS policies will be applied.
As part of ISS’ client roundtables, one-to-one client discussions ...
