On April 17, 2023, S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) announced a major change to its inclusion criteria. Effective immediately, all companies with multi-class share structures will be eligible for inclusion in the S&P 1500...more
On December 9, 2022, S&P Dow Jones Indices (DJI) announced the results of its 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Annual Review. The top five worldwide additions by market capitalization added this year are:...more
Hertz CDS Auction Attracts Unusual DC Action - The Determinations Committee (DC) dealing with the Hertz bankruptcy credit event received a challenge from a market participant to the inclusion of certain letter of credit...more
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton gave opening remarks in connection with the Investor Advisory Committee meeting. The Committee’s meeting agenda includes a discussion of whether and how investors use...more
The NAIC’s Annuity Disclosure Working Group and IUL Illustration Subgroup continue to chalk out changes to the Annuity Disclosure Model Regulation (Model) and Actuarial Guideline 49 (AG 49) to address index product...more
Institutional investors continue to express concerns regarding dual class share structures. The Council of Institutional Investors has petitioned the Nasdaq Stock Market to change its listing rules in order to require that...more
The Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) has introduced welcome changes to the authorisation and post-authorisation of UCITS and Retail AIFs by applying a self-certification process to a number of actions and a new...more