Tag: universal proxy

House votes to “defund” disfavored SEC rules, potential rules and guidance

by Cydney Posner On Friday, the House passed H.R. 5485, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017, which includes appropriations for the SEC.  As noted here and here, included as part of the bill were several amendments directed at defunding SEC rules, potential rules and […]

Highlights from panels with current and former staff of Corp Fin

by Cydney Posner Below are some highlights (from my notes) of the PLI Securities Regulation Institute panel discussions Thursday and Friday with the Corp Fin staff (Keith Higgins, Shelley Parratt, David Fredrickson, Michele Anderson, Karen Garnett) as well as a number of some former staffers, plus some additional discussion from […]

SEC Chair White spills the beans on proposal for universal proxies, hints about the exclusion for conflicting shareholder proposals and discusses other proxy-related matters

by Cydney Posner Today, in a speech to the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, SEC Chair May Jo White discussed   four proxy-related issues that have recently created tension between companies and their shareholders:  the concept of a universal proxy ballot; shareholder proposals; the delivery of preliminary proxy […]