Governance & Securities Watch - Feed https://governance.weil.com/contributor/michael-foland/ What's New: Updates from Weil’s Governance, Securities & Reporting Group Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:37:07 +0000 hourly 1 Warning from the SEC’s Chief Accountant: Analyzing Auditor Independence is Not a Check-the-Box Exercise https://governance.weil.com/latest-thinking/warning-from-the-secs-chief-accountant-analyzing-auditor-independence-is-not-a-check-the-box-exercise/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:47:45 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=1715 The SEC’s Acting Chief Accountant Paul Munter delivered a powerful message earlier this month in a speech (available here) reminding accounting firms, along with public companies and their audit committees, of the responsibility each has for auditor independence under Rule 2-01 of SEC Regulation S-X.1 Mr. Munter’s speech specifically addressed accounting firms that provide consulting […]

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]]> The SEC’s Acting Chief Accountant Paul Munter delivered a powerful message earlier this month in a speech (available here) reminding accounting firms, along with public companies and their audit committees, of the responsibility each has for auditor independence under Rule 2-01 of SEC Regulation S-X.1 Mr. Munter’s speech specifically addressed accounting firms that provide consulting […]

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]]> Heads Up for the 2022 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Release Voting Policy Updates for 2022 https://governance.weil.com/latest-thinking/heads-up-for-the-2022-proxy-season-iss-and-glass-lewis-release-voting-policy-updates-for-2022/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:15:06 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=1627 Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis have released updates to their proxy voting policies for the 2022 proxy season. In this Alert, we discuss the updates for 2022, which largely focus on the accountability of the board of directors and its committees for oversight of environmental, social and governance issues, including board diversity, climate […]

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]]> Looking Ahead to the 2022 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Policy Survey and New Climate Survey Topics Reflect Focus on ESG and Climate Risk Oversight and SPAC Transactions https://governance.weil.com/proxy-season-updates/looking-ahead-to-the-2022-proxy-season-iss-annual-policy-survey-and-new-climate-survey-topics-reflect-focus-on-esg-and-climate-risk-oversight-and-spac-transactions/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:57:00 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=1562 Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has launched its Annual Benchmark Policy Survey (available here) along with a separate Climate Policy Survey (available here), signaling potential changes to voting policies for 2022. Topics covered in the Annual Policy Survey include non-financial environment, social and governance (ESG) performance metrics in executive compensation plans, racial equity audits, virtual-only annual […]

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