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Securities Exchange Commission

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Aug
23
2019
 SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs Regarding Inline XBRL Katten
Mar
14
2014
 NASDAQ Launches Marketplace for Private Companies Katten
Nov
8
2019
 SEC Proposes Amendments Relating to Proxy Voting Advice Katten
Apr
20
2014
 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Alleges Insider Trading by Two Friends in Advance of the Acquisition of The Shaw Group Inc. Katten
Dec
20
2019
 SEC Announces Proposed Amendments to the Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer” Katten
May
16
2014
 Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Fee-Shifting Bylaw Katten
Jan
10
2020
 SEC Proposes Changes to Market Data Plans Katten
Jan
17
2020
 SEC Issues Guidance on Confidential Treatment Applications and Intellectual Property and Technology Risks Katten
May
25
2014
 Joint Auditing Commission(JAC) Issues Guidance on Margin Funds Katten
Jan
24
2020
 EFSA Comments on MiFID II Recalibration Katten
Feb
6
2020
 Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: January 13 to 17, and January 20, 2020 (Spoofing; Compliance Officer Fined and Banned; Security or Virtual Currency? Katten
Feb
21
2020
 SEC Proposes to Modernize Infrastructure for NMS Securities Market Data Katten
Jul
18
2014
 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adopts First Installment of Rules for Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activity Katten
Aug
9
2014
 SEC Brings Fraud Charges Against Oil and Gas Company and Its CEO Katten
Aug
22
2014
 Parkcentral v. Porsche: Second Circuit Opens the Doors of Morrison, and Declines to Apply Section 10(b) to Domestic Securities-Based Swap Transactions Katten
Sep
5
2014
 SEC Adopts Regulation AB II: Disclosure and Reporting Requirements for Asset-backed Securities Katten
Sep
26
2014
 SEC Obtains Asset Freeze of Turks and Caicos Company Conducting Ponzi Scheme Katten
Oct
4
2014
 Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Publishes Results of Annual Global Voting Policy Survey Katten
May
15
2020
 FINRA Proposes Rule Change to Temporarily Amend Certain Timing, Method of Service and Other Procedural Requirements in FINRA Rules Katten
Oct
28
2014
 Better Culture; Accountants; London Whale; Asset-Backed Securities; Collusive Activity; Cybersecurity - Bridging the Week: October 20-27, 2014 [VIDEO] Katten
Nov
2
2014
 European Commission Adopts First Equivalence Decisions for Non-EU Central Counterparties (CCPs) Katten
Jun
5
2020
 ESMA Updates Transparency Opinions, MiFID II Q&As & Clearing Services Commercial Terms Katten
Jun
19
2020
 SEC, NYSE Updates: Reg BI and Form CRS; Partial Floor Re-Opening Katten
Nov
21
2014
 Investor Claims NetTALK Executives Took Control of Board Katten
Dec
5
2014
 Expedited Proceedings Denied iin Delaware Where Harm Is Only Speculative Katten
Dec
15
2014
 Insider Trading, Sentinel, Punitive Capital Hit Stay, Investment Funds Portfolio Composition Risk, Auditor Independence (or Not): Bridging the Week: December 8 to 12 and 15, 2014 Katten
Dec
19
2014
 CFTC Extends Relief to Four Foreign Clearing Organizations Katten
Feb
16
2015
 OCC Releases Bulletin Summarizing Interim Final Rule on Subordinated Debt Issued by National Banks Katten
Mar
22
2015
 CFE Amends Rules on ECRPs and Block Trades Katten
Dec
5
2020
 Division of Corporation Finance Issues Disclosure Consideration for China-Based Issuers Katten
Apr
17
2015
 Proposed Amendments to DGCL (Delaware General Corporation Law), Including Ban on Fee-Shifting and Permitting Exclusive Forum Provisions Katten
Dec
11
2020
 CFTC Final Rules Related to Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants & Related to SEFs and Withdraws Comprehensive Proposals Katten
May
8
2015
 ESMA Releases Final Guidance on the Definition of Physically Settled Commodity Derivatives Under MiFID I Katten
Jun
5
2015
 States Challenge Blue Sky Preemption Under Regulation A+ Katten
Jun
19
2015
 California Brokers Plead Guilty to Insider Trading of Ardea Biosciences, Inc. Stock Katten
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