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Paul Hastings LLP | USA | 19 Apr 2023
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Upholds Creditor’s Proxy Rights
In what might prove to be an important ruling, on April 12th the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ruled that a secured creditor had…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | USA | 19 Jan 2023
State AGs Challenge Proxy Advisors for Promoting ESG and DEI Policies
Twenty-one State Attorneys General (the "AGs") criticized two proxy advisors, asserting that their commitments to promoting environmental, social and…
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | USA | 4 Jan 2023
Lessons from the first few contests under the universal proxy rules, and the outlook for 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) new universal proxy rules, which took effect for meetings after August 31, 2022, require the use of…
Bennett Jones LLP | Canada | 13 Dec 2022
ISS and Glass Lewis Update 2023 Proxy Voting Guidelines
Glass, Lewis & Co (Glass Lewis) and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) have both released updates to their Canadian proxy voting guidelines for…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | USA | 23 Nov 2022
SEC Adopts New Rule Requiring Form 13F Filers to Report Annually Their Proxy Voting Record
On November 2, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Form N-PX under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | USA | 17 Nov 2022
Commissioner Peirce Says Advisers Should Vote Proxies to Benefit Funds
SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce argued that advisers to funds must vote in accordance with the fund's investment objectives and the best interests…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | USA | 3 Nov 2022
SEC Expands Proxy Voting Disclosure Reporting Requirements
The SEC adopted a final rule amending the reporting requirements for (i) management investment companies (including exchange traded funds, or "ETFs")…
Morrow Sodali | European Union, France, Germany, etc. | 12 Oct 2022
2022 Lighthouse European edition - The 2022 European Proxy season review
This edition of Lighthouse contains an in-depth analysis of the proxy seasons in the European Markets where Morrow Sodali operates (France, Germany…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | USA | 26 Sep 2022
Investment Adviser Settles Charges for Proxy Voting Violations
An investment adviser settled SEC charges for casting proxy votes on behalf of the registered investment companies it managed without taking steps to…
Morrow Sodali | Australia | 22 Sep 2022
The Latest Australian Proxy Advisors' Policy Updates Explained
As issuers and investors are gearing up for the Australian 2022 main proxy season over the next few months, this article provides a summary of the…
