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At the SEC’s open meeting today, the Commissioners approved in a 3 to 2 vote (Commissioners Gallagher and Piwowar dissenting) the proposed so-called “pay ratio” rules, mandated by S...
Last week, the National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable began their appeal of the SEC conflict minerals decision with an opening brief filed ...
The SEC has announced that it will hold an open meeting next Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. to consider whether to propose rules to require companies to disclose the median ...
A proxy access shareholder proposal from CtW Investment Group should be excluded for lack of clarity and because it conflicts with the company’s bylaws, Walgreens contended in a no-acti...
The PCAOB recently proposed two auditing standards in an effort to improve the auditor’s report that accompanies annual financial statements: The Auditor’s Report on an Audit of Fina...
On August 13, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted final regulations designed to harmonize the obligations of registered commodity pool operators (“CPOs?...
22% of the Fortune 501 to 1000 companies remain silent about their cybersecurity risks, compared to 12% of the larger Fortune 500 companies, according to a September report released by th...
A former investor relations professional at First Solar agreed to pay $50,000 to settle the SEC’s charges that he violated Regulation FD. According to the SEC order, the IR officer att...
Since July 15, 2013, one rulemaking requirement deadline passed, two rulemaking requirements were finalized and no new rules were proposed to meet rulemaking requirements.
As of Septembe...
The end of summer is being marked by expectations of a busy month. First, several rules come into effect. On September 9, swap clearing is required under the Dodd-Frank Act unless an exce...