In response to an invitation to comment on the SEC’s semiannual regulatory agenda, CII sent the commission a letter listing the topics that it hopes the agency will prioritize in its rulemakings.

In a September 1 letter, the CII and the CFA Institute asked the SEC to assist investors – as well as other stakeholders – by making SEC correspondence with public companies available in a structured, machine-readable format.

A group of Apple investors, many of whom are CII members, filed a shareholder proposal September 7 asking Apple’s board to commission an independent, third-party assessment of Apple’s adherence to its stated commitment to workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining rights.

Changes to severance packages that Electronic Arts made in response to a shareholder proposal that received significant support at the company’s 2022 annual meetings fall short, say many observers.