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SPAC Momentum Continues in Europe

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Sunday, October 3, 2021

Since our publication in March (US SPAC Boom Spreads to Europe), the SPAC market in Europe has continued to grow, with nearly 30 SPACs listed so far in 2021. Euronext Amsterdam has been taking the lead with over 40% of the European SPAC listings, along with three on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. In London, the […]

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The HCM Funnel

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Saturday, October 2, 2021

Investor demands, societal pressures and competition for employees are pushing boards to be intentional about where and how they focus on human capital management (HCM). Leading companies view HCM as a value driver and strategic differentiator. Boards should view HCM topics the same way they view other key strategic items — as an essential component […]

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Chancery Court Decision on the “Effect of Termination” Provision

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Saturday, October 2, 2021

The Delaware Court of Chancery’s recent decision in Yatra Online v. Ebix (Aug. 30, 2021) serves as a reminder that, under the “Effect of Termination” provision in most merger agreements, a party’s termination of the agreement extinguishes all liability of both parties for pre-termination breaches of the agreement, except as the parties may have otherwise […]

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Key Takeaways From Recent SEC Cybersecurity Charges

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Friday, October 1, 2021

On August 30, 2021, the SEC announced three settlements with eight registered investment advisers and broker-dealers for violations of Rule 30(a) of Regulation S-P (the “Safeguards Rule”) and, in the case of one of the firms charged, for violations of Section 206(4) and Rule 206(4)-7 of the Advisers Act, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in […]

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Crises as Opportunities for Growth: The Strategic Value of Business Group Affiliation

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Friday, October 1, 2021

In many markets around the world, a substantial fraction of publicly listed firms are members of family-controlled business groups. Despite widespread concerns over their corporate governance impacts, family business groups have continued to expand, with no end to their dominance in sight. For example, from 2002 to 2012, a period which includes the Global Financial […]

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Weekly Roundup: September 23–30, 2021

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Friday, October 1, 2021

The Impact of a Principles-Based Approach to Director Gender Diversity Policy Posted by Tor-Erik Bakke (UIC), Laura Field (University of Delaware), Hamed Mahmudi (University of Delaware), and Aazam Virani (University of Arizona), on Friday, September 24, 2021 Tags: Board composition, Boards of Directors, Director qualifications, Diversity, ESG A New Way of Seeing Value Posted by Witold Henisz (The Wharton School of […]

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Statement by Chair Gensler on Proposal to Enhance Reporting of Proxy and Executive Compensation Votes

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Thursday, September 30, 2021

Good morning. This is an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2021. I want to welcome members of the public who are listening in. This is my first open meeting as Chair of this remarkable agency. While there will be times when we vote on rulemakings via seriatim, I […]

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Statement by Commissioner Peirce on Proposal to Enhance Reporting of Proxy and Executive Compensation Votes

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Thursday, September 30, 2021

I want to offer my thanks to the staff of the Divisions of Investment Management and Economic and Risk Analysis and the Office of the General Counsel. I enjoyed our discussion about the proposal before us today and your thoughtful consideration of my comments. I know how much work goes into a proposal like this […]

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Statement by Commissioner Roisman on Proposal to Enhance Reporting of Proxy and Executive Compensation Votes

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Thursday, September 30, 2021

Thank you, Chair Gensler, and thank you to the staff in the Division of Investment Management (the “Division”) for your hard work on the recommendation we are considering today, to propose amendments to disclosures that asset managers make with regard to their proxy voting. As no recommendation gets to the Commission without scrutiny from our […]

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The Vanguard 2021 Semiannual Report

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Regional roundup Topics and trends that shaped the global governance landscape in the first half of 2021 Good governance has never been more important. Boards of directors and company leaders continued to face challenges in the first half of the year. The pandemic disrupted operations and global supply chains and forced companies to make strategic […]

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