{"id":39370,"date":"2013-12-02T08:46:21","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T13:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=39370"},"modified":"2013-12-02T08:48:41","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T13:48:41","slug":"hedge-fund-investing-the-sec-roundtable-on-proxy-advisors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/12\/2013\/hedge-fund-investing-the-sec-roundtable-on-proxy-advisors.html","title":{"rendered":"Hedge Fund Investing: The SEC Roundtable On Proxy Advisors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/roundtable.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19198\" alt=\"roundtable\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/roundtable-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/roundtable-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/roundtable-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/roundtable.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; The SEC over the weekend announced the agenda and panelists for its December 5 staff roundtable on the use of proxy advisory firm services by institutional investors and hedge fund investment advisers.<\/p>\n<p>The roundtable panelists are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Karen Barr &#8211; General Counsel, Investment Adviser Association<\/li>\n<li>Jeffrey Brown &#8211; Head of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Charles Schwab<\/li>\n<li>Mark Chen &#8211; Associate Professor of Finance, Georgia State University<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Edkins &#8211; Managing Director and Global Head Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, BlackRock, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Yukako Kawata &#8211; Partner, Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell LLP<\/li>\n<li>Hoil Kim &#8211; Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Eric Komitee &#8211; General Counsel, Viking Global Investors LP<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Mahoney &#8211; General Counsel, Council of Institutional Investors<\/li>\n<li>Nell Minow &#8211; Co-Founder and Board Member, GMI Ratings<\/li>\n<li>Trevor Norwitz &#8211; Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &amp; Katz<\/li>\n<li>Harvey Pitt &#8211; CEO, Kalorama Partners<\/li>\n<li>Katherine Rabin &#8211; CEO, Glass Lewis &amp; Co. LLC<\/li>\n<li>Gary Retelny &#8211; President, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Michael Ryan &#8211; Vice President, Business Roundtable, and former president and COO of Proxy Governance, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Anne Sheehan &#8211; Director of Corporate Governance, CalSTRS<\/li>\n<li>Damon Silvers &#8211; Director of Policy and Special Counsel, AFL-CIO<\/li>\n<li>Darla Stuckey &#8211; Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Society of Corporate Secretaries<\/li>\n<li>Lynn Turner &#8211; Managing Director, LitiNomics, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The roundtable will be held at the SEC\u2019s headquarters in Washington, D.C., and is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.\u00a0 The event also will be webcast live on the SEC\u2019s website and will be archived for later viewing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Members of the public are welcome to submit comments on the topics to be addressed at the roundtable.&#8221; The SEC said, &#8221; Comments may be submitted electronically or on paper; please use one method only.\u00a0 Any comments submitted will become part of the public record of the roundtable and posted on the SEC\u2019s website. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Electronic submissions:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Use the SEC\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.gov\/cgi-bin\/ruling-comments?ruling=4-670&amp;rule_path=\/comments\/4-670&amp;file_num=4-670&amp;action=Show_Form&amp;title=%20Proxy%20Advisory%20Firm%20Roundtable%20%28Notice%20of%20Roundtable%20Discussion%29\">Internet submission form<\/a>\u00a0or send an e-mail to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rule-comments@sec.gov\">rule-comments@sec.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All submissions should refer to File Number 4-670 and the file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used.<\/p>\n<p>Editing by Alex Akesson<br \/>\nFor\u00a0<a title=\"hedge funds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/\">HedgeCo.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:alex@hedgeco.net\">alex@hedgeco.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/\">HedgeCo.Net<\/a>\u00a0is a premier\u00a0<a title=\"hedge fund database\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/\">hedge fund database<\/a>\u00a0and community for qualified and accredited investors only. 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