In this issue:
- Recent Developments Relating to Rights to Exclude Shareholder Proposals from Proxy Statements
- SEC Approves MSRB Best Execution Rule
- SEC Sanctions Operator of Unregistered Virtual Currency Exchanges
- NYS Department of Taxation and Finance Issues Tax Guidance on Virtual Currency Transactions
- Second Circuit Clarifies a Heightened Standard for Insider Trading Convictions
- Deputy Treasury Secretary Discusses Cybersecurity Checklist for Banks
- FCA Announces Major Restructuring
- Basel Publishes Assessment Reports for the European Union and United States
- ESMA Reviews Supervisory Practices on MiFID Investor Information
- Excerpt from Recent Developments Relating to Rights to Exclude Shareholder Proposals from Proxy Statements:
A recent court decision and no-action letter have brought to light new issues surrounding issuer requests for Securities and Exchange Commission no-action relief with respect to the ability to exclude shareholder proposals from the issuer’s proxy statement.
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