RegulationNYSE opens comp committee exemptions to more companies Nov 29, 2018Ben MaidenThe SEC has approved changes to the NYSE’s listed company manual that will enable more smaller issuers to benefit from exemptions from...Read more
CareersHalliburton promotes head of IR to CFO role Nov 21, 2018Garnet RoachOil giant Halliburton has promoted Lance Loeffler from vice president of IR to the position of chief financial officer. Loeffler...Read more
RegulationSEC hosts proxy adviser debate case as new legislation proposed in Senate Nov 16, 2018Ben AshwellThe SEC could be open to imposing a review period for issuers to assess the accuracy of proxy advisory firms’ reports prior to...Read more
RegulationSEC guides on tackling shareholder proposals Nov 02, 2018Brian Breheny, Marc Gerber, Richard Grossman and Hagen GanemOn October 23, 2018, the SEC’s division of corporation finance published Staff Legal Bulletin No 14J (SLB 14J), providing important...Read more
RegulationPhilippines warns firms must ‘comply or explain’ on ESG by 2019 Oct 30, 2018Jack AldanePublicly listed companies in the Philippines will soon be made to report their ESG performance or explain to the national regulator...Read more
RegulationIR30: A look back to August 2001 – Reg FD hits IR Oct 22, 2018Jack AldaneAs Betsy Pisik wrote in 2001, IROs who make small talk with an analyst may end up making big trouble for their firm. ‘In these...Read more
ESGInvestors press for SEC rule on ESG disclosure Oct 09, 2018Ben MaidenA coalition of academics, institutional investors and government officials is lobbying the SEC to spell out what and when companies...Read more
RegulationSEC’s Peirce criticizes California board-diversity bill Sep 28, 2018Ben MaidenA member of the SEC has criticized efforts to boost the number of women on the boards of Californian companies via legislation,...Read more
ReportingQuarterly reports: A tedious but vital ritual for IR and the markets Sep 13, 2018Jeff MajtykaWith deregulation afoot across the business and economic landscape, it should come as no surprise that the SEC has been directed to...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