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The SEC published updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on the filing of Schedules 13D and 13G/Shareholder Engagement....more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued a new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation, Question 103.12 (C&DI), that may significantly impact how public companies engage with their shareholders....more
As companies prepare for engagement with their shareholders in connection with the 2025 annual meeting season, they should be prepared for a change in the approach followed by institutional investors. These changes are being...more
As most public companies know, shareholder outreach is often an important part of the playbook when a company is seeking approval of compensation-related proposals at an annual meeting. A company may engage with shareholders...more
On February 11, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance (Corp Fin) posted two Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs): revised Question 103.11 and new Question 103.12 related to a...more
The SEC Staff recently issued new guidance (C&DI 103.12) on how a shareholder’s engagement with a company’s management could disqualify the shareholder from using the SEC’s short-form Schedule 13G....more
On February 11 and 12, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided a pre-Valentine’s Day treat for public companies and shareholders to digest in the...more
Florida recently implemented amendments to its Securities and Investor Protection Act (“Chapter 517”), bringing significant changes to the regulatory framework governing private placements, investment advisors, and exemptions...more
In 2024, challenges to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability initiatives in the United States proliferated internationally. This proved true, even as Europe promoted additional ESG and climate/social...more
On January 22, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) released an update to its 2016 Reporting Template and unveiled a new Performance Template. Together, the goal of these documents is to enhance and...more
Seward & Kissel is reminding its clients about the recent January 2, 2025 compliance date for new Rule 13f-2 (the “New Rule”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as well as related reporting on...more
On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to rules promulgated under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),...more
New Rule 14Ad-1 under the Exchange Act – which becomes effective on July 1, 2024 – will require institutional investment managers subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(f) of the Exchange Act (known as “13F...more
On November 2, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to Form N-PX and related rules to extend public company stockholder vote disclosure filing requirements beyond...more
New Rule 14Ad-1 requires all institutional investment managers (i.e., including registered investment advisers that manage client assets-see below) that are 13F filers to report say-on-pay votes on the new version of Form...more
Recently, we have been witnessing a trend among institutional investors of preferring investment funds that take ESG (environmental, social and governance) considerations into account. ESG considerations lead to investments...more
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted amendments to modernize the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g)1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more
Following a series of accounting and audit scandals in recent years and what has been described as a “crisis of trust”, the UK Government, regulatory bodies, and institutional investor groups have set out to reform the UK’s...more
On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed amendments designed to modernize the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting. Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as...more
On February 25, 2022, the SEC proposed a new requirement for certain institutional investment managers to report short sale information to the SEC on a monthly basis. The SEC would then publicly disclose aggregate data about...more
On February 10, 2022, the SEC proposed significant changes to Section 13(d) reporting obligations, including...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments on February 10 with respect to reporting beneficial ownership on Schedules 13D and 13G that, if adopted as proposed, would significantly shorten the period for...more
In this episode of Public Pensions & Investments Briefings, Nossaman Public Pensions & Investments Group Partner Peter Mixon and Institutional Limited Partners Association Senior Policy Counsel Chris Hayes discuss what impact...more
On September 17, 2019, the Financial Post reported that British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCIMC), one of Canada’s largest pension funds, inadvertently failed to report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more
The revised Code is likely to encourage a more robust and substantive review of ESG issues by institutional investors. Background - The UK Stewardship Code (the Code) was originally published in 2010 following a review...more