JD Supra

Navigating Proxy Season in Light of COVID-19

On March 13, 2020, the Division of Corporate Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission published guidance (Staff Guidance for Conducting Annual Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Concerns) to ...
Nasdaq

2020 Proxy Season Survey Finds Vast Majority of Companies Willing to Participate in Proxy Process

Nasdaq and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) released their annual proxy season survey, which revealed that public companies are willing to participate ...

JPMorgan is ditching proxy advisors and turning to AI for shareholder votes in the US

The bank is launching an in-house, AI-powered tool called Proxy IQ to support its shareholder voting decisions, leaving human ...
JD Supra

NAM sues SEC over decision not to enforce proxy advisory firm rules

At the time of adoption of the new rule amendments, Commissioner Elad Roisman, who had honchoed the proxy-process rulemakings through the SEC, said that there had been growing calls for the SEC to ...
Forbes

SEC’s Proxy Advisor Rule Should Be Finalized Despite Clayton’s Potential Departure

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has recently made more headlines than usual because of his controversial nomination to be the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. The prospect of Clayton ...
Nasdaq

Nasdaq Comments on 2 SEC Proposals That Will Improve the Proxy Process

On February 3, 2020, Nasdaq submitted two comment letters supporting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) efforts to improve the proxy process. The first comment letter relates to an ...
Crowdfund Insider

JPMorgan to Leverage AI Solutions, Will Abandon Reliance on Proxy Advisory Firms

JPMorgan announced its decision to abandon reliance on third-party proxy advisory firms, opting instead for artificial ...
Morningstar

SEC Proxy Voting Rule Changes Could Weaken Minority Shareholder Influence

On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the SEC was scheduled to hold an open meeting to decide whether to adopt new shareholder resolution filing rules. Late on Tuesday it abruptly, and with no further explanation, ...
Forbes

Everyone Loves To Hate Proxy Advisors

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sarah Williamson covers capital markets and long-term strategies. In June, Texas passed Senate Bill 2337, which imposes ...
Morningstar

Pembina Pipeline Corporation Announces Commencement of Consent and Proxy Solicitation Process for 4.80% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes, Series 1

Pembina Pipeline Corporation Announces Commencement of Consent and Proxy Solicitation Process for 4.80% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes, Series 1 Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or the ...
Washington Examiner

Proxy firm critics say they’re calling the shots in corporate America

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...