On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 979 (AB-979) into law, which will require every public company with securities listed on a major U.S. stock exchange and that has its principal...more
In January 2020, two of the largest asset managers, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) and BlackRock, emphasized that they will hold Boards of Directors accountable for not making significant progress on sustainability and...more
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Last September, then California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 826 (SB-826) into law. SB-826 will require every public company that has its principal executive office in California, as listed on its Form 10-K (“Covered...more
In November 2018, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) released updates to its 2019 U.S. voting policies, which will be effective for meetings on or after February 1, 2019, and a preliminary list of frequently asked...more
ISS has announced its policy updates for 2017 shareholder meetings. Significant corporate governance policy changes include negative voting recommendations for companies that restrict shareholders’ ability to amend the...more
The SEC has proposed amendments to its proxy rules that would require the use of universal proxy cards in contested director elections, and would change the rules governing disclosure of shareholder voting options and...more