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Proposed campaign contribution disclosure rules may be coming as early as April (but not likely)

By Gustav L. Schmidt on January 22nd, 2013 Posted in Disclosure Guidance

As first reported by Professors Lucian Bebchuk and Robert J. Jackson, Jr. in their recent posting on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, the SEC may take action to issue proposed rules on corporate political spending disclosures by public companies as early as the second quarter of this year. This… Continue Reading

Are political contribution disclosure rules for public companies coming in the near future?

By Gustav L. Schmidt on November 15th, 2012 Posted in Disclosure Guidance

Petition and comment letters urging the SEC to create rules requiring public companies to disclose their political contributions may finally be gaining some traction. We previously blogged about this petition, which was submitted by a group of ten law professors in response to the Supreme Court’s opinion in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission… Continue Reading

Are more disclosure requirements for public companies in the works?

By Gustav L. Schmidt on March 14th, 2012 Posted in Disclosure Guidance

Recent comments from SEC commissioner Luis Aguilar indicate that the SEC may consider new rules that would require public companies to disclose political expenditures. In his recent speech from February 24, 2012, Commissioner Aguilar informally called on the SEC to adopt political spending disclosure rules in light of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case, Citizens… Continue Reading