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Corporate Governance

U.S. corporations employ millions of American workers, create opportunity for employees and shareholders, drive innovation, improve the lives of consumers, and provide health care and other benefits to American families. The way corporations are governed directly affects the well-being of employees, shareholders and consumers.

Business Roundtable advocates for corporate governance policies that help create long-term value, advance the economic interests of workers, shareholders and consumers, and uphold the highest ethical standards.

Recent Activities in Corporate Governance

May 25, 2011
News Release

Business Roundtable is disappointed the final SEC whistleblower rules do not protect and reinforce existing internal reporting mechanisms that provide companies the opportunity to self-regulate and self-correct.

May 19, 2011
Letter

In addition, the Commission is given authority to promulgate rules that are “reasonably necessary to prohibit the trading practices described in paragraph (5) and any other trading practice that is disruptive of fair and equitable trading.”

May 12, 2011
Letter

However, we are concerned that regulators need more time to analyze, write, and implement functional rules that will help stabilize the OTC derivatives market, not damage it.

May 5, 2011
Letter

The Coalition has been actively engaged in the legislative process that culminated with passage of the Dodd-Frank Act and with the bill’s implementation.

April 26, 2011
News Release

Business Roundtable strongly urges policymakers to redouble their efforts to ensure an iron-clad exemption for derivatives end users and uniform clearing requirements to inject certainty back into the marketplace and allow business to spur long-term economic growth.

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