CII proposes legislation on diversity disclosure and multi-class shares
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is calling for Congress to pass a law seeking to address board diversity disclosures...
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Senate Banking Committee chair seeks to overturn 14a-8 reforms
Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has launched an effort to overturn SEC reforms that change the shareholder proposal process and...
The week in GRC: DoL won’t enforce ESG investment rules and Wells Fargo sets net-zero emissions goal
– The Wall Street Journal reported that GameStop’s board created a committee focused on the company’s transformation efforts that...
SEC’s Crenshaw urges rethink on setting corporate fines
SEC member Caroline Crenshaw has called for the commission to refocus how it assesses penalties imposed on companies for...
SEC accuses AT&T of Reg FD violations
The SEC has accused AT&T of violating Regulation FD and has charged three of its investor relations (IR) executives with aiding...
The week in GRC: SEC creates ESG enforcement task force and Capital Group calls for workforce diversity data
– The Wall Street Journal reported that ExxonMobil added Michael Angelakis and Jeffrey Ubben to its board after the company faced...
GOP senators criticize Nasdaq’s board diversity plan
The Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee have urged the SEC to shut down Nasdaq’s proposal for promoting diversity...
Senate Dems back diversity disclosure bill
Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, with the support of nine other Senate Democrats, on Tuesday introduced legislation...
The week in GRC: Klobuchar seeks tougher antitrust enforcement and Biden team talks with car companies about emissions
– The Wall Street Journal reported that US lawmakers from both parties are pushing back against companies that have suspended...
Tackling compliance risks in cross-border M&A
Feb 04, 2021
5 min read
The second half of 2020 saw a 79 percent increase in cross-border M&A compared with the first half of the year – the biggest half...
