This newsletter discusses noteworthy updates, key regulatory decisions and upcoming compliance reminders.
In this edition, we review:
...SEC Changes Approach to Shareholder Proposal No-Action Requests
...SEC Issues...more
10/24/2019
/ Breach of Contract ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Clean Water Act ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Governance ,
Default ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Violations ,
Federal Loans ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Interpretive Letters ,
Investment Adviser ,
Libor ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
MD&A Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
New Guidance ,
No-Action Requests ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Voting ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation FD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders
SEC Penalizes Company for Non-Compliance with Equal or Greater Prominence Requirement in Earnings Releases -
In late December, the SEC settled its first “equal or greater prominence” enforcement action under its non-GAAP...more
3/11/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Board of Directors ,
CD&A ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EBITDA ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equity Compensation ,
GAAP ,
Gender Equity ,
Hedging ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
PCAOB ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This newsletter discusses noteworthy updates, key regulatory decisions and upcoming compliance reminders.
In this edition we review... ...more
8/28/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equity Compensation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Insider Trading ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Share Buybacks ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
This newsletter discusses noteworthy updates, key regulatory decisions and upcoming compliance reminders. You are welcome to contact us to discuss any of the topics....more
5/29/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
EDGAR ,
Executive Compensation ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Pay Ratio ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation FD ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Planning for the 2018 Proxy Season -
There are number of important considerations that public companies should be aware of as they begin preparing for the 2018 proxy season, including potential changes in law, pay ratio...more
11/22/2017
/ Annual Reports ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial CHOICE Act ,
Financial Statements ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Foreign Earned Income ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Reporting ,
Pay Ratio ,
Proxy Access ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Rule 14a-8 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
US v Salman ,
Whistleblower Awards