Regulatory & compliance Nasdaq queries SEC plan on shareholder proposal exclusions Sep 26, 2022 By Ben Maiden 5 min read Nasdaq has raised concerns about – and suggested changes to – the SEC’s plan to update the grounds on which companies may be... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: SEC’s Gensler defends climate proposal and DoJ targets executive pay in corporate prosecutions Sep 16, 2022 By Ben Maiden 8 min read – Reuters reported that Zendesk investor Light Street Capital Management reaffirmed its decision to vote against the software... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Opinion: SEC (finally) jumps into ESG fund fracas Sep 13, 2022 By Douglas Chia 5 min read Asset managers of all stripes have pushed ESG investments, and investors continue to gobble them up. According to Morningstar... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: US tech companies banned from building China facilities and Target CEO to stay as company drops retirement age Sep 09, 2022 By Ben Maiden 6 min read – Reuters reported that Belgian chemicals company Solvay said it plans to cut industrial waste discharged into the sea from soda... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Understanding the impact of the SEC’s amended proxy rules Aug 31, 2022 By Sarah Welsh 4 min read New proxy rules introduced by the SEC now require the use of a ‘universal proxy card’ in all non-exempt director election contests... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Tips for getting your proxy statement together Aug 31, 2022 By Sarah Welsh 6 min read Give us an outline of your process in terms of major milestones across the year. At Coeur Mining, our process has a regular... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: SEC approves pay vs performance rule and Apple workers push back on return-to-office policy Aug 26, 2022 By Ben Maiden 6 min read – Bloomberg reported that McDonald’s will add Marriott International CEO Anthony Capuano to its board as part of a handful of... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: Labor leaders worry about NLRB resources and US ESG funds see ‘tepid’ inflows Aug 19, 2022 By Ben Maiden 7 min read – The Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under chair Lina Khan is questioning mergers that... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: S&P 500 sees important board diversity step and data shows gender pay gap starts early in careers Aug 11, 2022 By Ben Maiden 6 min read – CNN reported that, for the first time, every company listed on the S&P 500 has at least one racially or ethnically diverse... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Opinion: DoJ puts CCOs in enforcement firing line Aug 08, 2022 By Karma Farra, Michael Mann and Timothy Treanor 8 min read For companies subject to federal criminal enforcement actions in the US, the responsibilities of the CEO and chief compliance... Read More