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New pay versus performance disclosure requirements coming into effect for issuers providing executive compensation disclosure in accordance with U.S. rules

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new pay versus performance disclosure requirements which will apply to proxy...

Against votes for directors, new timing on shareholder proposals and other CBCA changes now in effect

Recent amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Canada Business Corporate Regulations, 2001 are discussed by Osler lawyers in an...

SEC’s prescriptive climate disclosure proposal could impose new ESG obligations on Canadian inter-listed issuers

On March 21, 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed rule for the enhancement and standardization of...

International Sustainability Standards Board releases draft sustainability and climate change disclosure proposals for public comment

The International Sustainability Standards Board has issued proposed global standards for sustainability- and climate-related disclosure for public...

Executive compensation challenges both new and old

The Ontario Court of Appeal sensibly overturned a lower court decision refusing to enforce a clause requiring the forfeiture of equity grants on...

Corporate governance in transition

In the second proxy season held during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual shareholder meetings remained the preferred choice for the majority of Canadian...

Andrew MacDougall and Jennifer Jeffrey on diversity disclosure practices in Canada and what’s promoting change at the top – Lexpert TV

Osler’s Andrew MacDougall and Jennifer Jeffrey recently spoke with Lexpert TV about the firm’s seventh annual Diversity Disclosure Practices...

Nasdaq’s new progressive board diversity listing requirement

A majority of SEC Commissioners have approved Nasdaq proposals to introduce new board diversity listing requirements, becoming the first regulator in...