The Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently begun issuing comment letters in the life sciences reverse merger (RM) context that involve a broadened...more
1/22/2024
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Shell Corporations
On July 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to its proxy rules addressing proxy voting advice provided by proxy advisory firms, such as ISS and Glass Lewis. The amendments were originally...more
7/31/2020
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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
2/11/2020
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Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
On November 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments to the proxy rules to improve the accuracy and transparency of proxy voting advice. On the same day, the SEC also proposed amendments...more
On August 21, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) published two guidance releases regarding the proxy voting process. The first release is guidance to assist investment advisers (or fund managers) who...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
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