shareholder proposals

Debate looms over SEC shareholder proposals plan

Aug 04, 2022

The SEC’s plan to update the grounds on which companies may be allowed to exclude shareholder proposals looks set to divide opinion...Read more

Regulation

SEC scraps rules giving companies more power in proxy process

Jul 14, 2022

Tim Human

SEC scraps rules giving companies more power in proxy process

The SEC has voted to undo Trump-era rules that handed companies more involvement in the creation of proxy advice. Under the changes ,...Read more

ESG

Rule 14a-8 reforms would halt many resubmissions, CII argues

May 06, 2020

Ben Maiden

Rule 14a-8 reforms would halt many resubmissions, CII argues

A new paper from the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) argues that parts of the SEC’s proposed changes to Rule 14a-8 would have...Read more

Regulation

Zevin Asset Management criticizes shareholder proposal reform plan

Dec 03, 2019

Ben Maiden

Zevin Asset Management criticizes shareholder proposal reform plan

Zevin Asset Management has complained to the SEC about its plans to raise thresholds for submitting shareholder proposals, while other...Read more

ESG

What to look out for during 2020 proxy season

Nov 21, 2019

Ben Maiden

What to look out for during 2020 proxy season

Industry professionals in the US foresee no turning around from the direction companies and investors have been headed in recent years...Read more

Regulation

SEC proposal highlights differences on shareholder proposals

Nov 08, 2019

Ben Maiden

SEC proposal highlights differences on shareholder proposals

The SEC on Tuesday voted to propose amendments to Rule 14a-8 , which governs the process for determining which shareholder proposals...Read more

Regulation

SEC staff’s 14a-8 no-action announcement sparks questions and concerns

Sep 13, 2019

Ben Maiden

SEC staff’s 14a-8 no-action announcement sparks questions and concerns

The SEC’s division of corporation finance has caused a splash ahead of the 2020 proxy season by announcing a revised approach to...Read more

Regulation

SEC guides on tackling shareholder proposals

Nov 02, 2018

Brian Breheny, Marc Gerber, Richard Grossman and Hagen Ganem

SEC guides on tackling shareholder proposals

On October 23, 2018, the SEC’s division of corporation finance published Staff Legal Bulletin No 14J (SLB 14J), providing important...Read more

ESG

E&S overtake governance among US shareholder proposals

Mar 08, 2018

Ben Ashwell

E&S overtake governance among US shareholder proposals

Environmental and social (E&S) shareholder proposals – covering issues such as climate change and political spending –outnumbered...Read more

Buy side

Neuberger Berman backs special meeting proposal at Nuance

Feb 27, 2018

Ben Maiden

Neuberger Berman backs special meeting proposal at Nuance

Neuberger Berman is backing an investor effort to gain the power to call special meetings of Nuance Communications shareholders, with...Read more

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Regulation

Debate looms over SEC shareholder proposals plan

The SEC’s plan to update the grounds on which companies may be allowed to exclude...Read more

July

Regulation

SEC scraps rules giving companies more power in proxy process

The SEC has voted to undo Trump-era rules that handed companies more involvement in the...Read more

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