October - December 2015

• Investor Demands, Cybersecurity and Talent to Define Board Agendas in 2016: EY
  The Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2015
• ‘Big Four’ push forward in consulting
  Financial Times, December 29, 2015
• Ringing in a New Year of Cyber Threats in 2016
  The Wall Street Journal, December 28, 2015
• It's Now Easier to Get on Apple's Board of Directors
  Fortune, December 23, 2015
• Caution by Company Officers Can Create Problems for Boards
  The New York Times, December 22, 2015
• Apple Criticizes Proposed U.K. Expanded-Surveillance Law
  The Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2015
• Trends in Whistleblower Retaliation Claims, and How Companies Can Steer Clear of Trouble
  corporatecounsel.net, December 23, 2015
• Deal Restricts SEC From Requiring Disclosure of Corporate Political Contributions
  The Wall Street Journal, December 17, 2015
• Special Report: Accounting firms, SEC hobble U.S. audit watchdog
  Reuters, December 17, 2015
• Congress Poised to Pass Cybersecurity Measure
  The Wall Street Journal, December 16, 2015
• Socially Responsible Companies Pay Lower Taxes
  CFO.com, December 16, 2015
• Massive spending bill fails to stop DOL fiduciary rule, clearing major hurdle
  InvestmentNews.com, December 16, 2015
• EU Data-Privacy Law Raises Daunting Prospects for U.S. Companies
  The Wall Street Journal, December 16, 2015
  
• Activists Put Mondelez CEO Irene Rosenfeld on the Spot
  The Wall Street Journal, December 15, 2015
• Remaking Dow and DuPont for the Activist Shareholders
  The New York Times, December 15, 2015
• FRC threatens to 'shame' fund managers over Stewardship Code
  efinancialnews.com, December 14, 2015
• The Effective Private Board
  privatecompanydirector.com, December 14, 2015
• Business Supports Climate Deal With Varying Degrees of Enthusiasm
  The Wall Street Journal, December 13, 2015
• Investor Activism Doesn’t Work With Tech Companies
  Barron's, December 12, 2015
• Canadian companies have a big new ally in the fight against cyber crime
  business.financialpost.com, December 11, 2015
• Ceres report recommends boards focus on sustainability
  irmagazine.com, December 11, 2015
• Dow, DuPont Deal Cements Activists' Rise
  The Wall Street Journal, December 11, 2015
• International Accounting Regulators Not Doing Cartwheels Over SEC’s Idea
  The Wall Street Journal, December 11, 2015
  
• More women at the top could spell less corporate trouble
  The Washington Post, December 10, 2015
• Delaware Law Issues Update
  udel.edu/udaily, December 10, 2015
• Scope of Federal Statutory Whistleblower Provisions
  New York Law Journal, December 10, 2015
• SEC's White: Too many auditors not following U.S. securities laws
  Reuters, December 9, 2015
• Five Things Compensation Committee Members Need to Know
  Bloomberg, December 9, 2015
• Non-GAAP Numbers May Confuse Investors: SEC Chair
  The Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2015
  
• Cyber Insurance Underwriting Moves from ‘Toddler’ to ‘Teen’ As Insurers Learn from Claims
  insurancejournal.com, December 8, 2015
• SEC Pressured to Standardize Financial Reporting
  GovernmentExecutive.com, Decemeber 8, 2015
• Hillary Clinton takes up fiduciary mantle for financial advice industry
  InvestmentNews.com, December 7, 2015
• Almost half of firms failing to meet corporate governance standards, and not enough attention being paid to culture and values
  cityam, December 7, 2015
• CalPERS Says to Engage More Companies on Climate Change
  Newsmax.com, December 5, 2015
• Insider Trading By Pershing Square in Valeant/Allergan Deal? A Further Look
  valuewalk.com, December 5, 2015
• Wachtell Lipton discusses Staggered Boards, Long-Term Investments and Long-Term Firm Value
  clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu, December 3, 2015
• The SEC Fears The Email Privacy Act
  brokeandbroker.com, December 3, 2015
• SEC Faces 'Crisis of Confidence' Over In-House Court, Ex-Official Says
  The Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2015
• SEC Steps Up Probe of Pre-IPO Share Trading
  The Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2015
  
• Legislation to replace DOL fiduciary could be tied to must-pass bill to keep government open
  InvestmentNews.com, December 2, 2015
• Corporate Governance in the Age of Cyber Risks
  knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu, December 1, 2015
• The Role of Bank Board Risk Committees in Company Performance
  The Wall Street Journal, December 1, 2015
  
• Why Wall Street's campaign to enrich shareholders could be bad for everyone else
  Vox.com, November 30, 2015
• RBC fails to overturn $76 million judgment over Rural/Metro sale
  Reuters, November 30, 2015
• Interim CEOs more likely to massage the numbers, research finds
  The Washington Post, November 25, 2015
• Some Compensation Peer Groups Draw a Crowd
  The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2015
• Activist Investors Display a Lighter Touch
  The Wall Street Journal, November 24, 2015
  
• Dissidents Fail to Win Ethan Allen Board Seats
  The Wall Street Journal, November 24, 2015
• Calpers’ Private-Equity Fees: $3.4 Billion
  The Wall Street Journal, November 24, 2015
• Threat of Cyberattacks Could Now Affect Moody’s Ratings
  thinkadvisor.com, November 24, 2015
  
• RCS Capital’s Proxy Vote Scandal Ensnaring More Broker-Dealers
  thinkadvisor.com, November 20, 2015
• What's Worse Than the SEC's Revolving Door?
  Bloomberg, November 20, 2015
• How Investors Will React to the DoL's New ESG Guidelines
  InstitutionalInvestor.com, November 19, 2015
• Allstate Adopts Proxy Access Bylaw Amendments
  money.cnn.com, November 19, 2015
• Women, minorities making gains on Canadian corporate boards: report
  theglobandmail.com, November 19, 2015
• Macy’s Honored for Diversity of Board of Directors
  businesswire.com, November 19, 2015
• More women on tech boards, but industry lags
  USA Today, November 18, 2015
• Ethan Allen Election Rules Flawed, ISS Says
  The Wall Street Journal, November 18, 2015
• Top SEC Accountant Urges Supplemental Use of Global Rules for U.S. Companies
  The Wall Street Journal, November 17, 2015
• SEC’s White Defends In-House Courts, But Sees Need To Modernize
  The Wall Street Journal, November 17, 2015
  
• Ethan Allen Takes Aim at Activist’s Nominees for Its Board
  The Wall Street Journal, November 17, 2015
• To Find a CFO, Many Firms Turn to Their Own Board Members
  The Wall Street Journal, November 16, 2015
• Society Warns ISS That Overboarding Policy Change Will Hurt Women And Minority Directors
  calcorporatelaw.com, November 16, 2015
• U.S. judge rules for SEC in fight with House panel over insider trading probe
  Reuters, November 16, 2015
• On Capitol Hill, Another Banking Battle Brews
  The Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2015
• Blacks on corporate boards are few and far between
  The Philadelphia Tribune, November 14, 2015
• Activist Investor Can’t Dodge Insider Trading Suit
  cfo.com, November 12, 2015
• What To Expect When The CEO-Employee Pay Gap Goes Public
  Fastcompany.com, November 12, 2015
• Investors Want More From Sustainability Reporting, Says Former SEC Head
  The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2015
• VW Calls On Whistleblowers to Step Forward
  The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2015
• Inside Florida business: Smart corporate leaders value women as board members
  83degrees.com, November 10, 2015
• Shareholder Activism May Decline Next Year
  CFO, November 10, 2015
• How Much to Pay a Director? There’s No Clear Answer
  The New York Times, November 10, 2015
• New York Regulator Seeks Proposals to Improve Cybersecurity
  The New York Times, November 10, 2015
• Peabody Energy Agrees to Greater Disclosures of Financial Risks
  The New York Times, November 8, 2015
• ISS Recommends Shareholders Reject Willis-Towers Watson Merger
  The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2015
• Market Changes May Prompt New Definition of Insider Trading
  The New York Times, November 4, 2015
• Short-Term Thinking
  The New York Times, November 4, 2015
• Firms, Regulators Try to Sort Out What’s Worth Disclosing to Investors
  The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2015
  
• How a BlackRock Bet on African Gold Lost Its Luster
  The Wall Street Journal, October 26, 2015
• Facebook's Zuckerberg Chided by Judge Over Board Pay
  Bloomberg, October 29, 2015
• SEC's White says private placement fundraising booming, but fraud is not
  InvestmentNews, October 28, 2015
• Nothing to Fear From the SEC?
  The Wall Street Journal, October 26, 2015
• The Big Number
  The Wall Street Journal, October 26, 2015
• CEOs with daughters run more socially responsible companies, research finds
  The Washington Post, October 26, 2015
• Why Boards Go Awry in Their Hiring Decisions
  The Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2015
• Shareholders Notch Gain in SEC’s New Ballot Guidelines
  The Wall Street Journal, October 22, 2015
• Why Having Diversity On Your Board Matters
  Forbes, October 20, 2015
• The Most Diverse S.E.C. Ever May Be Taking Shape
  The New York Times, October 20, 2015
• Exchanges, Schwab criticize SEC market structure committee
  Reuters, October 20, 2015
• Luxury Health Benefits for Top Corporate Bosses on the Wane
  The Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2015
• The Big Number
  The Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2015
• What Should Firms Say When the CEO Is Sick?
  The Wall Street Journal, October 18, 2015
• A crackdown is coming on firms with lax cybersecurity
  marketwatch.com, October 16, 2015
• Labor Dept. to revise financial adviser rule after Dem backlash
  The Hill, October 16, 2015
• CEOs beware: Your astronomical salaries may soon cost you customers
  The Washington Post, October 15, 2015 
• SEC Readies Clawback Rules for Punishing Bad Accounting
  The Wall Street Journal, October 12, 2015
• SEC Trims Use of In-House Judges
  The Wall Street Journal, October 11, 2015
• Constitutional Challenges to S.E.C.’s Use of In-House Judges
  The New York Times, October 6, 2015
• Wall Street's Compliance With Settlements Probed by Top Democrat
  Bloomberg, October 6, 2015
• As DOL fiduciary heats up, both sides dig in
  InvestmentNews, October 4, 2015
• Smaller Companies More Likely to Fail Say-on-Pay
  The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2015
• Navigating the CEO Pay Disclosure Minefield
  The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2015
• Nelson Peltz’s Trian Makes a Big Bet on GE
  The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2015
• Are Activist Investors Helping or Undermining American Companies?
  The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2015
• The Big Number
  The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2015
• Dodd-Frank Rules: 20% Remaining
  The Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2015
• SEC to Issue Final Rule on Extractive Disclosures by July 2016
  The Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2015
• Labor Department’s Fiduciary Proposal: Key Provisions to Watch
  The Wall Street Journal, October 1, 2015

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