Because of the growing risk of litigation by unhappy (or simply opportunistic) shareholders following the sale or acquisition of a company, corporate governance practices during the M&A process face increasing scrutiny.
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The 2015 Proxy Season is on the doorstep. A look back at the hot topics in shareholder meetings held in the U.S. in 2014 is useful for Canadian issuers to anticipate emerging trends.
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The approaching proxy season presents an opportunity to update and refresh the proxy statement to meet evolving investor needs and expectations. The trend among companies of every size is to enhance user-friendly features to transform disclosures that are merely responsive to SEC rules into proactive messages for investors.
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Bit by bit, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is answering critics who say it's asleep at the switch when it comes to high-frequency trading.
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Benchmark posts lowest return since 2011, but many investors are satisfied.
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As a new year begins, it is always a good time to take stock of the successes of the past year and look forward to doing even better in 2015. Shareholder activism will continue to be a 'hot topic' for publicly listed issuers in 2015, but what lessons from the activism arena translate to companies that are not publicly listed?
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More than 60% of executives who receive long-term incentives believe the incentives motivate them to remain at their current company, according to a new global survey.
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This document identifies selected 2015 examination priorities of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ('OCIE', 'we' or 'our') of the Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC' or 'Commission'). In general, the
priorities reflect certain practices and products that OCIE perceives to present
potentially heightened risk to investors and/or the integrity of our capital markets.
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Companies estimate that IROs held more than 130 one-on-one meetings in 2014.
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