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SEC Updates Business, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factor Requirements of Regulation S-K
August 31, 2020, Covington Alert
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the business (Item 101), legal proceedings (Item 103) and risk factor (Item 105) disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K. These amendments are part of the SEC’s ongoing Disclosure Effectiveness Initiative, the goal of which is to modernize the business and financial disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K, Regulation S-X, and related rules and forms.
December 8, 2020, Covington Alert
On November 24, 2020, Glass Lewis published updates to its proxy voting guidance for annual shareholder meetings to be held after January 1, 2021. The updated proxy voting guidelines primarily concern board composition, governance matters, environmental and social issues, and compensation issues. Glass Lewis also published updates to its guidance on shareholder ...
November 19, 2020, Covington Alert
On November 12, 2020, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) published updates to its proxy voting guidance generally for annual shareholder meetings to be held on or after February 1, 2021. The updated proxy voting guidelines primarily concern board composition, governance matters, and environmental and social issues.
January 28, 2020, Covington Alert
Critical audit matters, or “CAMs,” have been an important topic of discussion among investors, auditors, public companies and audit committees since the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) adopted Auditing Standard 3101 (“AS 3101”) on June 1, 2017.