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        "uri": "/2019/08/21/sec-affirms-authority-over-proxy-advisory-firms-that-ceos-hate/",
        "title": "SEC Affirms Authority Over Proxy Advisory Firms That CEOs Hate",
        "byline": "Ben Bain",
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        "prettyDate": "August 21, 2019",
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        "summary": "Guidance on interactions with fund managers will be the first step in exerting control over proxy-advisory firms.",
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        "uri": "/2019/08/13/volcker-rule-under-revamp/",
        "title": "Volcker Rule Under Revamp",
        "byline": "Jesse Hamilton & Ben Bain",
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        "prettyDate": "August 13, 2019",
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            "name": "Jesse Hamilton"
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        "summary": "Five federal agencies are quickly rewriting the rules around banks' proprietary trading. Critics are concerned they are not following standard proposal procedures or soliciting public feedback.",
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        "uri": "/2019/02/20/companies-may-get-more-input-ahead-of-ipos/",
        "title": "Companies May Get More Input Ahead of IPOs",
        "byline": "Ben Bain",
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        "prettyDate": "February 20, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "SEC proposal would expand its “test-the-waters” program, with the goal of encouraging more companies to go public.",
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        "uri": "/2018/12/19/sec-seeks-comment-on-quarterly-reporting/",
        "title": "SEC Seeks Comment on Quarterly Reporting",
        "byline": "Ben Bain",
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        "prettyDate": "December 19, 2018",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "At request of President Trump, SEC seeks input from companies on whether less-frequent filings would reduce administrative burdens.",
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        "uri": "/2018/11/15/reining-in-critics-of-ceo-pay/",
        "title": "Reining in Critics of CEO Pay",
        "byline": "Ben Bain",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "November 15, 2018",
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        "summary": "Companies see an opening to silence proxy-advisory firms, powerful critics of CEO compensation.",
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        "uri": "/2018/10/11/trump-push-for-fewer-company-profit-reports-temper/",
        "title": "Trump Push for Fewer Company Profit Reports Tempered by SEC",
        "byline": "Ben Bain",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "October 11, 2018",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "SEC chair says quarterly reporting isn't the key factor driving investors' focus on the short term—and isn't going to change anytime soon for large companies.",
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        "uri": "/2018/09/11/court-ruling-ico-covered-by-securities-law/",
        "title": "Court Ruling: ICO Covered by Securities Law",
        "byline": "Patricia Hurtado & Ben Bain",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "September 11, 2018",
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            "webUrl": "/author/profile/patricia-hurtado/",
            "name": "Patricia Hurtado"
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        "summary": "Criminal prosecution of ICOs allegedly designed to defraud investors may have broader implications.",
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        "uri": "/2018/09/04/u-s-swaps-cop-apologizes-for-international-overrea/",
        "title": "U.S. Swaps Cop Apologizes for International Overreach",
        "byline": "Ben Bain & Silla Brush",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "September 04, 2018",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "Giancarlo proposes letting U.S. customers use foreign swaps clearinghouses that haven't registered with the CFTC.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2018/08/17/18921/",
        "title": "Trump Asks SEC to Change Cadence of Earnings Reporting",
        "byline": "Ben Bain, Terrence Dopp, Justin Sink & Annie Massa",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "August 17, 2018",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "Presidential tweet brings to surface debate on whether quarterly reporting is helpful or harmful to the markets.",
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        "uri": "/2018/05/31/aflac-reporting-practices-under-scrutiny/",
        "title": "Aflac Reporting Practices Under Scrutiny",
        "byline": " Ben Bain & Matt Robinson ",
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        "prettyDate": "May 31, 2018",
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        "summary": "SEC said to be investigating claims of improper revenue recognition based on whistle-blower complaints.",
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