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Focus on Boardroom Diversity Intensifies

Over the last few weeks, we have seen a flurry of activity concerning diversity in the boardroom. The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) proposed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a new diversity rule and proxy...more

12/7/2020 / Board of Directors , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Glass Lewis , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , Nasdaq , Proposed Rules , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Woman Board Members

SEC Adopts Amendments to Shareholder Proposal Requirements, Modestly Raising Thresholds

On September 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments, originally proposed in November 2019 and discussed in a prior blog post, to Rule 14a-8, which governs the process for a shareholder to have...more

10/8/2020 / Federal Reserve , Proposed Amendments , Proxy Season , Proxy Solicitations , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Publicly-Traded Companies , Rule 14a-8 , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Shareholder Proposals , Threshold Requirements

Glass Lewis Issues Policy Changes Regarding Excluded Shareholder Proposals

Glass Lewis recently posted its comprehensive 2020 voting guidelines, which are summarized on the first page of the 2020 voting guidelines as well as on the Glass Lewis blog. Among other things, the 2020 voting guidelines...more

11/11/2019 / Corporate Governance , Glass Lewis , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , No-Action Relief , Proxy Advisors , Proxy Season , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Shareholder Proposals , Shareholders

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