A recently settled case brought by the US financial regulator serves as a timely reminder that companies must have robust disclosure...Read more
– Reuters reported that ISS said US Foods Holdings shareholders should vote for three of...Read more
SEC
The SEC’s division of corporation finance last month published a sample letter outlining comments the division may make to companies...Read more
– Bloomberg spoke to activist investor Engine No 1’s CEO Jennifer Grancio about her firm’s strategy, its ExxonMobil boardroom victory...Read more
London-based advertising company WPP has agreed to pay more than $19 mn to settle SEC charges that it violated the anti-bribery, books...Read more
– The Wall Street Journal reported that Twitter said it agreed to pay more than $800 mn to settle a consolidated class action...Read more
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has urged FASB to make ESG-related disclosures one of its top priorities amid growing...Read more
– CNN reported that Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, called for the Federal Reserve to break up Wells Fargo following years...Read more
– Reuters reported that ExxonMobil said it will begin measuring methane emissions from production of natural gas at a New Mexico...Read more
In my recently published book Rethinking Securities Law , I examine deficiencies in the existing framework and changes that should be...Read more
– Reuters reported that ISS backed cloud storage vendor Box in its fight with activist investor Starboard Value by recommending that...Read more
April
The SEC’s planned modernization of beneficial ownership reporting requirements has...Read more
Shareholders in Walmart and The TJX Companies are set to vote on proposals asking them to...Read more
Shareholders in Google parent company Alphabet will vote at its June 1 AGM on two...Read more
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has welcomed a proposed SEC measure designed...Read more
March
The IFRS Foundation and GRI are taking the latest step toward a more closely aligned set...Read more
– Reuters reported that Kohl’s Corp said its board was reviewing multiple preliminary...Read more
Shareholders in The Wendy’s Company appear set to vote this spring on a proposal...Read more
A divided SEC on Monday voted to propose highly anticipated rule changes that, if...Read more
