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Western Union recently submitted a no-action letter to the SEC Staff seeking to exclude a binding proxy access shareholder proposal from Norges Bank, arguing under Rule 14a-8(i)(9) that t...
In adopting final rules on the treatment of cleared swap customer collateral, the CFTC has taken a major step in defining the architecture of market-wide swap clearing, a key pillar of th...
SEC Rules and Regulations
SEC Amends Net Worth Standard for Individual Accredited Investors
SEC Schapiro Seeks Authority to Impose Larger Penalties for Securities Law Violations
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Section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, enacted in 2010, imposes withholding tax on, among other things, “dividend equivalents” paid to foreign counterparties pursuant to “spec...
The CFTC issued a final rule on January 11, 2012 that specifies the registration process for swap dealers and major swap participants. On the same day, the CFTC also issued an order deleg...
The Shareholder Communications Coalition, a group that includes the Business Roundtable, the National Investors Relations Institute and the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance...
In its ongoing effort to revise and consolidate rules governing members’ communications with retail and institutional investors, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. recent...
This memorandum highlights some considerations for the preparation of 2011 annual reports on Form 20-F and certain other U.S.-related regulatory actions and developments of interest to fo...
The CFTC has adopted two final rules - a Swap Data Reporting Rule and a Real-Time Reporting Rule - that, in less than a fully coordinated manner, establish the new Dodd-Frank Act reportin...
As 2011 neared a close, ISS announced that it will update its Governance Risk Indicators (called GRId 2.0) on February 24, 2012 to score all Russell 3000 companies. For the first time, a...