As we head toward 2020, expect significant public debate relating to smartphone applications designed to increase turnout and participation in upcoming elections. The Democratic Party has dipped its toe in the water by...more
The SEC’s Division of Investment Management has relaxed certain in-person voting requirements for fund boards, subject to certain conditions, in a no-action letter to the Independent Directors Council (the IDC) issued on...more
The Staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (Staff) has issued a no-action letter permitting a registered fund’s board of directors (board) in certain circumstances to meet telephonically, by video conference or...more
A recent Court of Appeals decision regarding Open Meetings Act requirements for "informal meetings" of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, and continued questions about whether members of public bodies can...more
Over the vigorous objections of industry trade groups, on September 4, 2014, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the CFPB’s request to conduct a national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of...more
The CFPB is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget to conduct a national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in connection with...more
Most public companies use Broadridge for shareholder voting tasks related to their annual meetings. Due to a new interpretive position being taken by the SEC, Broadridge recently informed its clients of a technical change in...more