U.S. SEC Proposes Stricter Rules for IPOs
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday proposed stricter rules to halt underwriting practices that artificially boost demand for shares in initial public offerings.
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Lawmakers this fall will consider stricter rules for credit rating agencies amid criticism they failed to accurately assess -- or warn investors about -- the risks that mortgage investments posed to financial markets.
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After spending the past few years mounting a strong corporate governance campaign, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Friday that it would start easing its rules
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Accounting regulators adopted rules on Thursday requiring publicly traded companies to treat the stock options they give to employees as normal business expenses.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted 5-0 on Tuesday to propose sweeping changes in how companies offer stock, including eliminating the so-called pre-offer "quiet period" for very large companies.
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The body that decides who will set accounting rules in the United States plans on Tuesday to propose changes aimed at enabling the Financial Accounting Standards Board to act faster.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is giving securities brokers up to November 2005 to shift to the use of risk-based capital adequacy standards from the current net capital standards.
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An interview with Google's co-founders due out in the current issue of Playboy may delay the company's IPO. Securities regulations restrict what executives can say while preparing to sell stock for the first time.
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Federal regulators proposed Tuesday to loosen restrictions on executives' comments in the weeks before their company goes public in a stock sale, a move that could bring the first significant changes in 70 years to a traditional fixture known as the quiet period.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- In a move aimed at fostering greater transparency, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted Tuesday to consider rules that would require exchanges like the NASD and New York Stock Exchange to provide the agency with more
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The SEC approves ticker rules to increase competition and reduce confusion.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to scrap a 1933 rule that forces a strict &quot;quiet period&quot; on all talk about a company just prior to its stock being sold initially to the public.
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Business & money: Investors who buy shares in companies to agitate for change could face fines or even prosecution.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously proposed  rules yesterday that would require a majority of board members at the nation's stock exchanges to be independent from management, and compel exchanges to disclose how much they pay their  five top executives.
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Lawmakers in Washington want to make it easier for mutual funds and pension plans to sell stocks in companies doing business in Sudan and Iran, targeting institutions like Fidelity Investments and the state boards that manage public retirement money.
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As private equity firms and hedge funds line up to go public, their traditional investors are worried that new distractions might make it harder to continue delivering stellar returns.
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Google Inc. lowered the target price per share for its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, and asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to give buyers additional time to reconsider their bids, according to a notice on the company's IPO Web site.