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Jul
15
2014
SEC Focuses on Burgeoning Liquid Alternative Funds Market Katten
Jul
15
2014
Texas Supreme Court Rejects a General Cause of Action for Minority Shareholder Oppression Bracewell LLP
Jul
15
2014
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Recent Developments: June 16, 2014 - June 20, 2014 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
15
2014
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Works on Projects to Help Investors and Preparers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
14
2014
Big Banks Argue that Shorter Limitations Period Should Apply to MBS (Mortgage Backed Securities) Claims Bilzin Sumberg
Jul
14
2014
The SEC Provides Guidance on Custody Rule Compliance for Private Fund Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) and Escrow Accounts Faegre Drinker
Jul
14
2014
Supreme Court Refocuses the 11th Circuit in its Review of an ESOP Fiduciary's Duty of Prudence Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
14
2014
Supreme Court Returns to ERISA Statutory Basics, Rejects Moench Presumption: Implications for ESOP Trusts Holding Non-Publicly Traded Securities Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
14
2014
Puerto Rico Bonds: Legislation and Litigation Mintz
Jul
14
2014
SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Adviser for Improperly Calculating Advisory Fees and Overcharging Clients Vedder Price
Jul
14
2014
SEC Charges Investment Adviser for Undisclosed Revenue Sharing Agreements Vedder Price
Jul
14
2014
Why Doesn’t The SEC Post SubCommittee Recommendations? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
14
2014
SEC Settles Charges Against Portfolio Manager for Improperly Benefiting Hedge Fund Client at Expense of U.S. Fund Investors Vedder Price
Jul
13
2014
SEC Settles Charges Against Hedge Fund Adviser for Conducting Prohibited Transactions and Retaliating Against Whistleblower Vedder Price
Jul
12
2014
Director of SEC’s Division of Investment Management Provides Insights into Agency’s View of Alternative Mutual Funds and Focus of Upcoming Sweep Exam Faegre Drinker
Jul
12
2014
Supreme Court Modifies Class Certification Procedure in Securities Fraud Class Actions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
12
2014
New York Jury Acquits Former Hedge Fund Manager of Insider Trading Conspiracy Katten
Jul
12
2014
Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) Issues Cybersecurity Risk Alert Vedder Price
Jul
12
2014
SEC Settles Civil Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Action Against Two Former Oil Services Executives Katten
Jul
12
2014
SEC Commissioner Confirms Cybersecurity as a Board-Level Concern Vedder Price
Jul
11
2014
CFTC Staff Announces Expedited No-Action Relief for CPO (Commodity Pool Operators) Delegation Vedder Price
Jul
11
2014
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs Relating to Accredited Investor Verification Methods Katten
Jul
11
2014
SEC Publishes Guidance for Investment Advisers and Proxy Advisory Firms Regarding Proxy Voting and Solicitation Katten
Jul
11
2014
FINRA to Conduct Targeted Examinations Regarding Order Routing and Execution Quality of Customer Orders in Exchange-Listed Stocks Katten
Jul
11
2014
SEC Resolves First Case Under New Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative Faegre Drinker
Jul
10
2014
New Administrative Law Judges at the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
10
2014
SEC Divisions Issue Guidance Regarding Proxy Voting Vedder Price
Jul
10
2014
Legislature Enacts “5 Second Rule” For Electronic Contracts To Sell Real Property Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
10
2014
SEC Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Target Date Retirement Fund Marketing Rules Vedder Price
Jul
9
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Enhanced Mutual Fund Disclosure Vedder Price
Jul
9
2014
First Issuer Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) SEC Settlement Announced Bracewell LLP
Jul
9
2014
Two Observations From the SEC’s First Settlement Under its Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative Mintz
Jul
9
2014
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Adopts New Auditing Standard Regarding Related Party Transactions and Amends Other Auditing Standards Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
9
2014
SEC’s First Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Enforcement [VIDEO] Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
9
2014
Does A Director Have A Contractual Right To Compensation? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
8
2014
Is the SEC Poised to Bring More Administrative Enforcement Actions In Wake of Insider Trading Trial Court Losses? Yes Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
8
2014
When It Comes To Director Compensation Claims, Nevada And Delaware Are Fundamentally Different Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
7
2014
Arris Group, Inc. v. C-Cation Technologies, LLC, Order Granting Motion for Additional Discovery IPR2014-00746 Faegre Drinker
Jul
7
2014
Second Circuit Overturns District Court’s Rejection of SEC-Citigroup Fraud Settlement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
7
2014
The Troubled Track Record of the Proxy Strike Suit Mintz
Jul
1
2014
Recent Guidance: Securities in Tweets Faegre Drinker
Jul
1
2014
Focus on Disclosure Effectiveness Faegre Drinker
Jul
1
2014
City of Danville, KY, Currently Negotiating Communications Franchise Agreement McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun
30
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Chair White Discusses Directors’ Responsibilities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
30
2014
Six Things SEC Chair White Wants Directors to Know About How to Avoid Being on the Receiving End of an Enforcement Action Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
28
2014
NFA (National Futures Association) Proposes Interpretive Notice Prohibiting the Use of Credit Cards to Fund Retail Forex or Futures Trading Accounts Katten
Jun
27
2014
Texas Supreme Court Denies Minority Shareholder’s Oppression Claims Katten
Jun
27
2014
SEC Orders Securities Exchanges and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to Develop Tick Size Pilot Plan Katten
Jun
27
2014
Supreme Court Decides Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. Katten
Jun
27
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Extends Relief to Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) from Certain Commingling Requirements Katten
 

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