ESGNasdaq 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
Shareholder targeting & IDOpposition 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
RegulationSEC 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
RegulationCII ramps up pursuit of dual-class sunsets Oct 17, 2019Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has asked the SEC to seek authority enabling the commission to, in effect, require...Read more
RegulationGroups reject revised 14a-8 no-action approach Sep 24, 2019Ben MaidenGroups including Ceres and the Council of Institutional Investors have called for the SEC’s division of corporation finance to drop...Read more
RegulationCII backs long-term focus of new exchange’s rules Aug 08, 2019Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has welcomed plans by a start-up exchange to require member companies to develop policies...Read more
ReportingCII urges SEC to fix non-Gaap CD&A disclosures May 16, 2019Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has filed a petition with the SEC urging the agency to fix what it says is a regulatory...Read more
ESGCII targets better ESG and human capital disclosure Apr 19, 2019Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has called for action to be taken to improve issuers’ reporting around human capital...Read more
Corporate accessMifid IIMifid II to become global standard via US push Mar 11, 2019Andrew HoltThe long-held belief that Mifid II will become a global standard seems to be taking shape, with asset managers including Invesco,...Read more
Buy sideCII petitions exchanges for dual-class sunsets Oct 26, 2018Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is asking US exchanges to limit the amount of time listed companies can maintain dual-...Read more