The week in GRC: SEC appoints chief enforcer and House committee passes diversity legislation
– The Wall Street Journal reported that the UK government said it would probe Nvidia’s $40 bn deal to buy UK chip designer Arm...
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Alphabet faces vote on ‘anticompetitive practices’ oversight report
Shareholders in Google parent company Alphabet are set to vote on a proposal regarding board oversight of ‘anticompetitive...
The week in GRC: Gensler confirmed as SEC chair and CEOs join together on voting rights
– The Wall Street Journal reported that Jack Ma’s Ant Group will apply to become a financial holding company overseen by China’s...
The week in GRC: Companies face surge in ESG proposals and SEC official cautions on Spacs growth
– The Wall Street Journal reported that companies’ ethics hotlines received fewer reports overall from employees last year despite...
CII proposes legislation on diversity disclosure and multi-class shares
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is calling for Congress to pass a law seeking to address board diversity disclosures...
Senate Banking Committee chair seeks to overturn 14a-8 reforms
Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has launched an effort to overturn SEC reforms that change the shareholder proposal process and...
The week in GRC: DoL won’t enforce ESG investment rules and Wells Fargo sets net-zero emissions goal
– The Wall Street Journal reported that GameStop’s board created a committee focused on the company’s transformation efforts that...
SEC’s Crenshaw urges rethink on setting corporate fines
SEC member Caroline Crenshaw has called for the commission to refocus how it assesses penalties imposed on companies for...
SEC accuses AT&T of Reg FD violations
The SEC has accused AT&T of violating Regulation FD and has charged three of its investor relations (IR) executives with aiding...
The week in GRC: SEC creates ESG enforcement task force and Capital Group calls for workforce diversity data
– The Wall Street Journal reported that ExxonMobil added Michael Angelakis and Jeffrey Ubben to its board after the company faced...
