Shareholders, Board of Directors, Proposed Rules

COSO and NACD Publish a Proposed Corporate Governance Framework

Maynard Nexsen on 6/23/2025

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

Public Company Advisory: Q1 2025 SEC Snapshots

Maynard Nexsen on 4/15/2025

The members of Maynard Nexsen’s Public Company Advisory Practice counsel public companies and companies aiming to become public on the full range of matters shaping their governance and operation in the public markets. As a...more

Nasdaq Proposes Eliminating Board Diversity Disclosure Rule

Fenwick & West LLP on 1/23/2025

Last week, Nasdaq filed a proposed rules change with the Securities and Exchange Commission to remove the board diversity rule from Nasdaq's Listing Rules....more

SEC Adopts Modernized Framework for Open-End Fund Shareholder Reports and Disclosures

Troutman Pepper Locke on 10/31/2022

On October 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the existing disclosure framework for open-end funds (e.g., mutual funds and exchange-traded funds) intended to represent a comprehensive...more

SEC Proposes to Clear-Up Clearing Agencies' Governance to Mitigate Directors' Potential Conflicts of Interest

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 8/29/2022

Clearing agencies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will have to make governance changes to their boards of directors under a new rule proposed by the SEC on August 8, 2022....more

"SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Require Universal Proxy Cards"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/28/2016

On October 26, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 2-to-1 to propose amendments to the proxy rules that would require the use of universal proxy cards in contested elections. The proposed changes, if...more