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Jan
29
2010
Divided SEC Adopts Guidance on Climate Disclosure, But Uncertainty Remains Bracewell LLP
Mar
24
2023
Divided SEC Proposes Slew of Cybersecurity Regulations for Securities Market Entities Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
15
2023
Diving into SECURE 2.0: More Changes That Will Help Make 401(k) Plan Administration Simpler and Other Possible Changes of Which to Be Aware Of Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
20
2018
Division of Corporate Finance Releases Updated C&DIs Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
5
2020
Division of Corporation Finance Issues Disclosure Consideration for China-Based Issuers Katten
Sep
8
2021
Division of Examinations Cautions Advisers on Compliance Deficiencies with Fixed Income and Principal Cross Trades Vedder Price
Jan
8
2021
Division of Examinations Issues Risk Alert on Securities Investment that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
8
2021
Division of Examinations Risk Alert Identifies Common Deficient Practices with Wrap Fee Programs Vedder Price
Nov
19
2021
Division of Examinations Risk Alert Identifies Compliance Issues at Registered Investment Companies Vedder Price
Apr
8
2016
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance on Fund Disclosure Reflecting Risks Related to Current Market Conditions Vedder Price
Feb
9
2016
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance on Oversight of Distribution Fees and Intermediary Payments Vedder Price
Jul
14
2015
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance on Personal Trade Reporting of Accounts Over Which Access Persons Have No Influence or Control Vedder Price
Nov
7
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance on the Presentation of Consolidated Financial Statements Vedder Price
Apr
8
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Aggregate Advisory Fee Rates for Multi-Manager Funds Vedder Price
Oct
8
2013
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Certain Disclosure and Compliance Matters for Funds That Invest in Derivatives Vedder Price
Dec
9
2013
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Electronic Delivery of Shareholder Notices of the Sources of Fund Distributions Vedder Price
Jul
9
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Enhanced Mutual Fund Disclosure Vedder Price
May
9
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Fund Deregistrations Vedder Price
Dec
9
2013
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Fund Names That Suggest Protection from Loss Vedder Price
Nov
7
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Mixed and Shared Funding Orders Vedder Price
Feb
10
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Risk Management for Fixed Income Funds Vedder Price
Mar
6
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Unbundling of Proxy Proposals with Respect to Fund Charter Amendments Vedder Price
Jul
21
2016
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Update Concerning Business Continuity Planning for Funds Vedder Price
May
12
2015
Division of Investment Management Publishes FAQs on Valuation Guidance Included in the 2014 Release Adopting Money Market Fund Reforms Vedder Price
Aug
18
2017
Division of Investment Management Releases Investment Company Reporting Modernization FAQs Vedder Price
May
12
2015
Division of Investment Management Releases Money Market Fund Reform FAQs Vedder Price
Jan
19
2018
Division of Investment Management Staff Issues Liquidity Risk Management Program FAQs Vedder Price
Nov
20
2017
Division of Investment Management Staff Issues No-Action Letter Permitting Aggregation of Client Orders for Securities Transactions Subject to MiFID II Vedder Price
Jul
14
2019
Division of Trading and Markets and FINRA Staffs Issue Joint Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities Katten
Nov
20
2017
Division of Trading and Markets Staff Provides No-Action Assurance Concerning MiFID II-Compliant Research Payments and Section 28(e)’s Safe Harbor Vedder Price
Jun
8
2020
Do California Courts Classify Promissory Notes As Securities Based On Their Phenotype? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
5
2014
Do Conflicting Experts Preclude Summary Judgment? IMS Legal Strategies
Aug
5
2015
Do De Facto Officers Owe Fiduciary Duties? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
24
2015
Do Founders Really Control Their Company with 51% Ownership? Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
8
2017
Do I Have To Report Violation To My Company Before Reporting to SEC Whistleblower Office? - Chapter 11 Zuckerman Law
Jun
29
2015
Do Investment Advisers Automatically Have Fiduciary Duties to Their Clients? Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
May
25
2018
Do Mandatory Retirement Age Requirements For Directors Violate California Law? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
2
2013
Do Overseas Investors Need to be "Accredited"? Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
2
2015
Do Public Pension Funds Breach Their Fiduciary Duties By Pursuing Social Issue Proposals? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
26
2016
Do State Courts Lack Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Covered Class Actions That Allege Only ’33 Act Claims? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
5
2022
Do You Have the Rights? how To Maintain Investor Confidence when Using Third-Party Intellectual Property Mintz
Apr
14
2015
Do Your Bylaws Make Obtaining Waivers Of Notice More Onerous? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
22
2020
Do Your Due Diligence: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Warns Main Street Investors About COVID-19-Related Fraud Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Nov
19
2020
Documenting Rollover Recommendations: The DOL and SEC Requirements Faegre Drinker
Oct
31
2011
Dodd Frank Update — Several Developments of Note: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
24
2011
Dodd Frank – Several Developments of Note Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
15
2015
Dodd-Frank 180-Day “Deadline” For SEC to Take Action Not Really a Deadline After All Faegre Drinker
Apr
20
2017
Dodd-Frank Act Claims, Non-SEC Whistleblowers, False Claims Act Appeal: Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments April 2017 Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
20
2012
Dodd-Frank Act Derivatives Provisions for End Users as of July 16, 2012 McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
9
2010
Dodd-Frank Act Raises Major Executive Compensation Issues Vedder Price
 

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