Subscribe to the Finance Headline RSS feed |
Subscribe to the Finance Headline feed via Email2010 OUTLOOK — SEC REGULATION: Thorny Issues on Regulatory Agenda Could Make for Long Year
January 25, 2010 in Securities Regulation & Law Report · Leave a Comment
This year promises to be a challenging one for the Securities and Exchange Commission, as it prepares to tackle several controversial rule proposals, including those addressing short sales and proxy access.
The agency’s actions are expected to raise or already are raising industry hackles. On at least one issue—proxy access—the SEC is expected to be challenged in litigation.
Short Selling
Last April, the SEC proposed several measures intended to rein in abusive short selling, and the proposal could come up for a vote as early as February.
Short selling—arguably the most controversial issue that the SEC…












