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Statement by Chair Gensler on Private Fund Advisers

Harvard Corporate Governance

Congress also gave the Commission specific new authorities under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to prohibit or restrict advisers’ sales practices, conflicts, and compensation schemes. [1] Second, the prohibition on reimbursement for examination costs was revised to be permitted as long as it’s disclosed.

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Review of Comments on SEC Climate Rulemaking

Harvard Corporate Governance

Williams (Indiana University) and Robert G. Williams is Visiting Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Professor of Law Emerita at the University of Illinois College of Law; and Robert G. This post was authored by Professor Williams, Professor Eccles, Nathan Chael, Christy O’Neil, and Alex Cooper.

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SEC Chair Gensler on New Rules for Private Fund Advisers

Reynolds Holding

Congress also gave the Commission specific new authorities under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to prohibit or restrict advisers’ sales practices, conflicts, and compensation schemes. [1] Second, the prohibition on reimbursement for examination costs was revised to be permitted as long as it’s disclosed.

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Delaware Vice Chancellor Travis Laster Says Bill Barr Could Use Some Help on Delaware Law

Reynolds Holding

That’s why Robert T. Miller, an Iowa law professor with impeccable conservative bona fides, recently authored an article titled Delaware Law Requires Directors to Manage the Corporation for the Benefit of its Stockholders and the Absurdity of Denying It. Delaware only authorizes corporations to pursue “any lawful business.”

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How is Corporate Governance a Competitive Advantage?

Reynolds Holding

Roberts & Dowling , 2002.) Roberts & Dowling , 2002.) The evidence is still developing, but a body of literature has posited that corporate governance helps companies better plan for their futures , which, in turn, leads to better decision-making and greater long-term profits. See, e.g., Ameer & Othman , 2012.)

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SEC Chair on Final Rules Regarding Short Sale Activity

Reynolds Holding

Congress did so even though the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) already had been making some disclosures with regard to short sale transactions. Separately, since 1978, investment managers have had to report their long positions quarterly on so-called 13f filings.

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Appellate Rulings Endorse Courts’ Broad Remedial Powers Over Condo and Co-op Board Elections

Farrel Fritz

Here’s what little it said: “Under New York law, shareholders have both statutory and common-law rights to inspect a corporation’s books and records so long as the shareholders seek the inspection in good faith and for a valid purpose” ( Retirement Plan for Gen. of the City of N. Miami Beach v McGraw-Hill Cos., 143 AD3d 487 ).