ComplianceSEC’s beneficial ownership proposal divides commenters Apr 27, 2022Ben MaidenThe SEC’s planned modernization of beneficial ownership reporting requirements has sparked a variety of feedback, based at least in...Read more
ShareholdersCII updates policies on AGMs and poison pills Mar 18, 2022Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors’ (CII) members approved revisions to the group’s corporate governance policies on shareowner...Read more
ComplianceSEC proposes cutting time for activists to reveal positions Feb 17, 2022Tim HumanActivist investors may find it more difficult to quietly build stakes in US companies after the SEC proposed changes to rules covering...Read more
ComplianceCII seeks better ESG disclosures under accounting rules Sep 22, 2021Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has urged FASB to make ESG-related disclosures one of its top priorities amid growing...Read more
ComplianceCII proposes legislation on diversity disclosure and multi-class shares Apr 07, 2021Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is calling for Congress to pass a law seeking to address board diversity disclosures and...Read more
BoardroomNasdaq board diversity plan attracts broad support Jan 14, 2021Ben MaidenNasdaq’s efforts to promote diversity on boards has received support from a variety of constituencies, with a number of commenters...Read more
ShareholdersCII criticizes DoL fiduciary voting proposal Oct 06, 2020Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has urged the US government to drop a plan the group says would muzzle Employee...Read more
ShareholdersOpposition to SEC’s 13F proposal builds as comment deadline passes Sep 30, 2020Ben AshwellAs the formal comment period for the SEC’s proposed changes to the 13F filing thresholds closed, the commission had received more than...Read more
ShareholdersSEC finalizes Rule 14a-8 reforms Sep 24, 2020Ben MaidenIn a split-decision, the SEC yesterday approved changes to the shareholder proposal process that have sparked thousands of comment...Read more
Technology & social mediaInvestor groups urge SEC to help improve virtual AGMs Jul 17, 2020Ben MaidenA coalition of major investor groups has called on the SEC to take action to avoid a repeat of what it says was a proxy season...Read more