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Courts May Call “Lane Violation” on Recent SEC Actions

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With increasing frequency, petitioners representing the securities industry are asking courts to decide that rules adopted by the SEC exceed the agency’s authority, even when the rules have barely left the starting blocks....more

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SEC Rulemaking 2023 - An Overview

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In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its trend of recent years of robust and significant rulemaking that affects the range of players in the securities industry — public companies, broker-dealers,...more

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Gensler discusses markets “ripe with misconduct” and new SEC rules to address Changing Times

On September 12, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. His testimony emphasized that market growth combined...more

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Investors Accuse Large Asset Manager of Not Adequately Addressing Climate Risk

More than 1,400 individual investors have signed a letter asserting that a large U.S.-based asset manager is violating its fiduciary duty to mitigate climate-related investment risks....more

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The INDEX Act: A challenge to the voting influence of institutional investors that may yield unintended consequences

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The Act's supporters say it would shift voting power from large investment advisers to individual investors, but the reality could be far more complex - The INDEX Act arrives at a moment of increasing resistance to ESG...more

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Reminder: Voluntary ISS Annual Benchmark Policy Survey Due by August 31st

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Earlier this month, Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") released its annual global benchmark policy survey (the "ISS Survey"). The ISS Survey includes questions on "hot topics" in corporate governance, and its results...more

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SEC Extends Comment Period on Proposed Rules Requiring Robust Climate-Related Disclosures

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On May 9, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it will extend the public comment period on its proposed rules on climate-related disclosures by public companies. The comment period was scheduled...more

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SEC Publishes Sample Climate Change Comment Letter

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a sample comment letter on climate change disclosures; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is conducting a review of brokerage firm...more

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SEC Movement on ESG Disclosures: SEC and Investors Enhance Focus on Climate Change and Other ESG Disclosures

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It’s no secret that the Biden Administration is focused on environmental justice and climate change issues, as evidenced by the president’s selection of Congresswoman Debra Haaland as Secretary of the Interior and former EPA...more

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Climate Clash at the Commission?

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A flurry of recent climate-related announcements from the SEC forecasts an upcoming policy battle at the agency. Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee has signaled that “ESG” will clearly be in focus across the SEC’s various...more

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ESG And The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

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As part of the EU’s strategy on climate change following the Paris Agreement of 2015, a number of EU regulations have been enacted in the past 12 months. From the fund management industry’s point of view, the two most...more

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Shareholders have accused Under Armour of “concealing the impact” of Sports Authority’s bankruptcy from investors in order to artificially inflate its stock price. The suit comes on the heels of a disastrous Q4 for UA, in...more

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