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December 14, 2009 Council comment letter to the SEC on concept release on liability waiver for credit rating agencies
December 11, 2009 Investors’ Working Group letter to Senate Banking Committee on strengthening corporate governance and financial regulators
December 10, 2009 Council letter to House Financial Services Committee about credit rating agency exemption from liability
December 8, 2009 Council letter to the House Financial Services Committee about credit rating agency board independence
December 8, 2009 Council letter Supporting Amendment Eliminating SOX 404 Exemption from Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009
December 7, 2009 Council letter to the House Financial Services Committee and the House Committee on Agriculture regarding OTC derivatives
December 4, 2009 Council letter to the House Financial Services Committee regarding the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009
November 30, 2009 Council letter to IASB Foundation on its constitution review
Attachment: Attachment Document
November 25, 2009 Council letter to the Federal Reserve on its proposed guidance on incentive pay
November 18, 2009 Council letter to Senate Banking Committee Chair Christopher Dodd supporting key provisions in the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009
November 16, 2009 Council letter to House Financial Services Committee regarding Perlmutter Amendment to strip SEC of accounting standards oversight
November 13, 2009 Council letter to House Financial Services Committee on OTC derivatives trading reforms
Attachment: Summary of key points
November 12, 2009 Investors’ Working Group letter to House Financial Services Committee on systemic risk oversight
November 5, 2009 Joint letter from Council, others to House Financial Services Committee on proposal to realign oversight of FASB
November 2, 2009 Council letter to House Financial Services Committee supporting proxy access amendment in the Investor Protection Act
November 2, 2009 Council letter to SEC Corporation Finance Division requesting a dialogue on the shareowner proposal process
November 2, 2009 Joint Council, CAQ and Chamber of Commerce letter to House Financial Services Committee on independent accounting standard-setting
November 2, 2009 Council letter to the House Financial Services Committee on accounting standard setting and systemic risk regulation
October 29, 2009 Council letter to Nasdaq on proposed corporate governance standards for listed companies
October 29, 2009 Investors’ Working Group letter to House Financial Services Committee highlighting Investors’ Working Group views on OTC derivatives contracts
October 29, 2009 Council letter to House Financial Services Committee supporting Investor Protection Act amendment on proxy access
October 27, 2009 Council letter to House Financial Services Committee on proposed amendments to credit rating agency reform bill
October 27, 2009 Council letter to House Financial Service Committee opposing exemption for small companies from Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
October 26, 2009 Joint letter to House Financial Services Committee opposing proposed amendments to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
October 26, 2009 Council letter to House Financial Services Committee on proposed amendments to credit rating agency reform bill
October 22, 2009 Council letter to House Financial Services Committee about credit rating agency reform bill
October 21, 2009 Investors’ Working Group letter to House Financial Services Committee on credit rating agency regulation
October 15, 2009

Council letter to House Financial Services Committee Chair Barney Frank about the IWG report

October 15, 2009 Council letter to Senate Banking Committee Chair Dodd about the IWG report
October 15, 2009 Council letter to Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Richard Shelby about the IWG report
October 15, 2009 Council letter to House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Spencer Bachus about the IWG report
October 9, 2009 Council letter to SEC regarding press release titled "Small Public Companies to Begin Providing Audited Assessment of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting in Nine Months"
October 8, 2009 Council comment letter to SEC regarding NYSE proposed changes to listing standard disclosure requirements
September 8, 2009 Council comment letter to SEC regarding proposed proxy disclosure rules
September 4, 2009 Council letter to the PCAOB about its concept release on engagement partner signatures on audit reports
August 14, 2009 Council comment letter to Treasury on the TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance regulations
August 4, 2009 Council comment letter in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Proposed Rule on Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations
Attachment: Comment letter attachment
Attachment: Summary of key points
July 9, 2009 Sample Council letter encouraging several investor organizations to endorse the Council’s transparency guidelines (letter was sent to the Managed Funds Association, the Private Equity Council, the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, the National Association of State Retirement Administrators, the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems and the National Council on Teacher Retirement)
July 9, 2009 Council letter alerting the Investment Company Institute to the Council’s transparency guidelines
May 27, 2009 Fund for Stockowners Rights response letter to the Council regarding auditing industry reform
May 26, 2009 Bank of America response letter to the Council's letter regarding broker votes for director elections
May 19, 2009 Council response letter to the Fund for Stockowners Rights regarding auditing industry reform
May 18, 2009 Council letter in support of the Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System in its litigation against Chesapeake Energy Corp. over a request for the company’s books and records.
May 14, 2009 Council letter to Citigroup about broker votes in the election of directors
May 12, 2009 Council letter to Bank of America about broker votes in the election of directors
May 5, 2009 Letter from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on independent accounting standards setting
April 21, 2009 Council letter to Senator Harkin about legislation to require independent board chairs
April 20, 2009 Council letter to the SEC regarding roadmap for International Financial Reporting Standards
Attachment: Attachment to Comment Letter File Number S7-27-08 - Selected Questions and Responses
April 6, 2009 Letter from Senator Harkin about legislation to require independent board chairs
April 2, 2009 Council letter to the FASB regarding written submissions from constituents of the Financial Crisis Advisory Group
April 1, 2009 Council letter to the FASB regarding proposal FAS 157-e
Attachment: CII white paper on fair value accounting
April 1, 2009 Council letter to the FASB regarding proposals FSP FAS 115-a, FAS 124-a, and EITF 99-20-b
March 26, 2009 Council letter to the IASC Foundation regarding review of the constitution, identifying issues
March 25, 2009 Council letter to the SEC regarding proposed Rules for Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations
March 19, 2009 Council comment letter to the SEC on NYSE proposal to eliminate broker discretionary voting ig in director elections
March 4, 2009 Letter from House Financial Services Committee Chair Frank to the Council in response to the Council’s Feb. 13 joint letter on fair value accounting
March 2, 2009 Letter to the Council from SEC Chair Mary Schapiro
Feb. 13, 2009 Joint letter on fair value accounting from the Council, other organizations, to Treasury, Federal Reserve and SEC
Feb. 13, 2009 Joint letter on fair value accounting from the Council, other organizations, to Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committees
Feb. 3, 2009 Council letter welcoming new SEC Chair Mary Schapiro with attached letter to lawmakers about regulatory reform legislation
Feb. 2, 2009 Council comment letter to the PCAOB in response to Docket Matter No. 027
Jan. 12, 2009 Council letter to Senate Banking Committee regarding SEC Chair-nominee Mary Schapiro