Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Regulators Escalate Focus on the Risks of Bank Relationships with Fintechs and Other Third Parties
DE Under 3: OFCCP Resurrects Proposal for Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors
DE Under 3: Updated EEOC COVID-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Case Decision & Wage & Hour Division Proposed Rule
Digital Assets Regulation Framework: Commerce Solicits Public Comment
DE Under 3: EEOC & DOJ Technical Guidance for Employer’s AI Use; Upcoming EEOC Hearing; Event for Mental Health in the Workplace
Comment Deadline Approaching: Proposed Amendments Restricting Use of Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings
2BInformed: The Future of Fluoride in Drinking Water, the New TSCA Fees Rule, and the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5
Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch
III-44- A Little Help From The DOL
[WEBINAR] Laying the Foundation for Maximizing Benefits Around Emerging Technologies
[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?
Episode 014: Business Divorce Stories: Business Appraiser Tony Cotrupe and Attorney Jeff Eilender
The Securities and Exchange Commission held a roundtable at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, DC on June 26, 2025 to discuss possible changes to the Commission’s requirements for executive compensation disclosure...more
On May 27, 2025, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), in collaboration with the National Association of Corporate Directors (“NACD”), released and is inviting public comment on an...more
On April 3, 2025, the SEC filed a notice of intent to grant FS Credit Opportunities Corp. et. al.’s (“FS”)1 amended application for an order permitting certain business development companies (“BDCs”) and closed-end management...more
On August 1, 2024, ISS Governance (ISS) announced the launch of its Annual Benchmark Policy Survey. The survey results will inform ISS’s policy development for 2025 and beyond. For the U.S. market, the survey solicits views...more
Who may be interested: Boards of Directors, Investment Advisers, Compliance Staff - Quick Take: The SEC proposed Rule 3c-7 under the 1940 Act, which would inflation adjust the dollar threshold for a fund to meet the...more
On October 3, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved proposed guidelines establishing standards for corporate governance and risk management for covered institutions with total assets of $10 billion...more
On May 9, New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS or the Department) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris issued proposed guidance to clarify the DFS’s updated expectations regarding the review and assessment of the...more
On October 14, Chairman Gensler announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would reopen the comment period for the controversial compensation clawback rule that it had initially proposed in 2015 in response...more
On Dec. 15, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose amendments to certain rules governing money market funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). The SEC indicated that the...more
In a move we expect will pave the road for an increase in proxy contests, on November 17, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new Rule 14a-19 and amendments to existing rules under the Securities Exchange Act...more
Background On November 4, 2021, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) released proposed updates to its US benchmark voting policies for 2022, with a public comment period running through November 16, 2021. The draft policy...more
ISS has published proposed policy changes for 2022 for public comment. The following summarizes proposed changes for the U.S. market....more
On April 16, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release reopening the comment period (Reopening Release) on its proposal for a mandatory universal proxy to be used for all contested director...more
Nasdaq’s recent proposal mandating board diversity faces backlash, as 12 Republican senators on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee last week urged the SEC not to approve the proposed rules, which would require all U.S....more
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed a rule that would establish that a national bank or federal savings association is the “true lender” of a loan if, as of the date of origination, the...more
On April 21, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted to propose new Rule 2a-5 (the “Proposed Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) that, if adopted, would establish a...more
Investors that own large stakes in a bank can trigger the Federal Reserve’s oversight if they have “controlling influence” over the bank. ...more
On August 28, 2018, the Federal Reserve Board published “an interim final rule expanding the applicability of the Board’s small bank holding company policy statement[.]” ...more
On July 19, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to update and clarify its regulations covering “interlocking directorate” positions (i.e.,...more
In June, Treasury issued a report noting that it believes duties imposed on bank boards are too voluminous, lack appropriate tailoring, and undermine the important distinction between the role of management and that of boards...more
During its open meeting last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose amendments to the federal proxy rules to require the use of universal proxy cards for all annual or special meetings with...more
In a prior post, I compared the differing limitations on committee authority under California and Delaware law. Today’s post focuses on differences in committee composition among California, Delaware and Nevada. These are...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed new restrictions...more
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Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) is a very influential purveyor of proxy advisory services. As part of ISS’ annual policy update procedure, ISS recently released a proposed policy change with respect to...more