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Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) recently released its Annual Benchmark Policy Survey (the "Policy Survey"). In keeping with its prior practice, ISS seeks responses from institutional shareholders, issuers,...more
Empower your team and champion ethics with free resources, benchmarks and a global workshop - Protect your company Learn how to empower employees to speak up and safeguard your organization from risk. - Empower your...more
The US Department of the Treasury (the Treasury), with the assistance of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, conducts a mandatory benchmark survey every five years. ...more
We encourage all CKCC Model participants to review these updates carefully and take necessary actions to ensure compliance with the deadlines for KCE CKCC Model Performance Year 2024 Risk Option selections....more
The agency that oversees affirmative action obligations for federal contractors just released its 2024 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark. Effective March 31, the new benchmark is...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced on March 28, 2024, that the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) national annual veteran hiring benchmark is 5.2 percent,...more
Effective March 31, 2024, the VEVRAA hiring benchmark will be 5.2%. The new benchmark is 0.2% lower than the previous benchmark of 5.4% and continues the Agency’s trend of reducing the benchmark each year. Since it’s...more
The goal drops yet again. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that the new annual hiring benchmark for protected veterans is 5.2 percent. Effective March 31, the benchmark drops from 5.4 percent to...more
The compliance and whistleblowing scene is heating up! With more employees speaking up, benchmarking your hotline and incident management data is critical to staying ahead of risks and fostering a resilient, compliant...more
The Retail Lending Test in the new CRA will measure bank performance against “market” benchmarks (lending activity reported by other lenders) and “community” benchmarks” (community demographics). Many bankers, although not...more
The FCA found that wholesale data markets can be improved, but has ruled out a significant intervention. The FCA has published the findings of its wholesale data market study (MS23/1.5), which examined competition in the...more
I’ve written at least a dozen articles about the dramatic impact the new CRA is going to have on banks. Until now, only about 1.2% of bank CRA examinations end with a failing grade. But, by the estimates of the regulators, if...more
As we kick off 2024, the focus on the unavailability of certain benchmarks continues on. To refresh, we have already seen the benchmark for US Dollars generally replaced with the Secured Overnight Financing rate as...more
Our study helped us to identify three key dimensions of sustainability-focused real estate investment that enable us to compare different regions and their progress towards greener portfolios....more
HM Treasury has published a policy paper and draft legislation for extending the transitional period for third-country benchmarks under the U.K. Benchmarks Regulation. The transitional period will be extended from the end of...more
On November 16, 2023, Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) released its 2024 U.S. Benchmark Policy Guidelines (U.S. Guidelines), effective for shareholder meetings on or after January 1, 2024. The U.S. Guidelines include several...more
The European Commission has published a legislative proposal for reducing the scope of the EU Benchmark Regulation. The EU BMR provides the authorization and registration requirements for benchmark administrators, including...more
The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) officially ceased to be published on June 30, 2023. The change comes after almost 40 years of LIBOR serving as the principal benchmark rate for trillions of dollars of various...more
Launching the 2023 NAVEX Regional Whistleblowing Report - Each year the NAVEX Regional Whistleblowing Hotline Benchmark Report delivers an in-depth regional analysis of the world’s largest employee incident database to...more
Beginning October 1, 2023, under a benchmarking program administered by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), all property owners or operators of commercial properties over 25,000 square feet in New Jersey will be...more
In a case of first impression in the Tenth Circuit, the Court recently joined the chorus of circuit courts in holding that a 401(k) plan participant alleging excessive investment management or recordkeeping fees must assert a...more
On August 29, 2023, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) announced the launch of its Annual Benchmark Policy Survey. The survey results will inform ISS’s policy development for 2024 and beyond....more
June 30th has passed and one-, three- and six-month USD LIBOR settings have ceased to be published. As confirmed by the FCA on 3 April 2023, the ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has begun publishing non-representative...more
Fair market value (FMV) is a pinnacle issue with respect to healthcare regulatory compliance and compensation agreements. This article will analyze the issues related to an FMV defensibility analysis of compensation...more