Regulatory & compliance SSA conference highlights unclaimed property risks, shareholder engagement Jul 16, 2014 By David Bogoslaw 5 min read Amid Broomfield, Colorado’s majestic Rocky Mountains terrain, roughly 175 transfer agents, unclaimed property experts, corporate... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Cutting the cost of transfer agents Jul 14, 2014 By Matthew Scott 10 min read As the registered shareholder base of publicly traded firms continues to shrink, many issuers are seeking ways to lower the costs... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Supreme Court nullifies 3 NLRB recess appointments Jun 30, 2014 By Abigail Caplovitz Field 6 min read With the issuance of its long-awaited decision in Noel Canning v. the NLRB on June 30, the Supreme Court invalidated President... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Court ruling makes defense against class certification easier in fraud cases Jun 22, 2014 By Abigail Caplovitz Field 3 min read On June 23 the US Supreme Court issued its opinion in Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund and made it a little easier for companies... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Incentivizing whistleblowers to report internally Jun 11, 2014 By David Bogoslaw 4 min read With last month’s Nebraska district court decision extending whistleblower protections under the Dodd-Frank Act to employees who... Read More
Regulatory & compliance FSLA lawsuits up on class action limits, rising employee awareness Jun 10, 2014 By Abigail Caplovitz Field 4 min read Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) cases filed in the past year hit a new record high of 8,126, up 5 percent over the prior year, due... Read More
Regulatory & compliance AST to acquire proxy solicitation firm DF King May 28, 2014 By David Bogoslaw 3 min read On May 27 American Stock Transfer & Trust Co. announced a definitive agreement under which its affiliate, AST Fund Solutions, will... Read More
Regulatory & compliance SEC fines NYSE $4.5 million for violating its own rules May 08, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read The SEC has fined the NYSE $4.5 mn for violating its own rules and failing to comply with its responsibilities as a self... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Conflict minerals rule in question after court’s free speech ruling Apr 17, 2014 By Abigail Caplovitz Field 5 min read Less than two months before the first reporting deadline, a federal appeals court ruling on April 14 has thrown into question how... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Big changes may be in store for securities litigation, PwC study shows Apr 15, 2014 By Sheryl Nance-Nash 4 min read One thing that is constant is change, and that applies to securities litigation and enforcement. According to PwC’s recently... Read More