The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (the “CCGG”) has stated that proxy access is high on their agenda. Proxy access generally refers to the ability of shareholders to nominate their own candidates for the board and have
Board diversity update: Is female board representation on the rise?
Nearly seven months have passed since the formal amendments to National Instrument 58-101 – Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices and Form 58-101F1- Corporate Governance Disclosure were announced by securities regulators, imposing enhanced disclosure requirements with respect to female representation on
2015 Trends and Insights: Activism in Canada
In the latest issue of Ethical Boardroom, Walied Soliman and Orestes Pasparakis, co-chairs of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Special Situations Team, discuss activism in the Canadian corporate landscape and expectations for the 2015 proxy season in their article, “2015
CSA publishes proposed amendments to the Canadian take-over bid regime
On March 31, 2015, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published proposed amendments to Canada’s take-over bid regime (the Proposed Amendments) under Multilateral Instrument 62-104 – Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids, other related instruments and the Ontario