In re The Boeing Company Securities Litigation
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit) Amicus Issue: Whether class action plaintiffs can satisfy the requirements of Comcast Corp.…
SIFMA provides comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on proposed amendments to Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to municipal securities disclosure, Release No. 34-60332; File No. S7-15-09. The proposed amendments would: 1) delete the current exemption from the continuing disclosure obligations of the Rule that exists for demand securities; 2) require that notice of certain events be filed with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) within ten business days after the occurrence of the event; 3) remove a materiality standard for certain events that must be reported to the MSRB; 4) require the disclosure to the MSRB of certain adverse tax events under a continuing disclosure agreement (CDA); and 5) require disclosure to the MSRB of tender offers for municipal securities; the occurrence of bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar events regarding an issuer or obligated person; the merger, acquisition or consolidation of an obligated person or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the obligated person; and the appointment of successor or additional trustee or a name change of a trustee, if material.
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit) Amicus Issue: Whether class action plaintiffs can satisfy the requirements of Comcast Corp.…
SIFMA provided additional comments to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC’s (“Nasdaq”)…
SIFMA, SIFMA AMG, American Bankers Association (ABA), Bank Policy Institute (BPI), Institute of International Bankers (IIB), Investment Company Institute (ICI),…