The SEC’s Fall 2022 “Reg Flex” agenda was recently published by the federal Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Chair Gensler sets the agency’s agenda, which provides a glimpse into how the agency will...more
Proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis (GL) have issued their policy updates for the upcoming 2023 proxy season. In general, ISS’s updates build incrementally on positions the firm has...more
12/7/2022
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed amendments that would require domestic and foreign companies to include certain climate-related information in registration statements and periodic reports. Like...more
The two dominant proxy advisory firms — Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis (GL) — have issued their policy updates for the 2022 proxy season. These updates reflect the continuing trend of institutional...more
12/15/2021
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On November 3, 2021, the staff (“staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance (“Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L which reverses a series of...more
11/8/2021
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The staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (“Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published a sample comment letter on climate change disclosures on September 22, 2021. A brief statement that...more