Despite strong, sustained opposition from CII, other investor groups, law firms and legal scholars, Delaware Governor Matt Meyers signed into law Senate Bill 21 on March 26, a measure that provides a safe harbor for transactions in which a director or officer or a controlling stockholder may have a conflict of interest.

CII joined an amicus brief supporting the SEC in a legal challenge over the commission’s amendments to Regulation NMS, which would increase the transparency of exchange fees and rebates.

At his March 27 nomination hearing, Paul Atkins, the Trump administration’s nominee to chair the SEC said one of his top priorities was to “provide a firm regulatory foundation for digital assets through a rational, coherent, and principled approach.”

Amid this week’s widespread coverage of consumers impacted by 23andMe’s entrance into the bankruptcy process, stewards of capital also considered how corporate governance vulnerabilities preceded the evaporation of $6 billion in shareholder value since the company’s 2021 entry to the public markets.