The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently informed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that it will no longer defend its March 6, 2024, rule requiring that companies disclose climate-related risks and...more
In what will likely mark the final outcome, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, struck down the Nasdaq Stock Market’s diversity-disclosure framework on Dec. 11, 2024. The Nasdaq rules issue —...more
On Nov. 8, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it charged Invesco Advisers, Inc. with making materially misleading statements about the percentage of its assets under management (AUM) that...more
After a 3-2 vote on March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules for public companies requiring disclosure of climate risk and greenhouse gas emissions. Although scaled back substantially...more
On Sept. 25, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against registered investment adviser DWS Investment Management Americas Inc. (DIMA), a Deutsche Bank investment arm, in an enforcement...more
Efforts to increase diversity at the top of public companies remain at the forefront of corporate consciousness and governance. As we have previously reported , stakeholder interest in diversified leadership has led to a...more