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SEC Advised to Dial Back "Facebook Rule" for Small Cos.
An SEC advisory committee recommends changing the 500-shareholder threshold for when private companies have to publicly share their financial information.
February 1, 2012
The same day Facebook was scheduled to make its first filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, an advisory group recommended that the SEC dial back a rule that partly forced the social-media site into near-public-company status. Read more...
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SEC Claws Back a CFO's Bonus for Alleged Fraud at a Subsidiary
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SEC Hits Back at Court on Settlements
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The Tipping Point: High Court Applebee's Ruling Could Hike Payroll Costs
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Fiduciary Proposal Puts CFOs' Liability in Question
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SEC Charges Add to an Already Blemished Bio
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Reducing the Cost of Retiree Health Care
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Lessons Learned from the Frauds of 2011
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Sorry, Friends
Facebook, the giant social network, is castigated for serious privacy failings. December 5, 2011
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