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SEC Chair Speaks on Mandatory Disclosure at Conference Honoring John C. Coffee, Jr.

Reynolds Holding

Today, Columbia is honoring Jack Coffee, a leader of securities law scholarship and policy. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I am not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the staff.

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SEC Commissioner Dissents from Denial of Petition to Change No-Admit, No-Deny Policy

Reynolds Holding

I dissent from the Commission’s denial of a petition to amend Rule 202.5(e), 2] In that same policy, the Commission articulated its belief “that a refusal to admit the allegations is equivalent to a denial, unless the defendant or respondent states that he neither admits nor denies the allegations.” [3] e), our so-called gag rule. [1]

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SEC Chair Gensler on Final Rules Regarding Mandatory Climate Risk Disclosures

Reynolds Holding

Today [March 6], the Commission is considering whether to adopt final rules to mandate climate risk disclosures by public companies and in public offerings. Our federal securities laws lay out a basic bargain. Our agency, though, was set up to be merit neutral.

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“Shadow Trading” Becomes Insider Trading

Reynolds Holding

District Court in San Francisco denied a motion to dismiss charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission under an expansive new theory of insider trading liability. In a matter of first impression, the court ruled in SEC v. Analyst reports also publicly listed Incyte among its peer companies.

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Enforcement Chief Speaks on the “Why” of SEC’s Work

Reynolds Holding

As is customary, my remarks this morning are in my official capacity as Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, the Commissioners, or other members of the staff. And there are others that question our motivations.

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Milbank Discusses Universal Proxy and “Horizontal” Conflicts

Reynolds Holding

2] These disclosure rules, even after Rule 14a-19’s adoption, fail to address the fundamental difference between a stockholder nominating a director to the board, and a corporation nominating a director to the board. Second, the new rule eliminates the need for activists to mail their own proxy card.