Debate continues over 14a-8 reform plans
The SEC’s plans to reform the process by which shareholder proposals reach a vote – or companies exclude them from the proxy...
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The week in investor relations: Help for activists and an uptick in M&A
– The SEC’s proposed changes to 13F filings could allow activists to better hide their positions in companies, warned lawyers and...
SEC approves revised proxy adviser reforms
The SEC yesterday voted to adopt measures governing the proxy advisory industry but drew back from more far-reaching requirements...
Issuers and investors express concerns about SEC’s proposed 13F rule change
The SEC’s proposal to significantly change the thresholds for investors required to submit 13F filings has drawn the ire of many...
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Investor groups urge SEC to help improve virtual AGMs
A 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...
Short-sellers need more transparency, says former SEC commissioner
Former SEC commissioner Robert Jackson says he is troubled by the ‘increasing evidence of manipulation through short-selling’, and...
The week in investor relations: Sustainable funds, volatility and cash levels
– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that six out of 10 sustainable funds outperformed their conventional fund equivalents...
The week in investor relations: Blacklists, misleading investors and human rights
– China is considering putting US companies on an ‘unreliable entity list’, reported Reuters. Companies that could be affected...
Annual financial reports: Keeping up with the demand for authentic sustainability reporting
There has been much debate in the last year about ‘greenwashing’, the practice of exaggerating a company’s environmental...
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UK advisers issue further guidance for AGMs amid stay-at-home measures
The Chartered Governance Institute jointly with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has released updated guidance for companies...
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