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Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Proxy Voting Guidance Update

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In January 2020, Institutional Shareholder Services and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to stay litigation filed by ISS in October challenging the SEC’s interpretation and guidance related to voting...more

Vedder Price

Investment Services Regulatory Update - December 2019

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – PROPOSED RULES – SEC Proposes Rule Changes for Proxy Advisory Firms – On November 5, 2019, the SEC issued a release proposing amendments to the federal proxy rules...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Chair Clayton Testifies in Congress

In his testimony in Congress, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton provided an update on the rulemaking work undertaken by the SEC during the fiscal year and provided updates on the SEC’s priorities. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to Procedures and Ownership and Resubmission Thresholds for Shareholder Proposals Under Rule 14a-8

On November 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Securities Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, which requires a public company to include shareholder proposals in the company’s own proxy...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Proposes Amendments to Rules Relating to Proxy Voting Advice and Shareholder Proposals

At an open meeting on November 5, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose amendments to 1) the exemptions from “solicitation” relied upon by proxy advisory firms and 2) certain of the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to the Proxy Rules Regarding Shareholder Proposals and Proxy Voting Advice

On November 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), by 3-2 votes, issued two releases proposing a number of amendments to the federal proxy rules. The first release proposed changes to certain procedural...more

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