Institutional Shareholder Services Asks Judge to Toss Out Proxy Advice Rules, Guidance
By Bill Flook Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) on September 18, 2020, asked a U.S. District Court to invalidate the SEC’s …
SEC Overhauls Bank Disclosure Requirements
By Soyoung Ho The SEC on September 11, 2020, issued a final rule overhauling the types of figures and statistics …
Sen. Schatz Calls on SEC, Other Regulators to Implement Climate Risk Reforms
By Bill Flook Sen. Brian Schatz, a Hawaii Democrat, called on the SEC and other financial regulators to immediately put …
Why Did SEC Schedule Vote on Shareholder Proposal Rule Changes A Month Early?
By Soyoung Ho In the latest attempt by investor advocate groups to get the SEC to back off from its …
Tech Startups, Others Getting Consistency in Reporting Equity-Classified Warrants, Similar Instruments
By Denise Lugo Early-staged companies should get a consistent way to report modifications to all freestanding equity-classified derivative instruments, an …
Are Companies Giving More Forward-Looking Information During Crisis?
By Soyoung Ho Efforts to contain the spread of a novel coronavirus have had a disastrous financial impact on many …
Sen. Crapo Urges SEC to Hit the Gas on its Agenda
By Bill Flook Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, in an August 27, 2020, letter to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, …
SEC Adopts Disclosure Rule on Human Capital Management
By Soyoung Ho The SEC on August 26, 2020, voted 3 to 2 to adopt a new disclosure rule on …
Sen. Brown Urges SEC to Drop Shareholder Proposal Changes
By Bill Flook In an August 21, 2020, letter to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Sen. Sherrod Brown urged the market …
SEC Schedules Vote on Rules Governing Shareholder Proposals
By Soyoung Ho The SEC has scheduled a public meeting for September 16, 2020, to consider finalizing a rule that …