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 ...

Please join Williams Mullen partners Larry Parker and Will Halliday as they discuss the proxy solicitation process in public company M&A. Companies with a class of securities registered under the ...

According to a statement from the SEC, the amendments address concerns voiced by investors and industry stakeholders regarding the proxy voting advice rules established under the Trump administration.

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 ...

In its long-awaited concept release on the proxy “plumbing” process, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday sought public comment on making changes to the proxy voting and distribution ...

ExxonMobil XOM is back in the news this proxy season after the company filed a complaint asking a U.S. District Court to affirm its right to exclude a shareholder proposal from activist groups Arjuna ...

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, ...

Proxy advisors are moving away from one-size-fits-all recommendations, large investors are building internal capabilities, ...

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 ...

This is what a virtual pandemic impeachment looks like. With President Trump’s fate at stake, dozens of House members cast their votes Wednesday by proxy, under special pandemic rules allowing them to ...

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 ...