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Securities Law Prof Blog
FINRA Proposes New Disclosures from Broker-Dealers to Retail Investors
FINRA requests comment on a concept proposal to require broker-dealers to provide a disclosure statement for retail investors before commencing a business relationship with them. As conceived by FINRA staff, a…
California Employment Law Update
California to Require Businesses to Disclose Efforts to Eradicate Slavery and Human Trafficking
By Tony Oncidi
California has enacted the "California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010" (S.B. 657), which will require retail sellers and manufacturers that do business in California and that have over…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Leslie Gielow Jacobs on Abortion Disclosure Cases and the Constitutionality of Government Disclosure Requirements for Commercial Speech
Leslie Gielow Jacobs (University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law) has posted What the Abortion Disclosure Cases Say About the Constitutionality of Persuasive Government Speech on Product Labels on…
ContractsProf Blog
Bedbugs Have Crept into Contracts
Bedbugs and real estate contracts seems to be a topic in regular rotation in the New York Times. (See previous post, Timeless Topics: Insects and Real Estate Contracts). Today's paper…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Proposes Rules on Disclosure of ABSs
The SEC seeks public comment on proposed regulations to require issuers of asset-backed securities (ABS) — and credit rating agencies that rate ABS — to provide investors with new disclosures about…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Proposes Disclosure Rule for ABSs
The SEC published proposed rule DISCLOSURE FOR ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES REQUIRED BY SECTION 943 OF THE DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT. According to the summary:Pursuant to Section 943…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
SEC Outlines Planned Rulemaking Schedule to Implement Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced its planned schedule for proposing and adopting rules and taking other action to implement the corporate governance and disclosure provisions of the Dodd-Frank…
Securities Law Prof Blog
FINRA Reminds Municipal Securities Dealers of Sales Practices in Secondary Market
FINRA, in coordination with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), today issued a Regulatory Notice reminding municipal securities dealers of their sales practice, due diligence and fair pricing obligations when…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
SEC Addresses Disclosure of Short-Term Borrowing
Co-authored by Jonathan D. Weiner At a September 17 open meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission, by a unanimous vote, approved the publication for comment of proposed rules that would…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Considers Short-Term Borrowings Disclosure at Sept. 17 Meeting
SEC Open Meeting Agenda for September 17, 2010Item 1: SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DISCLOSUREOffice: DIVISION OF CORPORATION FINANCEStaff: Meredith Cross, Paula Dubberly, Felicia Kung, Christina Padden The Commission will consider whether to propose…