SEC Overhauls Public Stock Offering Rules
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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 Securities and Exchange Commission approved a plan yesterday to allow companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange to retain their three-letter ticker symbols should they transfer to Nasdaq.
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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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The House voted Friday to amend several securities laws dating back to the 1930s to allow church pension programs to pool their assets with private and government pension plans as a means of increasing retirement savings.
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At long last, accounting regulators have published their final rule requiring public companies to expense stock options. The question is whether it will stand.
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The Nasdaq Stock Market has won regulatory approval to increase fees and offer more services to the 3,200 companies listed on it.
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Companies must disclose more information about their business deals and financial obligations starting Monday, when new Securities and Exchange Commission rules take effect.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules ensuring it can sue hedge funds for misleading investors, following a court ruling that put in doubt the regulator's authority over the $1.6 trillion industry.
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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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The Securities and Exchange Commission approved rules yesterday that will allow members of the American Stock Exchange to repurchase the market from the NASD, ending five years of ownership marked by profit declines.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will amend its rules on the qualification of independent directors to make it in line with global standards.
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A new SEC rule may not solve all your woes with brokers.
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The U.S. presidential election in  November could force change at the top of the Securities and  Exchange Commission and help decide the fate of a reform effort  to give shareholders more boardroom power.
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Investors seeking to sell a share that they do not own will no longer be barred from doing so because the price of the stock is falling.
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Federal regulators yesterday proposed a revamped package of changes in how US stocks are traded, extending the reach of a rule requiring brokers to obtain the best possible price for customer orders even if it means going to another market and takes longer.
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(Associated Press) The Securities and Exchange Commission will propose soon a plan to tighten governance at the nation&#39;s stock exchanges to ensure they are serving the public interest, SEC Chairman William Donaldson said Friday.
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The Federal Accounting Standards Board has voted to give companies six more months to meet new rules that would require companies to consider employee stock options an expense.