United States: Financial Services Committee Hearing May Provide Insights

This Thursday, July 24^th, the Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee will hold a hearing with Keith Higgins, Director of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, to review the SEC's rule proposals to implement the JOBS Act and the Dodd-Frank Act, proxy advisory firms, as well as Chair Mary Jo White's call for a holistic review of public company disclosure.  The hearing will be live streamed on the committee's website:  http://financialservices.house.gov/.

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