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August 31, 2010 Council letter to European Commission on bank governance
August 12, 2010 SEC Response letter to August 3 Council letter on uniform proxy access rule
August 11, 2010 Council letter to Irish Stock Exchange on proposed Irish Corporate Governance Code
August 11, 2010 Council letter to SEC Corporation Finance Division regarding dialogue on the shareowner proposal process
August 3, 2010 Council letter to SEC on uniform proxy access rule
July 15, 2010 Council comment letter to the SEC regarding proposed rules for asset-backed securities
June 29, 2010 Council letter to full House and Senate on financial regulation reform legislation
June 16, 2010 Council letter to the House Committee on Financial Services opposing an amendment to Section 972
June 15, 2010 Joint letter opposing permanent Section 404 exemption for most public companies
June 14, 2010 Council letter to Congressional financial reform conference committee leaders on credit rating agencies
June 14, 2010 Council letter to Congressional financial reform conference committee on fiduciary duty for brokers, dealers and investment advisers
June 14, 2010 Council comment letter on the Basel committee’s draft corporate governance principles for banks
June 10, 2010 Council letter to Congressional financial reform conference committee leaders on OTC derivatives
June 10, 2010 Council letter to Congressional financial reform conference committee leaders on SEC self-funding
June 3, 2010 Council letter to Congressional financial reform conference committee leaders on proxy access
May 26, 2010 Council letter to the PCAOB on proposed standard on communications with audit committees
May 19, 2010 Joint letter to the full Senate from the Council and CAQ opposing small-company exemption from Sox Section 404(b)
Mat 19, 2010 Joint letter to the full Senate from the Council and ShareOwners.org supporting corporate governance reforms
May 12, 2010 Council letter to US Senate supporting amendment to remove NRSROs’ exemption from Section 11 liability
May 10, 2010 Council letter to US Senate supporting SEC self-funding
May 10, 2010 Council letter to Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) supporting amendment provisions regarding SEC hiring and information sharing
May 7, 2010 Joint letter to US Senate opposing amendment that would impair independence of standard setting
May 7, 2010 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, 2010 Council letter to Senator Menendez on off balance sheet disclosures
April 28, 2010 Council letter to fthe ull Senate on corporate governance provisions in Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010
April 27, 2010 Council letter to Senators Akaka and Menendez on proposed broker amendment
April 26, 2010 Council letter to Senators Levin and Merkley on proposed amendment relating to proprietary trading
April 22, 2010 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, 2010 Council letter to Senator Menendez supporting the proposed amendment to the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 against executive stock hedging
April 15, 2010 Council letter to Senate Committees on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs and Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry regarding exemptions from clearing requirements for derivatives
April 12, 2010 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, 2010 Council letter to Senator Dodd welcoming Restoring American Financial Stability Act
March 4, 2010 Council letter to Financial Reporting Council on proposed revisions to UK Corporate Governance Code
February 24, 2010 Joint letter signed by the Council as well as several member funds urging boards to disclose corporate political donations
February 24, 2010 Council letter to Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA) on political contributions
February 18, 2010 Council letter to Senate Banking Committee on business group letter opposing governance reforms
February 4, 2010 Council letter to Senate Banking Committee on OTC Derivatives Reform
February 2, 2010 Council comment letter on SEC credit rating agencies proposal
February 2, 2010 Council response to request for comment on the Joint Report on SEC-CFTC Harmonization
January 21, 2010 Council letter to Senate Appropriations Committee supporting SEC self-funding
January 20, 2010 Joint letter from Council, other groups, to Senate Banking Committee supporting SEC self-funding
January 14, 2010 Council follow-up comment letter on SEC proxy access proposal