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Class Action Trends – Interview with Stephen Gulotta, Managing Member, Mintz Levin's New York Office
Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update....more
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule on Fair Credit Report Act consumer information matching requirements; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the Public...more
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
This past week, the House Financial Services Committee considered and passed a few bills that would, if passed by the House, result in changes to the securities laws. ...more
The following are some important reminders and updates for the 2017 proxy season. Say-When-on-Pay - Required Vote in 2017 - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires companies to conduct a...more
Reevaluate Non-GAAP Disclosures in Light of Updated C&DIs and Other SEC Actions. As the reporting season gets underway, reviewing non-GAAP disclosure practices should remain a top priority in light of the new and updated...more
Part of the required audit committee report, set forth in Item 407(d)(3)(i)(B), has a tortured history. As currently written, it requires the audit committee to state whether “The audit committee has discussed with the...more
The Center for Audit Quality and Audit Analytics have jointly released their second-year analysis, Audit Committee Transparency Barometer. The analysis, which studied proxy statements of companies in the S&P Composite 1500,...more
OVERVIEW - On July 1, 2015, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release relating to its audit committee reporting requirements. This release references two Public Company Accounting Oversight...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to issue a concept release in early 2015 addressing possible changes in the audit committee disclosures in proxy statements. SEC Chair Mary Jo White disclosed this plan at the...more