Preparations for annual reporting on Form 10-K and the 2020 proxy season have begun in earnest for many companies. We have summarized certain governance and disclosure developments that should be considered in the course of...more
1/22/2020
/ Audits ,
Board of Directors ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Critical Audit Matters (CAMs) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Form 10-K ,
Hedging ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
MD&A Statements ,
New Guidance ,
No-Action Letters ,
Overboarding ,
PCAOB ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Woman Board Members ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
Human nature being what it is, the law, in its wisdom, does not presume that directors will be competent judges of the fair treatment of their company where fairness must be at their own personal expense.
According to the...more
The House passed the Financial CHOICE Act on Thursday as part of the new administration’s bid to overhaul Dodd-Frank. It is not expected to get through the Senate in its current form, but it does provide an interesting read....more
On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules regarding clawback policies and disclosure, requiring the recovery of incentive-based compensation of officers in cases of material non-compliance with...more
Similar to last year, there are no new disclosure requirements which need to be reflected in this year’s proxy statement; however, with ongoing shareholder activism and the desire of companies to communicate effectively with...more
1/13/2015
/ Bylaws ,
Corporate Governance ,
Equity Compensation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Glass Lewis ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Political Contributions ,
Proxy Season ,
Public Disclosure ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Voting Rights
Unlike in past years, there are no new disclosure requirements which need to be reflected in this year’s proxy statement; however, with ongoing shareholder activism and the desire of companies to communicate effectively with...more
1/13/2014
/ Compliance ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Disclosure ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Iran Sanctions ,
NYSE ,
Proxy Season ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders