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SEC Adopts Final Rules to Establish Whistleblower Program
On May 25, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules to implement Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended – “Securities Whistleblower Incentives and Protection.”
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| November 12, 2010 |
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SEC Proposes Whistleblower Program
On November 3rd, the Securities and Exchange Commission published proposed Regulation 21F, establishing a program designed to reward individuals who provide the SEC with information leading to successful enforcement actions.
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| October 5, 2010 |
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SEC Issues New Guidance on MD&A
In a release dated September 17, 2010, the SEC issued guidance on the disclosure of a company’s liquidity and capital resources in the MD&A section of its SEC filings.
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| September 22, 2009 |
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New Guidance From the SEC on Regulation FD
On August 14, 2009, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance published new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations regarding Regulation FD, which generally requires public companies to
publicly disclose material nonpublic information that has been selectively disclosed to members of the investment community
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| August 24, 2009 |
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Regulation and Registration of Private Equity/Venture Capital
Fund Advisers
On June 17, 2009, the Department of Treasury released a White Paper on Financial Regulatory Reform, which proposed that advisers to private pools of capital register with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
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| July 27, 2009 |
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SEC Approves NYSE Rule Eliminating Broker Discretionary Voting in Uncontested Elections of Directors
On July 1, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved an amendment to NYSE Rule 452 to eliminate broker discretionary voting for the uncontested election of directors.
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| July 8, 2009 |
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SEC Heightens Standard for Public Company Board Corporate Governance and Pay Practices for Executives
On July 1, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously voted in favor of two new rule proposals that will have broad implications for boards of directors of public companies and the deliberative process used to decide and disclose meaningful information to investors and shareholders.
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| July 1, 2009 |
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SEC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Shareholder Proxy
Access Rules
On May 20, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted in favor of proposed new rules that would require public companies to include in their proxy materials director nominees proposed by shareholders in addition to those proposed by management.
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