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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A rule change at the New York Stock Exchange will allow brokers on its trading floor to handle non-NYSE listed stocks, in a move meant to stem trading share losses to newer competitors.
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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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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 China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has put out draft rules to encourage a book building process with investors - a radical departure from past practice.
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The SEC's new tool helps investors get the skinny on compensation.
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Moving to protect minority shareholders, China&#39;s securities regulator has issued draft rules that would limit the rights of major shareholders in listed companies.
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An independent committee will call on Thursday for a sweeping overhaul of securities market regulations.
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The Walt Disney Co. said on Friday  it made two changes to its corporate bylaws, including a  measure allowing the board of directors to adopt a stockholder  rights plan by a majority vote.
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Every year, public companies put a number of questions before their stockholders for a vote. Investors weigh in on whether to reelect company directors, reappoint auditors, and approve or kill plans to give big stock option packages to senior executives.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal securities regulators are moving to ease some financial-control rules for thousands of smaller public companies at the same time they look to stiffen requirements for individuals to invest in fast-growing hedge funds.
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It looks like Google's public stock offering will proceed, no matter how hard the company tries to shoot itself in the foot. Not only that, its unique approach to the IPO game could result in an overhaul of federal securities regulations. -washingtonpost.com
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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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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering softening new American corporate governance rules to ease the burden on foreign companies, its chairman said Tuesday.
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Putnam Investments yesterday overhauled the investment groups that manage small and midsized stocks, in an effort to boost performance in several funds. Two veteran fund managers are retiring as part of the shake-up.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously proposed rules yesterday that would require a majority of board members at the nation&#39;s stock exchanges to be independent
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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.