In This Issue:

*SEC/CORPORATE

..SEC Publishes Report from Forum on Small Business Capital Formation

*FINANCIAL MARKETS

..CFTC-SEC Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues to Meet

*LITIGATION

..Court Affirms Defamation Damages Based on Comments About Competitor’s Prospects

..Delivery Delays Don’t Support Fraud Claim

*EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND ERISA

..First Wave of Health Care Reform About to Hit Group Health Plans

*EU DEVELOPMENTS

..AIFM Directive Progress

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