Section: January 2, 2025 | Vol 30, Issue 1
Governance News this Week
In a January 2 letter to the SEC, CII supports the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) final rules on firm and engagement metrics and related amendments to PCAOB standards.
CII’s Accomplishments in Q4 2024
CII’s research team analyzed data on IPOs, director elections and shareholder proposals to uncover key governance trends.
CII’s Accomplishments in Q4 2024
CII sent letters commenting on changes to Italy's corporate governance requirements in the recently adopted Capital Markets Law and proposed reforms to the Consolidated Law on Finance; on key topics affecting shareholders’ rights in the E.U.; and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) recently adopted rules on audit firm reporting
CII’s Accomplishments in Q4 2024
CII hosted three webinars and five podcasts this quarter.
News from the SEC
The commission published its examination priorities for 2025 and saw many changes in its upper ranks.
News from Capitol Hill
A December 13 report by the House Judiciary Committee accuses a “climate cartel” comprised of the three largest asset managers, “blue state public pension funds” and proxy advisors of “colluding to pressure American businesses to commit to ‘net zero’ and scale down disfavored production.”