Reminders from the SEC
Harvard Law School Forum: January 25, 2020 This article summarizes the guidance and reminders provided by the SEC at the end of 2019. Public companies should take the following into [...]
Best of 2019
2019 was a great year for us! Check out the list below to see what posts were your favorite! Top 3 Articles #1 7th Annual Proxy Study This year Labrador [...]
ESG, meet the SEC
As Environmental, Social and Governance topics continue to attract shareholder interest – 95 social and 20 environmental proposals to date in this proxy season – a few companies are crossing [...]
The SEC and Auditor Independence
Harvard Law School Forum, May 21, 2019 The Chief Accountant of the SEC has reaffirmed that auditor independence will still be an area of focus; emphasizing that "maintaining the independence [...]
Cybersecurity disclosure rules inadequate?
Corporate Board Member, February 8, 2019 SEC Commissioner Rob Jackson Jr. believes the SEC should do more surrounding cybersecurity disclosure. Proposals worth looking into: Public companies should have cyber expertise [...]
New UK governance code: meaningful, transparent reporting
Glass Lewis, 07/16/2018 The new UK governance code, released July 16, is moving away from the tick-box approach to disclosure, setting new standards for regulators, such as the SEC, in [...]
Investor push for human capital reporting
Corporate Board Member, 07/13/2018 In a recent article by Dan Bigman, Editor and Chief Content Officer of Chief Executive Group, he outlines Ning Chiu's, Counsel, Davis, Polk & Wardell, "top [...]
Drafting 10-K Disclosures for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Dodd-Frank.com, 01/25/2018 Public companies with fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2017, but not fiscal year ends, are beginning to make disclosures showing the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs [...]
SEC Draws Scrutiny for Slow Response to Hack
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), 09/21/2017 The spotlight is on the SEC and how how they addressed the cybersecurity hack that took place in 2016. Companies should be taking [...]
The Proxy Access Battlefront for Next Season? SEC Staff Rejects Attempt to Exclude Proxy Access Shareholder Proposal
Davis Polk's Briefing: Governance, 07/26/17 "Companies that had adopted the standard proxy access formulation of permitting a shareholder or a group of no more than 20 shareholders owning 3% or [...]