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SEC Issues Updated Guidance on Confidential IPO Submissions

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On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued updated guidance regarding the voluntary submission of draft registration statements for nonpublic review by the agency....more

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New Disclosure Guidelines‘Perk-olating’

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It is well known that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business operations has directly affected executive compensation decision-making and related disclosures. With this backdrop, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

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What Counts as a “Perk” During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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Companies have offered benefits to employees, including executive officers, to enable them to continue their work and otherwise to make their lives easier during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the SEC has released additional...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Provide Investors More Information on Proxy Voting Advice

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On July 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments (Amendments) to certain of its rules governing proxy solicitations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). The...more

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Updated Guidance and Relief Extensions: Public Company Considerations as COVID-19 Continues

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Throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has continued to provide both substantive guidance and logistical relief to public companies as they navigate these unprecedented...more

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SEC Supplements COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance Ahead of Second Quarter Reports

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The Securities and Exchange Commission continues to encourage public companies to provide disclosures that allow investors to evaluate the current and expected impact of COVID-19 through the eyes of management and to...more

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SEC Updates Guidance on Shareholder Meetings Affected by COVID-19

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On April 7, 2020, the SEC updated its prior guidance for conducting shareholder meetings in light of COVID-19 concerns to address delays in printing and mailing of proxy materials and clarify that its guidance applies for...more

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SEC Views Proxy Advice as Solicitation under Federal Proxy Rules

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The nation’s largest shareholder advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), recently filed suit against the SEC over new guidelines meant to give investors more transparency into how proxy advisory firms...more

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2020 Proxy Season – Quick Reference Guide

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Board Oversight Disclosure. Over the past several years, companies have increasingly used their proxy statements to communicate how their boards have exercised oversight over key matters. We expect this trend to accelerate in...more

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SEC Adopts Guidance Impacting Voting Recommendations from Proxy Advisory Firms

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In two related releases issued on August 21, the SEC updated its guidance and interpretations to heighten the scrutiny given to the voting recommendations made by proxy advisory firms such as Institutional Shareholder...more

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Recent guidance brings OFAC in line with domestic and global compliance trends

On May 2, 2019, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued guidance titled “A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments” (Guidance), providing direction regarding what OFAC considers to...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Third Quarter 2015: Developing and Maintaining a Modern U.S. Compliance Program

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When the SEC adopted Rules 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Investment Company Act) and 206(4)-7 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) in 2003 – which required registered funds and registered...more

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