Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Proxy Voting, EDGAR

What the SEC’s (Pending) Shutdown Means for You

Cooley LLP on 3/14/2025

With it looking pretty likely that the federal government will shut down at midnight tomorrow, here are 10 things you should know based on the SEC’s “operations plan during a shutdown” guidance and Corp Fin’s list of 22...more

Public Companies Update – October 2024 One-Minute Reads

Cooley LLP on 11/14/2024

SEC adopts EDGAR Next - As outlined in this October 22 Cooley alert, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules implementing EDGAR Next on September 27, 2024, which will change the way constituents...more

SEC Reporting Obligations Under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act

Paul Hastings LLP on 2/13/2023

This legal update summarizes (a) the reporting requirements under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are generally applicable to persons that own, or exercise investment...more

SEC Adopts Amendments to Increase Proxy Voting Transparency

Seward & Kissel LLP on 12/1/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted rule and form amendments (Amendments) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to enhance the information that mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other...more

ISS Publishes 2021 Proxy Voting Guidelines

Goodwin on 11/19/2020

In the News. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its proxy voting guidelines updates for 2021, which include new and updated voting recommendations on federal forum and exclusive forum provisions in companies’...more

Legal Update: 10 Tips for 10-Ks and Proxy Statements (UPDATED)

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 1/21/2020

With the 2020 proxy and annual reporting season upon us, this Legal Update provides 10 tips for companies to consider when drafting annual reports on Form 10-K and proxy statements for filing with the US Securities and...more