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Sep
30
2014
California Governor Signs Bill Narrowing Grounds for Business Entity Reinstatement Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
29
2014
SEC’s “Gatekeeper” Enforcement Initiative Impacts Directors Faegre Drinker
Sep
29
2014
Can Regulation A+ Deliver on JOBS Act Capital Efficiency Promises? Faegre Drinker
Sep
29
2014
The “Bad Actor” Rule: SEC and Dodd-Frank Act Faegre Drinker
Sep
29
2014
SEC Awards $30 Million to Overseas Whistleblower Mintz
Sep
29
2014
1, 2 or 3 Years? How Should Boards Decide The Frequency Of Say-On-Pay Votes? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
28
2014
London Metal Exchange Provides Revised Guidance on Structure, Terminology and Order Execution Katten
Sep
27
2014
Update on ESMA Clearing Obligations for Credit Default Swaps - European Securities and Markets Authority Katten
Sep
27
2014
ESOP 101: 4 Tips for Business Owners U.S. Department of Labor
Sep
26
2014
Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Publishes Initial Recommendations on BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Sharing) Katten
Sep
26
2014
SEC Obtains Asset Freeze of Turks and Caicos Company Conducting Ponzi Scheme Katten
Sep
26
2014
Shareholder Activism: An Overview from the Company Perspective Mintz
Sep
26
2014
SEC Releases Strategic Plan for 2014–2018 Katten
Sep
25
2014
SEC Announces Record Whistleblower Award Of Over $30 Million Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
25
2014
Further Changes to Form CPO-PQR and Form CTA-PR - Commodity Pool Operators Vedder Price
Sep
25
2014
Potential CPO (Commodity Pool Operator) and CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor) Registration Relief for Registered Investment Companies Vedder Price
Sep
25
2014
New CME Rule 575 on Disruptive Trading Practices - Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, New York Mercantile Exchange and Commodity Exchange, Inc. Vedder Price
Sep
25
2014
Form CPO-PQR Relief for CPOs (Commodity Pool Operators) to Certain Exempt or Excluded Pools Vedder Price
Sep
24
2014
CFTC Relief to Use Additional Third-Party Recordkeepers Vedder Price
Sep
24
2014
Commodity Pool Operator (CPO) Reporting Relief for a Parent Pool and Its Trading Subsidiary Vedder Price
Sep
24
2014
More Swaps Margin Rules; Manipulation Settlement; HFT Capital Violation; FX Futures Block Thresholds; Eating Evidence - Bridging the Week: September 15 to 19 and 22, 2014 [VIDEO] Katten
Sep
24
2014
CFTC Relief from Provisions of Rules 4.7(b) and 4.13(a)(3) to Harmonize with JOBS Act Amendments to Rule 506(c) and Rule 144A Vedder Price
Sep
24
2014
Transcorp Hotel’s $48.8M IPO Shows Nigeria Remains Leading Choice for Hotel Industry Investments Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
23
2014
Compliance Officers’ Liability When Engaging and Remediating Problems at Investment Management Firms Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
23
2014
SEC Announces $30 Million-Plus Whistleblower Award Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
23
2014
Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Activity Getting Even Hotter Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
23
2014
SEC Announces Record Whistleblower Award Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
23
2014
Oxfam America Takes A Stand, But Does It Have Standing? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
22
2014
Second Circuit Holds Forum Selection Clause Supersedes FINRA’s Mandatory Arbitration Rule Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
22
2014
Top 10 Tips For Qui Tam Whistleblowers Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Sep
22
2014
Recent SEC Enforcement Actions Highlight Risks of Failing to Timely File Reports of Beneficial Ownership Vedder Price
Sep
22
2014
SEC Advisory Committee To Consider Fee-Shifting Bylaws, But Why? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
21
2014
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Revises Proposal to Adopt Consolidated FINRA Rule 2231 Katten
Sep
21
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Proposes Margin Rules for Uncleared Swaps Katten
Sep
20
2014
D.C. Judge Rules in Favor of CFTC on Cross-Border Application of Dodd-Frank Rules Katten
Sep
19
2014
Council of Institutional Investors Issues Report on Board Evaluation Disclosure Katten
Sep
19
2014
Delaware Court Denies Dismissal for Disinterested Directors When Entire Fairness Applies Katten
Sep
19
2014
North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA): State Securities Regulators’ Views on Top Emerging Enforcement Issues Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
19
2014
Department of Defense Contractors Agree to Pay the U.S. Government $5.5 Million for Allegedly Supplying the Military with Low-Grade Batteries for Humvee Gun Turrets Used in Iraq; Minnesota Whistleblower to Receive $990,000 Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Sep
18
2014
SEC Targets Corporate Insiders for Failing to Promptly Disclose Stock Transactions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
18
2014
Larger Rewards For Wall Street Whistleblowers May Be On The Horizon Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
18
2014
Steps to Becoming a Broker Dealer Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
18
2014
Oxfam America Sues The SEC (Again) For Dilatory Rule Making Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
17
2014
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Urges Audit Committee Scrutiny of Revenue Recognition Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
17
2014
SEC’s Broken Window Enforcement Program Gets a Boost from “Quantitative Analytics” and “Algorithms” Faegre Drinker
Sep
16
2014
What is FINRA? - Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
15
2014
M&A Broker Exemption Bill Resurrects Financial Statement Replaced in 1988 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
14
2014
UK Court Decision Demonstrates Importance of Compliance With ISDA Market Quotation Procedures Katten
Sep
14
2014
AIFMD: Additional Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) Data Request by FCA Katten
Sep
13
2014
Federal Reserve and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Announce Increases in Dollar Thresholds in Regulations Z and M for Exempt Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions Katten
 

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