Addition of Robert Astorino expands board of $2.8bn Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust to 13 members
Virtual/remote meetings allowed boards to do their work, but also depleted social capital trustees must regain through socialization in and out of boardrooms
Peter Finnerty comes aboard as fellow PwC alum Thomas Leonard prepares to retire
Critics have called the size of SEC penalties excessive, random, with little connection to self reports
Phillip Goff, board’s first new director in a decade, has previous experience as RBC Funds trustee
Wish list of reforms could influence agenda of future SEC regulators
Also sues BlackRock ESG fund for using higher vote targets in contested elections
Fund-focused ESG disclosure rule could follow as early as spring
Exams deputy Natasha Vij Greiner tapped to become top fund regulator
Activist had opportunity to win all seven board seats in upcoming election but faced tough battle