FASB Ceases Work on Proposal To Amend Definition of “Materiality” for US GAAP -
As previously discussed in the September 1edition of Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) had...more
12/4/2017
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ISS Releases 2017 Proxy Voting Guideline Updates -
On November 21, ISS published its 2017 Proxy Voting Guideline Updates, which will be in effect for meetings held on or after February 1, 2017. The US 2017 updates cover...more
12/5/2016
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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Revised and Additional C&DIs Relating to Form S-8 -
On November 9, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two...more
11/21/2016
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SEC Issues New C&DI Relating to Submission of Annual Reports to SEC -
On November 2, the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a new Compliance and Disclosure...more
11/14/2016
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