Authors:

  • Lucian Bebchuk
  • Robert Jackson

Excerpt

The SEC Delays its Consideration of Rules Requiring Disclosure of Corporate Political Spending. Lucian Bebchuk, December 2, 2013, Opinion. "Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission released its regulatory agenda, and this agenda no longer includes rules requiring public companies to disclose their spending on politics. The agenda now includes only overdue rules that the SEC is required to develop under Dodd-Frank and the JOBS Act. While we are disappointed by the SEC’s decision to delay its consideration of rules requiring disclosure of corporate political spending, we hope that the SEC will consider such rules as soon..." Link verified April 3, 2014