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The bill announced by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and David Vitter (R-La.) is the latest volley in the ongoing debate about whether financial reform has gone far enough in ending the ...
A working group of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the Madrid-based international policy forum for securities regulators from more than 115 jurisdictions...
The Eurozone crisis and ensuing populist resentment over perceived compensation excesses have given rise to a recent wave of compensation measures and restrictions in Europe. As we explai...
SEC Rules and Regulations
CFTC and SEC Adopt Identity Theft Rules
SEC Staff Responds to Inquiries About Filing Requirements for Certain Electronic Communications
The D.C. Circuit has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the case brought by the American Petroleum Institute and others against the SEC rules requiring certain companies to disclose payme...
With over 50 S&P 500 meetings scheduled for this week, the proxy season begins in earnest. Similar to last year, the Wells Fargo meeting on Tuesday appears to be one of the first targets...
The NYSE has removed its proposed rule filing to the SEC to eliminate its separate voting standard for matters requiring shareholder approval from its website, which we had previously dis...
Perhaps owing to more controversy than expected, the SEC has filed a notice to solicit additional comments on Nasdaq’s proposal to require that listed companies establish and maintain a...
Almost half a decade after the onset of the financial crisis, populist sentiment and the resulting political environment continue to fuel stricter regulation of executive and director com...
Following up on our earlier report, yet another group is determined to require public companies to disclose sustainability issues in SEC filings. The Sustainability Accounting Standards B...