RegulationSEC staff’s 14a-8 no-action announcement sparks questions and concerns Sep 13, 2019Ben MaidenThe SEC’s division of corporation finance has caused a splash ahead of the 2020 proxy season by announcing a revised approach to...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
ReportingSullivan & Cromwell attorneys back quarterly reporting flexibility Mar 22, 2019Ben MaidenThe SEC should avoid imposing additional rigid regulatory restrictions on quarterly earnings disclosure practices, according to...Read more
Case studiesMifid IIThe CII view of Mifid II Feb 08, 2019Andrew HoltCouncil of Institutional Investors general counsel Jeff Mahoney talks to Andrew Holt about what the US group thinks of Mifid...Read more
RegulationCII urges Eventbrite to set seven-year dual-class sunset Aug 29, 2018Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has asked Eventbrite to set a seven-year time limit on its plans to give company insiders...Read more
RegulationCII lobbies directors over SEC’s transaction-fee pilot Aug 01, 2018Ben MaidenThe boards of almost 40 public companies face pushback over their apparent opposition to an SEC pilot scheme that would limit the...Read more
Buy sideCII criticizes exclusion of AES shareholder proposal Feb 15, 2018Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has criticized the SEC’s decision to allow AES to block an attempt to make it easier for...Read more