Regulatory Matters Archive
Glass Lewis actively engages with regulatory bodies around the world and frequently provides them perspectives from the proxy advisory industry, information on our policies and procedures, and input on pending regulations.
SEC Proxy Recommendations Include Universal Ballot and Vote Confirmations
If effecting change at a single institution is like reversing the course of an aircraft carrier, revamping the proxy system is something akin to turning around a whole fleet. Undaunted by the task, it appears [...]
Glass Lewis CEO Katherine Rabin Issues Statement Regarding SEC Guidance
On Wednesday the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance related to “Investment Advisers’ Proxy Voting Responsibilities and the Application of Proxy Rules to Voting Advice.” We look forward to reviewing the clarifications that [...]
Glass Lewis Submission to SEBI on Issues Related to Proxy Advisors
On July 29, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) issued a report submitted by the Working Group it formed in November 2018 to review certain issues related to proxy advisors. The report [...]
BPPG Formally Launch New 2019 Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis
Leading Global Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis Providers Commit to New Governance & Oversight Structure in Independently Reviewed Updated 2019 Principles The Independent Review Chair of the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis Group (the “BPPG”), Dr. [...]
Glass Lewis Submission on Spanish SRD II Consultation: Introduction of Loyalty Shares
Glass Lewis has submitted a response to the Spanish consultation on the proposed changes to Spanish Companies Law which transposes Shareholder Rights Directive II ("SRD") into national legislation. While most of the proposed changes are [...]
Glass Lewis Submission to SEBI Consultation on the Issuance of Equity Shares with Differential Voting Rights
On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) released a consultation paper (the “Paper”) that discusses the prospect of differential voting rights shares (“DVRs”) being made available to listed issuers in [...]
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