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Letters to Congress: AFR letter opposing deregulatory measures considered at House Financial Services Committee markup.

Americans for Financial Reform submitted a letter opposing several deregulatory measures considered at House Financial Services Committee capital formation and financial institutions markup. Weakening investor protections in the name of capital formation threatens market integrity and exposes smaller, retail investors to unnecessary risk.

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Letters to Regulators: Letter to the SEC in Support of its Proposal on Shareholder Proposals

AFREF and allies submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission in support of its proposal to update certain substantive bases for exclusion of shareholder proposals. Shareholder proposals are an important part of our corporate governance system, and in the letter, we encourage the Commission to ensure the full range of benefits of shareholder proposals are taken into consideration when finalizing the rule, including shareholder proposals’ role in identifying, raising awareness, and addressing both company-level and systemic risks.