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Alphabet faces vote on ‘anticompetitive practices’ oversight report

Apr 21, 2021
Ben Maiden
Shareholders in Google parent company Alphabet are set to vote on a proposal regarding board oversight of ‘anticompetitive practices...Read more

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The week in GRC: Gensler confirmed as SEC chair and CEOs join together on voting rights

Apr 16, 2021
Ben Maiden
– The Wall Street Journal reported that Jack Ma’s Ant Group will apply to become a financial holding company overseen by China’s...Read more
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The week in GRC: Companies face surge in ESG proposals and SEC official cautions on Spacs growth

Apr 09, 2021
Ben Maiden
– The Wall Street Journal reported that companies’ ethics hotlines received fewer reports overall from employees last year despite a...Read more
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CII proposes legislation on diversity disclosure and multi-class shares

Apr 07, 2021
Ben Maiden
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is calling for Congress to pass a law seeking to address board diversity disclosures and...Read more

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Senate Banking Committee chair seeks to overturn 14a-8 reforms

Apr 01, 2021
Ben Maiden
Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has launched an effort to overturn SEC reforms that change the shareholder proposal process and have...Read more
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Improving climate governance under the Biden Administration

Mar 23, 2021
Alexandra Farmer, Jennie Morawetz, Donna Ni and Raya Treiser
Policy changes expected under the Biden administration will impact public company requirements for climate-related governance and...Read more
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GOP senators criticize Nasdaq’s board diversity plan

Feb 24, 2021
Ben Maiden
The Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee have urged the SEC to shut down Nasdaq’s proposal for promoting diversity on...Read more

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Alphabet faces vote on ‘anticompetitive practices’ oversight report

Alphabet faces vote on ‘anticompetitive practices’ oversight report

Shareholders in Google parent company Alphabet are set to vote on a proposal regarding...Read more

The week in GRC: Gensler confirmed as SEC chair and CEOs join together on voting rights

The week in GRC: Gensler confirmed as SEC chair and CEOs join together on voting rights

– The Wall Street Journal reported that Jack Ma’s Ant Group will apply to become a...Read more

The week in GRC: Companies face surge in ESG proposals and SEC official cautions on Spacs growth

The week in GRC: Companies face surge in ESG proposals and SEC official cautions on Spacs growth

– The Wall Street Journal reported that companies’ ethics hotlines received fewer reports...Read more

CII proposes legislation on diversity disclosure and multi-class shares

CII proposes legislation on diversity disclosure and multi-class shares

The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is calling for Congress to pass a law...Read more

March

Improving climate governance under the Biden Administration

Improving climate governance under the Biden Administration

Policy changes expected under the Biden administration will impact public company...Read more

February

GOP senators criticize Nasdaq’s board diversity plan

GOP senators criticize Nasdaq’s board diversity plan

The Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee have urged the SEC to shut down...Read more

Senate Dems back diversity disclosure bill

Senate Dems back diversity disclosure bill

Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, with the support of nine other Senate...Read more

Tackling compliance risks in cross-border M&A

Tackling compliance risks in cross-border M&A

The second half of 2020 saw a 79 percent increase in cross-border M&A compared with...Read more

Coca-Cola demands action on law firm diversity

Coca-Cola demands action on law firm diversity

The Coca-Cola Company is updating its outside counsel guidelines to require that the US...Read more

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