| Investment Manager Reports To Be Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission |
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| Institutional investment managers must report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 13F those securities registered under Section 13(f) of the Securities Act of 1933 over which the investment managers exercise discretion. More... |
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| SEC Rules for Broker Dealer Exchange Specialists |
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| Securities and Exchange Commission rules regulate information that must be provided to the public by broker dealers who serve as New York, American, or other national exchange specialists or as Nasdaq market makers. Such broker dealers in effect trade for their own accounts as well as for customers. They thus are required to follow Commission Rules 11Ac1-1 and 11Ac1-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 17 CFR 240.11Ac1-1 and 17 CFR 240.11Ac1-4, designed to increase the amount of public information regarding quotes and order handling.More... |
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| Duty of Loyalty: Confidentiality |
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| The duty of loyalty prohibits a director from using her corporate position to obtain a personal profit or to gain a personal advantage. A director is privy to information that may not be known to others outside the corporate sphere. As part of the duty of loyalty, a director cannot take advantage of corporate information for her own personal interests.
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| The Antitrust Exemption for Joint Newspaper Operating Arrangements |
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| The Newspaper Preservation Act, 15 U.S.C.S. §§ 1801-1804, provides a limited exemption from antitrust laws for joint operating arrangements between newspapers in a particular locality. The objective of the legislation is to preserve independent reporting and editorial operations of the two newspapers while allowing shared production facilities that through a lowering of costs would allow both newspapers to survive.More... |
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| Injunctive Relief Under Federal Antitrust Laws |
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| Injunctions may be sought to prevent a violation of federal antitrust laws from occurring or to halt an ongoing violation of the federal antitrust laws. Section 15 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.S. § 25, provides for injunctions sought by the government. The section gives U.S. District Courts jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of the Clayton Act and directs U.S. Attorneys, under the supervision of the Attorney General, to file actions seeking to prevent and restrain the violations. Section 16 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.S. § 26, authorizes "any person, firm, corporation, or association" to seek injunctive relief against threatened loss or damage by a violation of the antitrust laws.More... |
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