RegulationDebate looms over SEC shareholder proposals plan Aug 04, 2022Ben MaidenThe SEC’s plan to update the grounds on which companies may be allowed to exclude shareholder proposals looks set to divide opinion...Read more
RegulationSEC scraps rules giving companies more power in proxy process Jul 14, 2022Tim HumanThe SEC has voted to undo Trump-era rules that handed companies more involvement in the creation of proxy advice. Under the changes ,...Read more
ESGRule 14a-8 reforms would halt many resubmissions, CII argues May 06, 2020Ben MaidenA 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
RegulationZevin Asset Management criticizes shareholder proposal reform plan Dec 03, 2019Ben MaidenZevin Asset Management has complained to the SEC about its plans to raise thresholds for submitting shareholder proposals, while other...Read more
ESGWhat to look out for during 2020 proxy season Nov 21, 2019Ben MaidenIndustry professionals in the US foresee no turning around from the direction companies and investors have been headed in recent years...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
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
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
ESGE&S overtake governance among US shareholder proposals Mar 08, 2018Ben AshwellEnvironmental and social (E&S) shareholder proposals – covering issues such as climate change and political spending –outnumbered...Read more
Buy sideNeuberger Berman backs special meeting proposal at Nuance Feb 27, 2018Ben MaidenNeuberger Berman is backing an investor effort to gain the power to call special meetings of Nuance Communications shareholders, with...Read more