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Will the Tariffs be a Poison Pill for Proxy Contests This Season?
On April 2, the announced tariffs on certain imported products into the U.S. are expected to go into effect. While it remains to be seen whether they will be beneficial for the U.S. economy in the long term, tariffs have already begun to impact the national and global economy. Will they also impact the 2025 […]
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Tagged Poison pills, Proxy contests, Shareholders, Tariffs
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The Real and Financial Effects of Internal Liquidity: Evidence From the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Prior to 2018, U.S. multinational corporations faced a repatriation tax on foreign profits they chose to send home to their U.S. parent. As a result, many corporations chose to defer this tax and accumulate overseas profits within their foreign subsidiaries, with the hope of a future tax holiday or reform. That day came in late […]
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Tagged Executives, Liquidity Shock, Taxes, TCJA
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Statement by Commissioner Crenshaw Regarding Climate-Related Disclosures Rule Litigation
Today, the SEC purports to walk away from the Climate-Related Disclosures Rule. In building the rule, we journeyed up a mountain. The Commission spent at least four years taking input – we issued requests for information, made a proposal, opened and reopened comment periods when stakeholders asked for more time or the ability to provide […]
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Tagged Administrative Procedure Act (APA), Climate, Climate Disclosure, SEC
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Weekly Roundup: March 21-27, 2025
Shareholder Engagement on Compensation Matters: Special Time-Sensitive Complications for the 2025 Proxy Season Posted by Alessandra Murata, Michael Bergmann, and Brad Goldberg, Cooley LLP, on Friday, March 21, 2025 Tags: Board of Directors, Proxy season, SEC, shareholder engagement How DEI Shareholder Proposals Are Faring in 2025 Posted by David A. Bell and Wendy Grasso, Fenwick […]
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Introduction Public pension plans, like many other institutional investors, have steadily increased their allocation to private equity investments over the last two decades. (Figure 1) This trend prompts an important question: do these investments enhance the investment opportunity set by delivering positive risk-adjusted returns, or are they merely high-cost vehicles for taking on risks similar […]
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Tagged Institutional Investors, investors, Pension, Private equity
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Key Considerations for the 2025 Annual Reporting and Proxy Season
Each year in our Annual Memo, White & Case’s Public Company Advisory Group provides practical insights on preparing Annual Reports on Form 10-Ks, Annual Meeting Proxy Statements and, for FPIs, the Annual Report on Form 20-F. This installment of our Annual Memo will focus on preparations for your Form 10-K, divided into two sections: Annual […]
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Tagged Cybersecurity, Form 10-K, Proxy season, SEC
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Insider Trading Policies: A Survey of Recent Filings
White & Case’s Public Company Advisory Group has conducted a survey of publicly filed insider trading policies to assess emerging trends with respect to key insider trading policy terms. Starting with Form 10-K/20-F annual reports for June 30 fiscal year end companies, new SEC rules (under Item 408 of Regulation S-K) now require companies to […]
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C-Suite Outlook 2025: Seizing the Future
Key Insights CEOs globally continue to focus on growth in 2025 despite material challenges and risks ahead. CEOs rank innovation, introducing new products and services, and investing in technology (including AI) as their primary strategies for growing profits, and they desire leaders who are innovative thinkers to drive future growth. CEOs cite the rapid advancement […]
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Should SEC Revisit Executive Security Perquisite Disclosure?
The recent homicide of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has put a spotlight on executive security and has prompted many companies to reassess how they are protecting their top executives. We also believe that in the wake of this tragic event it is time for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revisit the treatment of […]
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Weekly Roundup: January 10-16, 2025
FinCEN Suspends Reporting Requirements as Circuits Grapple With Corporate Transparency Act’s Constitutionality Posted by Shay Dvoretzky, Parker Rider-Longmaid, and Amy E. Heller, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Friday, January 10, 2025 Tags: Corporate Transparency Act, Fifth Circuit, Regulations, Texas Top Cop Shop Global Top 250 Compensation Survey 2024 Posted by Marco Pizzitola, […]
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