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COVID-19: Disclosure and Capital Markets Considerations for US Listed Public Companies

COVID-19: DISCLOSURE AND CAPITAL MARKETS CONSIDERATIONS FOR US LISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES - The outbreak and continuing spread of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) and the related disruption to the worldwide economy are...more

3/18/2020 / Capital Markets , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , MD&A Statements , Publicly-Traded Companies , Relief Measures , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Litigation

SEC Proposes Universal Proxy Cards in Contested Elections

On October 26, 2016, the SEC proposed amendments to the proxy rules that would require the use of universal proxies in all non-exempt solicitations in contested elections of directors. The focus of the SEC proposal is to...more

11/16/2016 / Board of Directors , Contested Elections , Corporate Governance , Director Nominations , Dissident Shareholders , Proposed Amendments , Proxy Statements , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Universal Proxy Cards

Glass Lewis Releases 2015 Proxy Paper Guidelines

On November 6, 2014, Glass Lewis & Co. released its 2015 Proxy Paper Guidelines for the United States showing the key draft policy changes for the 2015 proxy season. There are updates in the following areas: -...more

11/13/2014 / Board of Directors , Corporate Governance , Employee Stock Purchase Plans , Glass Lewis , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Proxy Season , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Say-on-Pay , Shareholder Rights

ISS Publishes 2014 Corporate Governance Policy Updates

On November 21, 2013, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) released its final US policy updates for the 2014 proxy season (the “2014 Policies”), having received comments to its draft policies released on October...more

11/27/2013 / Corporate Governance , Human Rights , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , Pay-for-Performance , Risk Assessment , Shareholders

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