On March 28, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) held that it was legal under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) for a closed-end fund to use a shareholder rights plan...more
4/1/2025
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Hedge Funds ,
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Investment Management ,
Poison Pill ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Regulation ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Rights
At what point has a director served too long? What about term limits? A mandatory retirement age? When do a director’s skills become stale? These issues are addressed in this issue of The Informed Board, as well as why proxy...more
11/25/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
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Corporate Governance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Technology Sector
U.S. activism remained elevated through the third quarter of 2024, with board refreshment a consistent demand by activists year after year. Central to the activists’ demands for board refreshment is director tenure....more
11/21/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Foreign Markets ,
HKEx ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholders ,
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