Category: Corporate Governance
FASB issues new revenue recognition standard
by Cydney Posner Apparently, there are now 700 pages of new FASB rules about revenue recognition. Thank your lucky stars that you don’t have to read them (unless you’re an accountant, of course), but it’s good to know that they are out there. According to this article in Compliance Week, […]
Direct to court for shareholder proposals? The Finale
by Cydney Posner You might recall that, recently, three companies facing shareholder proposals from John Chevedden et al., a prolific shareholder activist, adopted a “direct-to-court” strategy, bypassing the SEC no-action process. In each of these cases, the court handed a victory to Mr. Chevedden, refusing to issue declaratory judgments that […]
NGOs react to conflict minerals reports
by Cydney Posner As reported in this WSJ article, nearly 1,300 companies filed Forms SD to report on conflict minerals by the June 2 deadline. The result? Inconclusive. While a number of companies acknowledged their suppliers may have sourced minerals from the DRC or adjoining countries, a “majority of companies […]
Petitions for rehearing en banc filed in conflict minerals cases
by Cydney Posner In the lawsuit filed by the National Association of Manufacturers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable against the SEC in connection with the conflict minerals rules, both the SEC and Amnesty International (as Intervenors-Appellees) have filed petitions with the D.C. Circuit requesting a rehearing en banc […]
WSJ reports very few know much about their conflict minerals
by Cydney Posner As noted by the WSJ in this article last week, notwithstanding substantial time and money invested in the process, most companies still have no idea whether the conflict minerals – tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold – in their products originated in the DRC or adjoining countries or […]
No surprise –D.C. Circuit rejects motion for stay of conflict minerals rule
by Cydney Posner In not much of a surprise, the DC Circuit has refused to grant an emergency stay of the conflict minerals rule requested by the National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable. See also this article from the WSJ. As a result, the […]
NAM requests stay from appeals court on conflict minerals rule
by Cydney Posner As reported in this article from Reuters, on Monday, the National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable petitioned the appeals court to stay the conflict minerals rule. According to the article, the groups filed an emergency request with the court, arguing “that ‘the […]
SEC denies petition for stay of entire conflict minerals rule; stays only portion of rule
by Cydney Posner Today, in response to the request by the National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable for a stay of the conflict minerals rule, the SEC issued an order denying the petition for a stay of the entire rule and staying only those portions […]
NAM petitions SEC to stay conflict minerals rule
by Cydney Posner The National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable have petitioned the SEC to stay the conflict minerals rule or the Form SD filing deadline pending amendment of the final rule’s disclosure requirements. Action was requested by tomorrow so that, if the petition is […]
SEC finally speaks on conflict minerals decision
by Cydney Posner The SEC has finally issued some guidance in light of the decision of the D.C. Circuit on the conflict minerals case. In essence, the SEC has fashioned a modified rule that requires companies to make the mandated filing on a timely basis without including a statement as […]
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