The United States Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved new listing rules proposed by Nasdaq regarding board diversity and related disclosure obligations. Such new listing rules, which we previously described, will require companies listed on Nasdaq trading platforms to satisfy, subject to certain exceptions, newly established targets for gender and ethnic diversity in their boardrooms, or to explain in their public disclosures why they are unable to meet such targets.
SEC Adopts Nasdaq Proposal on Board Diversity
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