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On August 31, 2011, the SEC issued (i) a concept release (the “Derivatives Concept Release”) soliciting public comment on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies und...
Earlier this week, the SEC announced a settlement with the former CFO of Beazer Homes USA to clawback incentive compensation and profits from the sale of Beazer stock of more than $1.4 mi...
The SEC announced today that it temporarily suspended the operation of its EDGAR filing system as a precautionary measure due to the earthquake in the Washington, D.C. area this afternoon...
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently published for comment FINRA’s proposal to revise its rules governing member firm communications with customers and the public. The SEC ha...
On July 14, 2011, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposal to adopt various rules in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook ...
SEC Rules and Regulations
SEC Adopts Large Trader Reporting Rule
Industry Update
SEC Issues No-Action Letter Regarding Compliance with the Independent Accountant Requirements Unde...
A fairly recent development in governance proposals has been the surge in proposals seeking the ability of shareholders to act by written consent, in lieu of a meeting. The proposal has g...
On August 5, 2011, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) proposed two draft “Dear CEO” letters providing guidance on issues relating to the revised Remuneration Code, which came i...
ISS has issued its preliminary US post-season report, which is full of useful statistics about the 2011 proxy season for the data hound. Broc notes some of the key highlights in TheCorpo...