SEC eases exec pay disclosure
The SEC has modified rules governing executive-compensation disclosure.
Short-selling changes possible
Securities regulators have proposed imposing new restrictions on short selling.
Internet proxy changes get nod
The SEC recently voted to let companies provide shareholders with proxy materials via the Internet using a “notice and access” model.
SEC proposes new bank exemption rule
Federal regulators have proposed rules that would exempt banks from registering as brokers in certain situations.
New hires
Home Depot makes the right moves
Corporate America received a dose of common sense when The Home Depot Inc. said that its new chief executive, Frank Blake, would be paid a fraction of what his predecessor was taking home.