ESG and SEC Enforcement in 2022
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ERISA Plan Fiduciaries’ Proxy Voting: Regulatory Updates
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Form N-PX on November 2, 2022. Previously, Form N-PX applied solely to registered investment companies (i.e., mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and...more
Join us for the next KPMG Board Leadership Center quarterly webcast as we discuss trends from the proxy season. Topics - A look at proxy voting trends and outcomes - The board’s story and corporate disclosure -...more
SEC brings enforcement actions for AI washing - In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled enforcement actions for a total of $400,000 in penalties against two investment advisers for making false...more
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the leading proxy voting advisory firms in the United States, have announced updates and clarifications for their voting guidelines for the U.S. market for the 2024...more
The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more
In a major step forward for the reorganization of Celsius Network LLC and its affiliated debtors (the "Debtors"), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the adequacy of the Debtors’...more
In this issue, we cover regulatory developments impacting the investment management sector, including updates on closed-end fund activism and various new and revised SEC rules....more
In this alert, we provide a round-up of the latest developments in ESG for UK corporates. In this month’s ESG Market Alert, we cover: On 13 December 2022, EU member states reached a deal on the world’s first major carbon...more
The 2023 proxy season is just around the corner. This quick reference guide, which is intended to supplement Shearman & Sterling’s 20th Annual Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey, summarizes themes from the...more
REGULATORY UPDATES - Recent SEC Leadership Changes - The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that Megan Barbero, currently SEC Principal Deputy General Counsel, will be appointed General Counsel,...more
On December 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and new disclosure requirements to enhance investor protections against insider trading....more
On November 15, 2022, Skadden held a webinar titled “Preparing for the 2023 Shareholder Proposal Season.” The panelists were Gianna McCarthy, Director of Corporate Governance for the New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYS...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted rule and form amendments (Amendments) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to enhance the information that mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other...more
On November 2, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission, by a three-to-two vote, adopted amendments to Form N-PX under the Investment Company Act of 1940, to improve the utility to investors of proxy voting information...more
As discussed in our November 17, 2021 post, management of public companies are required to use universal proxy cards for shareholder meetings involving most election contests held after August 31, 2022. This means that both...more
Les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont fourni des indications sur les pratiques des fonds d’investissement en matière de publication d’information sur les considérations entourant les facteurs...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published guidance for investment fund issuers with respect to disclosure related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations, particularly funds whose...more
In this episode, Wiley’s Kevin Muhlendorf and Holly Wilson discuss what 2022 will bring for Climate and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues at the SEC, including expected activities by the SEC’s ESG Task Force...more
The 2022 proxy season is just around the corner. This quick reference guide, which is intended to supplement Shearman & Sterling’s 19th Annual Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey, summarizes themes from the...more
In March 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created a Climate and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Task Force (ESG Task Force) within the Division of Enforcement, the purpose of which is to...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a new rule that would require an institutional investment manager to report annually on Form N-PX how it voted proxies relating to executive compensation matters...more
Recent changes in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proxy rules will give shareholders the ability to vote for directors like never before. The new rules will require companies to provide universal proxy cards to...more
On March 3, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the SEC) Division of Examinations (the Division) announced its Examination Priorities for 2021, which included an enhanced focus on climate-related risks. ...more
In a move we expect will pave the road for an increase in proxy contests, on November 17, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new Rule 14a-19 and amendments to existing rules under the Securities Exchange Act...more
SEC Chair’s Senate Committee Testimony on SEC Initiatives On October 5, 2021, SEC Chair Gary Gensler provided testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services. Several of the initiatives are of...more