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Independent Director Audit Committee Requirements for New York Stock Exchange Companies

Independent directors must make up the majority of the board of directors of a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In addition, listed companies must have several committees made up entirely of independent directors, including the Audit Committee.More...

Time Requirements for Settlement of Securities Trades

Due to the risk of volatility in the value of securities, the Securities and Exchange Commission requires that a securities transaction must be settled or completed within three business days. "T+3" is the name given to this settlement requirement.More...

Duty of Loyalty

RATIFICATION OF SELF-INTERESTED DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONSMore...

Monopolization Under the Sherman Act

Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.S. § 2, prohibits monopolies and attempts or conspiracies to monopolize. The statute provides for prison terms and fines in actions brought by the U.S. Department Justice and for injunctions and damages in civil actions brought by the Department of Justice, states, and private parties. More...

Rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission

Federal agencies adopt rules to implement laws. Following the stock market crash in 1929, laws were passed to reform securities markets and to broaden the amount and accuracy of information to be made available to investors by issuers of securities. Those laws included the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940. The more recently enacted Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 provided additional requirements for corporate governance and disclosure of information.More...