Market Matters: Proposed Proxy Rule Amendments
Thompson Hine is pleased to share with you the latest episode of Market Matters, our podcast series that explores legal and regulatory issues affecting the investment management industry.\n\nIn this episode, Mike Wible, a partner in our Investment Management practice, and Nathan Holmes, a partner in our Tax and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practices, discuss proposed amendments to the proxy rules that would more substantively regulate proxy advisory firms. Topics discussed include: \nThe proposed codification of the SEC\u2019s interpretation that proxy voting advice is a \u201csolicitation\u201d under the proxy rules; Additional disclosure and notice requirements that would apply to proxy voting advisers; and The application of anti-fraud rules to proxy voting advisers