The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) landscape is being shaped by the establishment of various ESG standards and frameworks (summarized and compared herein), many of which have been adopted on a voluntary basis by...more
In the US Securities and Exchange Commission staff’s most recent guidance addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, the staff of the Division of Examinations released an April 9 Risk Alert noting...more
4/16/2021
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The Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) announced that it had submitted a proposal to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking approval of new listing rules to advance board diversity and increase transparency to...more
12/7/2020
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it voted on November 19, 2020 to adopt rules to modernize, simplify, and enhance certain financial disclosures required of public companies under Regulation S-K. ...more
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) on November 12 released updates to its benchmark proxy voting policies, which will apply for shareholder meetings taking place on or after February 1, 2021. ...more
The New York Stock Exchange LLC (NYSE) has temporarily suspended its continued listing standards requiring (i) a market capitalization and stockholders’ equity of at least $50 million each, and (ii) a $1 minimum trading price...more
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance on March 13 issued guidance designed to assist companies in complying with federal proxy rules in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...more
3/17/2020
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In a case of first impression, the Delaware Court of Chancery has held that the entire fairness standard of review applies to compensation decisions made with respect to controlled companies, absent implementation of...more
Corp Fin provides additional guidance on the application of the “economic relevance” and “ordinary business” exclusions to no-action requests submitted under Rule 14a-8....more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s new Rule 701 and concept release may ease a new generation of companies’ ability to offer and issue equity-based compensation, and question the appropriateness and continued utility...more
Updated for the first time in more than a decade, the new guidance for proxy rules and statements provides significant changes to certain disclosure requirements in the context of proxy solicitations....more
New requirements represent sweeping changes to the form and content of reports.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) auditing standard on October 23...more
The Proposed Rules call for enhanced disclosures by companies in the oil, natural gas, and mining industries.
On December 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) reproposed rules (the Proposed...more