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Program on Corporate Governance Advisory Board
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Author Archives: Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
Federal Corporate Law and the Business of Banking
It is a bedrock (though still controversial) principle of American business law that corporate formation and governance are the province of state, not federal, law. But for more than a century and a half there has been one giant exception to this basic principle of American federalism: around 1,200 national banks, which hold $13 trillion […]
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Posted in Academic Research, Banking & Financial Institutions, Financial Regulation
Tagged Banks, Depository banking, Financial institutions, Financial regulation, Financial technology, National Bank Act, OCC, Treasury Department
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Opportunities for Postdoctoral and Doctoral Corporate Governance Fellows
The Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School (HLS) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications from highly qualified candidates who are interested in working with the Program as Post-Doctoral or Doctoral Corporate Governance Fellows. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, and the start date is flexible. Appointments are commonly for […]
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Tagged Program on Corporate Governance
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Statement by Commissioner Peirce and Commissioner Roisman on Chair Gensler’s Regulatory Agenda
Last Friday, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Action (“Agenda”), which includes the SEC Chair’s Agenda. While there are important and timely items on the list, including rules related to transfer agents and government securities alternative trading systems, the Agenda is missing some other […]
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Posted in Practitioner Publications, Regulators Materials, Securities Litigation & Enforcement, Securities Regulation, Speeches & Testimony
Tagged Proxy voting, SEC, SEC enforcement, SEC rulemaking, Securities enforcement, Securities regulation, Shareholder voting
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Vanguard Insights on Evaluating Say on Climate Proposals
“Say on Climate” proposals encourage companies to disclose climate-related risks, targets, and transition plans in line with the reporting framework created by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a framework that Vanguard supports. By enabling shareholders to vote on these disclosures, companies gather important feedback on how their climate strategies relate to the […]
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Posted in Accounting & Disclosure, Corporate Elections & Voting, ESG, Institutional Investors, Practitioner Publications
Tagged Climate change, Engagement, Environmental disclosure, ESG, Index funds, Institutional Investors, Materiality, Say on climate, Sustainability
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New York Appellate Division, First Department Gives Green Light to First Post-Cyan Case
On April 29, 2021, a four-judge panel of the New York Appellate Division, First Department, held in Chester County Employees Retirement Fund v. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2020-04534, 2021 WL 1679511 (1st Dep’t 2021), that an investor plaintiff sufficiently alleged violations of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) to survive a motion to dismiss. This is […]
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Posted in Court Cases, Practitioner Publications, Securities Litigation & Enforcement
Tagged Class actions, New York, Section 11, Securities Act, Securities fraud, Securities litigation, State law
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Second Circuit Reaffirms that Confidentiality Agreements Can Create a Relationship of Trust for Insider Trading Purposes
The question of whether and when a party can trade in securities when subject to an NDA is one that market participants frequently face. Recently, in United States Chow, 993 F.3d 125 (2d Cir. 2021), the Second Circuit offered important guidance on this topic when it affirmed the insider trading conviction of the managing director […]
Click here to read the complete postRemarks by SEC Chair Gensler at the Meeting of SEC Investor Advisory Committee
Good morning. Thank you Jennifer, Heidi, and all the committee members for having me. I enjoyed meeting with members of the Executive Committee yesterday and am thrilled to meet the whole committee for the first time. I’m grateful for the members’ time and willingness to represent the interests of American investors. I know this committee […]
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Posted in Practitioner Publications, Regulators Materials, Securities Litigation & Enforcement, Securities Regulation, Speeches & Testimony
Tagged Broker-dealers, Information asymmetries, Insider trading, Investor protection, NBBO, Regulation NMS, Retail investors, Rule 10b-5-1, SEC, Securities regulation
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