Investors, Proxy Voting Guidelines, Disclosure Requirements

[Webinar] A Shift in ESG: Navigating Environmental and Social Issues Under the New Administration - A Three-Part Series - March...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/10/2025

Under the new administration, several shifts in E&S have impacted public companies across a number of different practice areas. In light of these developments, companies are taking a wide array of approaches to disclosure,...more

SEC Adopts Final Rules Addressing Proxy Advisory Firms

Goodwin on 7/31/2020

On July 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to its proxy rules addressing proxy voting advice provided by proxy advisory firms, such as ISS and Glass Lewis. The amendments were originally...more

Big Three Investors Announce 2020 Priorities

King & Spalding on 2/25/2020

BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street Global Advisors are the world’s three largest asset managers, collectively representing over $16 trillion in AUM, including 81% of all ETF assets. These “Big Three” investors collectively...more

SEC Proposes Rule Changes for Proxy Advisory Firms

Vedder Price on 12/10/2019

On November 5, 2019, the SEC issued a release proposing amendments to the federal proxy rules that are intended to enhance the accuracy and transparency of information provided by proxy advisory firms to investors and...more

SEC Takes First Step Toward Improving Accountability of Proxy Advisers

Jones Day on 9/18/2019

The Background: The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") published guidance affecting proxy advisory firms and the investment advisers that rely on them as a follow-up to its November 2018 proxy process roundtable. ...more

SEC Applies Fiduciary Duties Analysis to Voting Obligations

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/7/2019

On August 21, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3 to 2 to adopt new interpretive guidance (the “Voting Interpretation”) applicable to investment advisers regarding their proxy voting responsibilities as...more

Changing Proxy Rules: SEC Proposes to Require Universal Proxy Cards

Perkins Coie on 11/7/2016

The SEC, by a two-to-one vote on October 26, 2016, proposed amendments to its proxy rules to require universal proxy cards in contested director elections at annual meetings of listed U.S. public companies. If adopted, the...more

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