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
Covid-19Investor 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
ComplianceRule 14a-8 reforms would halt many resubmissions, CII argues May 06, 2020Ben MaidenA new paper from the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) argues that parts of the SEC’s proposed changes to Rule 14a-8 would have...Read more
ComplianceCII frustrated in seeking SEC proxy adviser data Jan 08, 2020Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is finding itself frustrated in its efforts to obtain SEC information about alleged...Read more
ShareholdersSEC proposal highlights differences on shareholder proposals Nov 08, 2019Ben MaidenThe SEC on Tuesday voted to propose amendments to Rule 14a-8 , which governs the process for determining which shareholder proposals...Read more
ShareholdersSEC investor advocate seeks action on dual-class shares Oct 23, 2019Ben MaidenSEC investor advocate Rick Fleming has urged the commission and US exchanges to take action against dual-class share structures...Read more
ComplianceCII ramps up pursuit of dual-class sunsets Oct 16, 2019Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has asked the SEC to seek authority enabling the commission to, in effect, require...Read more