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SEC Proposes Eliminating Important Safeguard Against Private Equity Bribes, Putting Pensions at Risk
The SEC is proposing to get rid of the “pay-to-play” rule, which prohibits asset managers from providing services to a government client (including state and local public pensions) for two years after making a political contribution to certain elected officials or candidates. If successful, the SEC would eliminate an important safeguard against private equity, venture…
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Chief Investment Officer: Why the SEC Should Reverse Course on Shareholder Arbitration Clauses
It’s been one year since the Securities and Exchange Commission radically changed its policy to allow forced shareholder arbitration clauses in initial public offering filings, but more than 99% of companies coming to market have rejected them.
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Inequality: How to Protect Working People’s Nest Eggs from SpaceX Scam
Millions of working people keep their hard-earned money in low-cost index funds to secure a dignified retirement and meet other financial goals.
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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib: Tlaib Introduces Bank Failure Accountability Act
“The public is hungry for wealthy executives to be held accountable for the harm their self-serving risk-taking has caused,” said Natalia Renta, Esq., Associate Director of Corporate Governance & Power, Americans for Financial Reform. “By setting aside a significant portion of pay that executives could lose in cases of failure of their financial institution or…
