Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights September 20, 2018 Client Update ISS Releases Responses to Policy Survey ISS announced the results of its high-level policy survey. The results will inform the new and updated policies for the 20... September 19, 2018 Client Update Senator Warren Introduces Bill to Mandate Disclosure of Climate Risk in SEC Filings The Climate Risk Disclosure Act, introduced by Senator Warren, would require the SEC to issue rules for every public compa... September 17, 2018 Client Update Commissioner Jackson Defends Proxy Advisory Firms On the heels of the SEC staff rescinding the letters to proxy advisory firms, Commissioner Jackson decried the influence o... September 14, 2018 Client Update SEC Chairman Clarifies the Role of SEC Staff Views and Statements, Reinforced in Other Remarks and Statements on the Same Day Yesterday, Chairman Clayton released a statement that while the SEC staff might express their views in myriad ways, ultima... September 13, 2018 Client Update Glass Lewis Reports to Incorporate SASB Standards Yesterday Glass Lewis announced that its proxy voting reports will include guidance from the standards developed by the Su... September 13, 2018 Client Update In Advance of Roundtable, SEC Withdraws Letters on Investment Advisers’ Reliance on Proxy Advisory Firms for Voting Recommendations The SEC issued a statement today announcing that its Division of Investment Management has rescinded the letters issued in... September 5, 2018 Client Update The New York City Comptroller's Office Continues Focus on Board Matrices and Enhanced Disclosures on Board Recruitment and Board Evaluations The Office of the New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer (NYC Comptroller), as part of the Boardroom Accountability P... September 4, 2018 Client Update SEC Consider Capital Raising Enhancements, Including Concept Release on Exemptive Offerings In a recent speech, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said “To sum up my remarks in a sentence, we have taken a lot of steps inte... August 29, 2018 Client Update Vanguard Investment Stewardship Report Highlights the Investor’s Focus on the Major Components of ESG Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship Report for the year ended June 2018 reinforces its commitment to the four pillars: boa... August 22, 2018 Client Update State Street Stewardship Report Focuses on Key Themes In July, State Street released its 2017 global stewardship report. North America makes up 30% of its proxy voting but 67%... Load More
September 20, 2018 Client Update ISS Releases Responses to Policy Survey ISS announced the results of its high-level policy survey. The results will inform the new and updated policies for the 20...
September 19, 2018 Client Update Senator Warren Introduces Bill to Mandate Disclosure of Climate Risk in SEC Filings The Climate Risk Disclosure Act, introduced by Senator Warren, would require the SEC to issue rules for every public compa...
September 17, 2018 Client Update Commissioner Jackson Defends Proxy Advisory Firms On the heels of the SEC staff rescinding the letters to proxy advisory firms, Commissioner Jackson decried the influence o...
September 14, 2018 Client Update SEC Chairman Clarifies the Role of SEC Staff Views and Statements, Reinforced in Other Remarks and Statements on the Same Day Yesterday, Chairman Clayton released a statement that while the SEC staff might express their views in myriad ways, ultima...
September 13, 2018 Client Update Glass Lewis Reports to Incorporate SASB Standards Yesterday Glass Lewis announced that its proxy voting reports will include guidance from the standards developed by the Su...
September 13, 2018 Client Update In Advance of Roundtable, SEC Withdraws Letters on Investment Advisers’ Reliance on Proxy Advisory Firms for Voting Recommendations The SEC issued a statement today announcing that its Division of Investment Management has rescinded the letters issued in...
September 5, 2018 Client Update The New York City Comptroller's Office Continues Focus on Board Matrices and Enhanced Disclosures on Board Recruitment and Board Evaluations The Office of the New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer (NYC Comptroller), as part of the Boardroom Accountability P...
September 4, 2018 Client Update SEC Consider Capital Raising Enhancements, Including Concept Release on Exemptive Offerings In a recent speech, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said “To sum up my remarks in a sentence, we have taken a lot of steps inte...
August 29, 2018 Client Update Vanguard Investment Stewardship Report Highlights the Investor’s Focus on the Major Components of ESG Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship Report for the year ended June 2018 reinforces its commitment to the four pillars: boa...
August 22, 2018 Client Update State Street Stewardship Report Focuses on Key Themes In July, State Street released its 2017 global stewardship report. North America makes up 30% of its proxy voting but 67%...