On November 19, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final amendments to the disclosure rules affecting Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) and related financial disclosures....more
12/8/2020
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Statements ,
MD&A Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
Two UK regulatory bodies are currently consulting on rules relating institutional shareholders’ engagement with and stewardship of their investee companies. The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) consultation paper relates...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved a final rule on December 18, 2018 implementing Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). ...more
In an October 1st decision (In re Zale Corporation), the Delaware Chancery Court dismissed claims that Zale Corporation’s directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with Zale’s agreement to merge with Signet. ...more
10/14/2015
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Aiding and Abetting ,
Bad Faith ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Duty of Care ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Adviser ,
Financial Institutions ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merrill Lynch ,
Professional Liability ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Revlon Standard ,
Stocks