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Dec. 22 Council letter to the CFTC on market manipulation
Dec. 21 Council letter to SEC supporting appeal of Teamsters General Fund from Navistar no-action determination
Dec. 16 Council letter to the GAO in response to study on aiding-and-abetting liability in private actions
Dec. 16 Council letter to the SEC on fraud, manipulation and deception in connection with security-based swaps
Dec. 9 IWG letter to Senate leadership on increasing SEC funding
Dec. 9 Council letter to Center for Political Accountabilty regarding Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Dec. 1 Council comment letter to the SEC on Sarbanes-Oxley 404(b) study
Nov. 29 Council comment letter to the Treasury on exemption for foreign exchange swaps and forwards
Nov. 19 Council comment letter to the SEC on governance requirements in relation to security-based swaps
Nov. 12 Council comment letter to SEC on say on pay and golden parachute proposal
Attachment: Council’s support of Section 951 of the act and specific views on issues raised by the proposal
Nov. 12 Council comment letter to the SEC on vote reporting by 13F Filers
Oct. 28 Council letter to FSOC in response to Volcker Rule study
Oct. 28 Council letter to FSOC in response to the ANPR on systemic risk oversight
Oct. 18 SEC response letter regarding the Council's September 14 letter on Section 404(b)
Oct. 18 Council comment letter to the SEC regarding International Financial Reporting Standards
Oct. 14 Council letter to the SEC regarding concept release on the U.S. proxy system
Sept. 15 Joint Letter to GAO regarding investor concern over exemptions from section 404(b)
Attachment: The CAQ’s Fourth Annual Individual Investor Survey
Sept. 14 Joint letter to SEC regarding investor concern over exemptions from Section 404(b)
Attachment: The CAQ’s Fourth Annual Individual Investor Survey
Aug. 31 Council letter to European Commission on bank governance
Aug. 12 SEC Response letter to Aug. 3 Council letter on uniform proxy access rule
Aug. 11 Council letter to Irish Stock Exchange on proposed Irish Corporate Governance Code
Aug. 11 Council letter to SEC Corporation Finance Division regarding dialogue on the shareowner proposal process
Aug. 3 Council letter to SEC on uniform proxy access rule
July 15 Council comment letter to the SEC regarding proposed rules for asset-backed securities
June 29 Council letter to full House and Senate on financial regulation reform legislation
June 16 Council letter to the House Committee on Financial Services opposing an amendment to Section 972
June 15 Joint letter opposing permanent Section 404 exemption for most public companies
June 14 Council letter to Congressional financial reform conference committee leaders on credit rating agencies
June 14 Council letter to Congressional financial reform conference committee on fiduciary duty for brokers, dealers and investment advisers
June 14 Council comment letter on the Basel committee’s draft corporate governance principles for banks
June 10 Council letter to Congressional financial reform conference committee leaders on OTC derivatives
June 10 Council letter to Congressional financial reform conference committee leaders on SEC self-funding
June 3 Council letter to Congressional financial reform conference committee leaders on proxy access
May 26 Council letter to the PCAOB on proposed standard on communications with audit committees
May 19 Joint letter to the full Senate from the Council and CAQ opposing small-company exemption from Sox Section 404(b)
May 19 Joint letter to the full Senate from the Council and ShareOwners.org supporting corporate governance reforms
May 12 Council letter to US Senate supporting amendment to remove NRSROs’ exemption from Section 11 liability
May 10 Council letter to US Senate supporting SEC self-funding
May 10 Council letter to Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) supporting amendment provisions regarding SEC hiring and information sharing
May 7 Joint letter to US Senate opposing amendment that would impair independence of standard setting
May 7 Council letter to Business Roundtable providing notification of new CII policies on majority voting for directors and the proxy voting system (similar letters also sent to the National Association of Corporate Directors, the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
April 29 Council letter to Senator Menendez on off balance sheet disclosures
April 28 Council letter to fthe ull Senate on corporate governance provisions in Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010
April 27 Council letter to Senators Akaka and Menendez on proposed broker amendment
April 26 Council letter to Senators Levin and Merkley on proposed amendment relating to proprietary trading
April 22 Joint letter from the Council, other groups to Senate Banking Committee on small-company exemption from SOX Section 404(b) and a roll back  for larger companies already in compliance
April 22 Council letter to Senator Menendez supporting the proposed amendment to the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 against executive stock hedging
April 15 Council letter to Senate Committees on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs and Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry regarding exemptions from clearing requirements for derivatives
April 12 Council letter to Senators Dodd, Reid and White House staff supporting the re-nomination of Luis Aguilar to a full five-year term as SEC commissioner
March 19 Council letter to Senator Dodd welcoming Restoring American Financial Stability Act
March 4 Council letter to Financial Reporting Council on proposed revisions to UK Corporate Governance Code
Feb. 24 Joint letter signed by the Council as well as several member funds urging boards to disclose corporate political donations
Feb. 24 Council letter to Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA) on political contributions
Feb. 18 Council letter to Senate Banking Committee on business group letter opposing governance reforms
Feb. 4 Council letter to Senate Banking Committee on OTC Derivatives Reform
Feb. 2 Council comment letter on SEC credit rating agencies proposal
Feb. 2 Council response to request for comment on the Joint Report on SEC-CFTC Harmonization
Jan. 21 Council letter to Senate Appropriations Committee supporting SEC self-funding
Jan. 20 Joint letter from Council, other groups, to Senate Banking Committee supporting SEC self-funding
Jan. 14 Council follow-up comment letter on SEC proxy access proposal