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On November 3, 2010, the SEC adopted Rule 15c3-5, which effectively prohibits “naked access” to the securities markets. In addition, the SEC extended the compliance date for the new ...
Yesterday the SEC announced and issued proposed rules that would implement the whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules attempt to advance the Act’s goal of encouragin...
The MSRB filed on November 1, 2010 several proposed rule changes with the SEC that will require municipal advisors, as defined in the Dodd-Frank Act, to register with the MSRB by December...
At its open meeting today, the FASB advised that calendar year-end companies will not be required to comply with the FASB’s proposed new loss contingency disclosure standards in their 2...
The SEC today announced settled Reg FD charges against Office Depot and its CEO and former CFO related to “signals” that Office Depot made in one-on-one conversations with analysts im...
On October 18, 2010, the SEC proposed rules to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that require U.S. public companies to conduct sepa...
The SEC and the CFTC have adopted substantially similar interim final rules concerning the reporting of swaps and security-based swaps (collectively, “Swaps”) that were entered into p...
On October 5, 2010, President Obama signed into law legislation that repeals Section 929I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), whic...
The Delaware Chancery Court has upheld the validity of a bylaw amendment adopted by the stockholders of Airgas, Inc. at its September 2010 annual meeting that accelerates the date of Airg...
As the percentage of tender offers in friendly transactions has risen in recent years, so too has use of so-called “top-up options.” Yet, despite their prevalence, the validity of top...