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Newly proposed environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related amendments to Form ADV under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) underscore the need for federally...

<p><span>Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) requires the Commission to issue a rule requiring disclosure of information reflecting the relationship between executive compensation actually paid by a company and the company’s financial performance.</span><a name="_ftnref1" href="https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/uyeda-statement-final-rule-related-pay-versus-performance...

In March 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed sweeping new rules to regulate the disclosures and liabilities associated special purpose acquisition companies...

At an open meeting last week, the SEC voted, three to two, to propose new amendments to Rule 14a-8, the shareholder proposal rule. Under Rule 14a-8...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13 proposed amendments to the shareholder proposal rule, which governs the process for including or excluding a shareholder proposal in...

At an open meeting yesterday morning, the SEC welcomed new Commissioner Mark Uyeda and bid farewell to Commissioner Allison Herren Lee. The SEC also voted to adopt new amendments to...

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<p>Thank you, Mr. Chair. As you just heard, this recommendation concerns Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, the rule that governs when public companies must include shareholder proposals in their proxy statements. We last amended this rule less than two years ago and have yet to experience a full proxy season with these changes in effect. The September 2020 amendments recali...

US Securities and Exchange Commission, in three-to-one political vote, approved proposed rules on special purpose acquisition companies SPACs to enhance investor protections in SPAC IPO, subsequent business combination transactions between SPACs and operating companies.

After much anticipation, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed significant, and potentially burdensome, disclosure and reporting requirements (the Proposed...

On March 30, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or “Commission”), in a three-to-one vote of its commissioners divided along political lines, approved the...