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Legislation demands SEC disclosures for corporate political spending
The newly reintroduced Corporate Political Disclosure Act seeks to require publicly traded companies to disclose their political expenditures through the SEC.
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Robert Jackson, architect of political spending petition, nominated to SEC
President Trump has nominated Robert Jackson, a professor at Columbia University and proponent of a controversial political spending disclosure rule proposal, to be a member of the SEC.
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ArticleIn a heated campaign season, don’t forget about compliance
Joe Mont takes a look at the campaign trail and the tendency for companies to get political at their own peril, as avoiding regulatory and reputational risk requires policies and audits to ensure compliance with a panoply of federal and state laws.
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SEC Urged Not to Abandon Political Spending Disclosures
Dozens of senators and members of Congress have sent a letter to the SEC expressing their view that the agency is still free to work on a rule requiring public companies to disclose political spending, despite a provision in the omnibus spending bill that prohibited it from using fiscal year ...
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Candidates Hit SEC Over Revolving Door, Political Spending
The SEC found itself in the crosshairs of two 2016 presidential candidates this week. On Monday, Hillary Clinton co-authored a Huffington Post article supporting a bill intended to curb the “revolving door,” a career path where financial industry personnel join regulatory agencies and later return to the industry. Clinton’s ...
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Court Upholds SEC's 'Pay to Play' Rule
The SEC’s 2010 “pay to play” rule , which places limitations on investment advisers whose political contributions could lead to government work, has survived an attempt by Republican groups to brand the requirements as unconstitutional. A recent court decision set aside First Amendment issues and focused on how the ...
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Former Commissioners Slam SEC for Inaction on Political Spending Rule
The latest push to get the SEC to act on a rulemaking petition that companies disclose political contributions and spending on lobbyists: pressure from former commissioners. “The Commission’s inaction is inexplicable,” William Henry Donaldson, Arthur Levitt, and Bevis Longstreth wrote in a letter to current SEC Chair Mary Jo White. ...
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What SEC Rulemaking Generates the Most Buzz?
What rule proposals and petitions before the SEC attract the most comment letters? Not surprisingly, investors and their advocates flooded the SEC’s mailbox with form letters supporting measures such as enhanced whistleblower protections and disclosure of political contributions. Less feedback came from corporate representatives concerned with new rules on the ...