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California Adopts Law Regarding Female Representation on Boards of Directors of Publicly Held Companies -
On September 30, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law California Senate Bill 826 (SB...more
10/8/2018
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Benchmarks ,
Board of Directors ,
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Corporate Governance ,
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Cross-Border Transactions ,
Diversity ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
FinTech ,
Gender Equity ,
Libor ,
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Swaps ,
UK Brexit ,
Woman Board Members
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Dodd-Frank Legislation Directs SEC to Amend Rule 701 and Regulation A+ -
On May 24, President Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act. While the Act...more
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SEC Approves PCAOB Rule to Require Enhanced Audit Reports -
On October 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved new audit reporting standard, AS 3101, proposed by the Public Company Accounting...more
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SEC Announces Rule Proposal to Modernize, Simplify and Increase the Accessibility of Required Disclosure -
On October 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a press release announcing that it...more
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SEC and Division of Corporation Finance Issue New Pay Ratio Disclosure Guidance -
On September 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretive release (available here) regarding...more
10/2/2017
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Implementation of Pay Ratio Disclosure Requirement Not Expected to Be Delayed -
On September 15, at the ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of...more
9/25/2017
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Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
CPOs ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
MiFID II ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
No-Action Relief ,
Pay Ratio ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation S-K ,
UK
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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New and Updated C&DIs on Omission of Financial Information from Draft Registration Statements -
Since the adoption of the Fixing America’s Surface...more
9/5/2017
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Corporate Issuers ,
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Executive Compensation ,
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UK
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SEC Expands Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements -
On June 29, the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, beginning on July 10,...more
7/10/2017
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UK
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Supreme Court Rules on Insider Trading Involving Family and Friends -
In its first insider trading decision in nearly two decades, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously to uphold an insider trading...more
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SEC Approves Amendments to Implement Provisions of the JOBS Act and FAST Act -
On May 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved amendments to revise certain rules under the Securities...more
SEC/CORPORATE SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New C&DIs on FAST Act -
As previously reported, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) on December 4. The...more