The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Statement on Investor Concerns About Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy Before the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Statement on Investor Concerns About Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy Before the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/02/09/statement-on-investor-concerns-about-shareholder-rights-and-sec-policy-before-the-secs-investor-advisory-committee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=statement-on-investor-concerns-about-shareholder-rights-and-sec-policy-before-the-secs-investor-advisory-committee https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/02/09/statement-on-investor-concerns-about-shareholder-rights-and-sec-policy-before-the-secs-investor-advisory-committee/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:32:55 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=178775?d=20260206162618EST Posted by Severine Neervoort, ICGN, on Monday, February 9, 2026
Editor's Note:

Severine Neervoort is the Global Policy Director at ICGN. This post is based on her remarks before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investor Advisory Committee’s Corporate Governance Panel.

ICGN represents asset owners and managers from around the world, how are the recent regulatory changes in the US being perceived by global institutional investors?

The International Corporate Governance Network represents investors with over 90 trillion dollars of assets under management. We work to promote high standards of corporate governance globally and our members – both asset owners and asset managers – have significant exposure to the US market.

I would like to start by reminding you that investors, companies, and regulators all have a shared interest in efficient capital markets. This enables businesses to access long-term capital, support innovation and create jobs, while also generating the returns on which pension funds and citizens depend.

Capital markets flourish when investors are confident that their rights are respected, and that companies are operating with integrity and oversight.

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