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• SEC Approves Fee Rate Increases for Fiscal Year 2011
  Posted May 3, 2010
  

  Author: Courtney Crouch

  On Friday, April 30, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it is increasing the fee rate paid by public companies and issuers to register securities with the Commission in fiscal year 2011. The new …

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• SEC APPROVES NASDAQ LISTING AND WRITTEN INTERPRETATION FEE INCREASES
  Posted March 15, 2010
  

  Author: Courtney C. Crouch III

  On Friday, March 5, 2010, the SEC approved a proposed rule change by Nasdaq to increase the application, entry and annual fees charged to issuers listed on the Nasdaq …

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• SEC AMENDS PROXY RULES TO REQUIRE TARP SHAREHOLDER “SAY-ON-PAY” VOTE
  Posted February 11, 2010
  

  Author: Courtney C. Crouch III

  Changes to the SEC’s proxy rules that will require publicly registered TARP recipients to permit an advisory shareholder vote on executive compensation are set to take effect on February 18, …

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• THE VOLCKER RULE – WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT SHOULD BE
  Posted February 4, 2010
  

  Author: Cory D. Childs

  Last week, President Obama announced a proposed rule aimed at separating banks from certain securities activities.  He dubbed the proposal the “Volcker Rule” after Paul Volcker, the Economic Recovery Advisory Board Chairman and former Federal Reserve …

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