SEC urged to unleash sweeping changes to proxy system

SEC extends comment period on climate risk consultation


13 May, 2022

Deadline for comments on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, now 17 June 2022.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the comment period for …

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Vale

SEC charges Brazilian mining company over safety claims

May 6, 2022


The charges follow the deadly Brumadinho dam collapse in January 2019. 

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Brazilian mining company Vale S.A. with making “false and misleading” …

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SEC lambasted over shareholder rights change as companies fail to meet ESG targets

SEC proposes landmark climate disclosure rules


March 25, 2022

New rules requiring US-listed companies to disclose various climate-related risks have been proposed …

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SEC forms climate and ESG taskforce

SEC eyes tightening of ESG fund rules


March 11, 2022

The US financial regulator is considering new rules for investment funds marketing themselves as environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) chair Gary Gensler said …

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SEC looking to revive rule on exec pay disclosures


February 4, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is calling for public feedback on a proposed rule requiring companies to disclose links between corporate performance and executive compensation.

The …

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Votes, voting

SEC approves proxy voting rule changes


November 19, 2021

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved several amendments to proxy voting rules to address concerns about the impairment of advice quality.

The new rules follow the ‘Sunshine Act …

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legal action

US manufacturers sue SEC over proxy rule


October 22, 2021

A group of US manufacturers are taking legal action in an effort to force the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enact a Trump-era rule designed to restrict the influence …

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lawsuit

Lawsuit challenges SEC over shareholder voting rules


October 1, 2021

The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has challenged the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) planned changes to shareholder proposal rules.

In an ‘amicus brief’ filed in the district court for …

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Nasdaq proposes diversity disclosure for listed companies

Nasdaq’s diversity disclosure rules approved by SEC


August 13, 2021

US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the green light to Nasdaq to introduce rules aimed at improving the diversity disclosures of listed companies.

Nasdaq first filed …

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API, oil, petroleum

New API guidelines come amid stiffening disclosure rules


July 2, 2021

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has launched a new template for natural gas and oil companies to better track and report greenhouse gas (GHG) indicators.

The trade association, which …

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