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“Don’t ask, don’t waive” standstill provisions and the board’s duty to stay informed

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • January 30 2013

A trio of Delaware Court of Chancery rulings in 2012 have re-emphasized a target board’s duty to stay informed of material information throughout all

The state of play on say on pay in Canada in 2012

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • June 12 2012

The number of Canadian issuers that have agreed to provide their shareholders with the opportunity to vote on an advisory resolution on executive compensation, or say on pay vote, has slowly continued to increase

Major reforms enacted to stimulate public and private capital raising in the United States

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • April 5 2012

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, which makes significant changes to existing U.S. federal securities laws intended to make it easier for small and emerging companies to conduct public and private securities offerings in the United States

International Financial Reporting Standards and rate-regulated industries - closing the gap through U.S. GAAP

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • March 9 2011

The required adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by Canadian reporting issuers is presenting difficult issues for utilities and other participants in rate-regulated industries which could result in significant asset write-downs and impairments

Executive compensation standards are changing for U.S. companies: dodd-frank act

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • July 22 2010

As described in a recent Osler Update, on July 21, 2010, sweeping financial reform was signed into U.S. law by President Obama. The

Why are corporate formalities important?

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • March 5 2010

Many compensation and pension actions require the approval of a company's board of directors, or a committee of the board, and for good reason

Executive compensation - U.S. news

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • October 30 2009

Executive compensation continues to make headlines in the U.S

Shareholder tactics and corporate governance: the Canadian difference

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • October 31 2007

Canada has long been a popular destination for American investors looking to gain foreign exposure for their portfolios, and for American companies setting up or acquiring a business in a stable market that is close to home

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