Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume I, Issue 5

In this issue of CFWD we discuss:

- Majority Vote for Directors – Further Developments
- SEC Gives Notice of Meeting of SEC Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies
- SEC, Japan Financial Services Agency Announce Terms for Cooperation
- FDIC Releases On-Line Tool for Consumer Use in Effort to Guard Against Identity Theft
- Anti-Money Laundering Rules – Fundamental Changes to the UK Regulatory Scheme
- NASD Issues Interpretation of Rule 2111
- NYSE Amends its Anti-Money Laundering Rule
- NASD Grants Exception from 2 Year Rule for Military Service
- Misleading Statement Does Not Give Rise to Securities Fraud Action
- Lead Plaintiff Appointed Despite Failure to Establish Largest Financial Interest
- CFTC Adopts Rules on Alternative Capital Charges for Certain FCMs
- NFA Proposes Amendments to Impose Additional Capital Requirements on FCMs that are Forex Dealer Members and FCMs with Retail Forex Affiliates
- CFTC Action on ICE Futures WTI Crude Futures Contract