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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...
Companies seeking approval of equity compensation plans as required under NYSE rules have often struggled to understand, and describe in proxy statements, the application of the NYSE voti...
Recent controversy surrounding Hewlett-Packards board elections have put the spotlight on referendums for directors, with the New York Times alone running three stories on the subject o...
In advance of swap reporting and clearing deadlines, the CFTC adopted a final rule providing an exemption for inter-affiliate swap clearing and the staff issued a no-action letter providi...