CII submitted a letter February 15 to the European Commission (EC) backing mandatory sunsets for dual-class shares and more transparency of the conflicts of interest often found in special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).

The SEC February 10 proposed rules that would accelerate the turnaround time for activist investors to file Schedule 13D reports and would make other changes to 13D requirements.

The New York State Assembly and Senate last month introduced identical bills that would require fashion retailers and manufacturers that do business in the state—those with annual worldwide gross revenues in excess of $100 million—to disclose a supply chain map, a social and environmental sustainability report, information about certain “prioritized” environmental and social impacts, and annual reports tracking progress toward risk and impact reduction.

Five GOP senators sent SEC Chair Gary Gensler a letter February 15 urging the SEC to seek enhanced risk disclosures and due diligence on the part of registered investment funds and their managers, when considering investments in China.