In March 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted interim final rules to implement the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCA Act), which requires the SEC to identify issuers that have filed annual reports with audit reports issued by a registered audit firm...
On December 7, staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance on key LIBOR transition considerations for market participants. The guidance follows the staff's previously issued guidance issued in July 2019.
On November 25, the European Commission issued its proposal on four legislative files, collectively referred to as the "CMU Package." As part of the formal process in the better regulation framework, the Commission has opened a feedback period for each of these proposals until January...
In October, the SEC re-opened the comment period for its 2015 clawback proposal, which it never adopted. Yesterday, ICI submitted the attached comment letter, once again reiterating that all registered investment companies ("funds") should be excluded from any final rule.
On November 17, the SEC proposed changes to its 2020 proxy advice amendments by a 3-2 vote. Most notably, the proposal would rescind provisions in the 2020 amendments.
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday adopted amendments to its proxy rules that will require the use of a "universal proxy card" in contested director elections. Importantly, as ICI strongly recommended, these universal proxy rules will apply only to non-exempt...
