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  • Business Roundtable Praises House Approval of Important Dodd-Frank Clarification

    Posted: June 12, 2013 in News & Press Releases

    Washington – Business Roundtable today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for approving the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013, H.R. 634, which exempts non-financial end-users from margin requirements. “H.R. 634 is an important clarification that protects…

  • BRT Letter Supporting Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act

    Posted: June 12, 2013 in Hearings & Letters

    Business Roundtable urges support for H.R. 1256, the "Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act," which the House of Representatives is scheduled to take up today.

  • Getting a Handle on Proxy Advisory Firms

    Posted: June 07, 2013 in Blogs

    A House subcommittee hearing this week raised warning flags about proxy access firms, the complexity of the proxy process, conflicts of interest, and the firms' voting policies.

  • Business Leaders Press SEC to Address Shareholder Communications, Proxy Advisory Firms

    Posted: June 05, 2013 in News & Press Releases

    Washington – Testifying today on behalf of the Business Roundtable-led Shareholder Communications Coalition, Niels Holch, Executive Director of the Coalition, told members of the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must reform the shareholder communications and proxy voting system to enable direct communications with shareholders, improve transparency and accountability and ensure that shareholder votes are verifiable and auditable.

  • Supreme Court Strikes Another Blow to ‘Inventive’ Class Action Suits

    Posted: June 03, 2013 in Blogs

    The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down a lawsuit that used a cobbled together group of often-bogus claims to attack a washing-machine manufacturer.

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