The SEC’s recent 3-2 vote to undo key provisions of a Trump-era rule governing proxy advisory firms has fanned the flames of controversy even though the stated goal was to bolster the independence and timeliness of these providers’ offerings. In fact, a major proxy-advice vendor, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), wanted the SEC to rescind the… Read More >>
CFTC Swears In New Chairman
Tarbert is 14th CFTC Chairman Dr. Heath P. Tarbert, the CFTC’s new chairman, is vowing to “hit the ground running” as his term kicked off July 15, and marks the end of J. Christopher Giancarlo’s service as head of the regulator for the commodities and derivatives trading industry. “At its core, the CFTC is a… Read More >>
