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On Monday, March 21, 2022, the SEC in a 3-1 vote proposed amendments to require public companies to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. The...more
On November 17, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules requiring the use of a universal proxy card by all parties in contested elections for directors at shareholder meetings. The rules require...more
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On October 20, 2021, during a webcast hosted by Principles for Responsible Investment and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Allison Herren Lee, Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission),...more
Last week, the Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published an illustrative letter that provides samples of comments, which the SEC may issue to companies regarding...more
In the wake of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC or “Commission”) recent request for comment on climate change disclosures and actions related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, Commissioner...more