In a 500-page release, the SEC has proposed significant new public company climate change disclosure requirements for both domestic companies and foreign private issuers, including the actual and potential impacts of climate...more
3/25/2022
/ Annual Reports ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
Shareholder rights plans, commonly known as “poison pills,” are arrangements that can be used by companies to stave off hostile takeovers or activist investors seeking to exert control over a company without paying a control...more
9/1/2020
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Board of Directors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Hostile Takeover ,
Institutional Investors ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Poison Pill ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Drop Litigation
On May 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) amended the financial statement and other disclosure requirements that apply when public companies acquire or dispose of a business or real estate...more
7/13/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Statements ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
IFRS ,
Investment Companies ,
Pro Forma Financial Information ,
Regulation S-X ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
Changes May Create New Challenges for Public Companies, and Signal a Reduction of the SEC Staff’s Traditional Role As Arbiter Between Companies and Shareholders -
On September 6, 2019, the SEC's Division of Corporation...more