Section: October 5, 2023 | Vol. 28, Issue 36
In a September 28 letter to the Treasury Department, CII and three public pension fund groups strongly supported the aims of President Biden’s Executive Order curbing U.S. investments in certain advanced technologies and products in China.
by: Amy Borrus
10/5/2023
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In an October 5 letter to the SEC, CII urged the commission to act on a rulemaking petition to address share traceability issues that have emerged as more companies go public via direct listings of shares and underwriters increasingly waive lock up periods for traditional IPOs.
by: Rosemary Lally
10/5/2023
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A group of 25 Democratic lawmakers led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) sent SEC Chair Gary Gensler a letter September 26 urging him to “expeditiously release a final, strong climate disclosure rule that results in detailed disclosure of firms’ transition risk and opportunities, including Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, details around energy transition plans, and capital expenditures related to the transition.”
by: Rosemary Lally
10/5/2023
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Governance Guide: Annual Shareholder Meetings, a new members-only guide published by CII, provides a foundational overview of common procedures and regulatory regimes that set the cadence for annual meetings at U.S. companies, and gives updates on recent developments affecting these meetings.
by: Rosemary Lally
10/5/2023
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CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney in late July met with eight staff members of Senators who serve on the Senate Banking Committee to discuss dual-class stock companies.
by: Rosemary Lally
10/5/2023
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U.S. dual-class companies with classified boards that have been public for five or more years had annualized returns significantly lower than broad stock indices, finds a study from the CII Research and Education Fund (CII-REF).
by: Rosemary Lally
10/5/2023
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More than 400 CII members and guests gathered in Long Beach, Calif., September 11-13, to hear an impressive lineup of speakers address timely topics ranging from generative AI’s transformative effects to how activist shareholders are reacting to the anti-ESG movement.
by: Rosemary Lally
10/5/2023
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At the fall conference CII’s U.S. Asset Owner Members voted to amend CII’s corporate governance policies to further promote the ability of shareowners to make informed decisions on when to recall loaned shares.
by: Rosemary Lally
10/5/2023
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Copies of each of the CII letters below can be found on the Correspondence, Legal Briefs and Testimony section of the CII website.
by: Rosemary Lally
10/5/2023
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Webinar recordings are available to members in CII's Media Archive. Recent episodes of CII's podcasts are available on all major podcast listening platforms.
by: Rosemary Lally
10/5/2023
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Gensler Allows SIFMA No-Action to Expire, Office of Investor Advocate Outlines Its Priorities for Fiscal 2024, Gensler Outlines Artificial Intelligence’s Risks to SEC, Rules Require Corporate Disclosure of Material Cyber Breaches, Risk Management, Rules Ramp up Disclosure from Private Funds, Amendments Promote Accuracy of Fund Names, Investor Advisory Committee Discusses Use of Regulation D Rule 506 and Change to Human Capital Management Proposal
by: Rosemary Lally
10/5/2023
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Lawmakers Spar Over ESG in Investing, Hill Hearing Takes Aim at SEC and Proxy Advisors, GOP Lawmakers Press SEC Corporation Finance Director on Hot Topics, Hearing Questions the Systemic Financial Risks of Climate Change, Committee Chair Asks Asset Managers to Report on ESG Considerations in Proxy Voting, Chair Discusses Fiscal 2024 Budget, Climate Disclosure Rules, Proxy Advisors at Senate Hearing, House Committee Approves Bills Addressing ESG, Proxy Advisors, House Democrats Urge Gensler to Act Quickly on Climate Disclosure Rules, Gensler Defends Rulemaking Pace, Comment Periods, SEC Authority to Implement Climate Rules
by: Rosemary Lally
10/5/2023
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