SEC Considers Proposals to Enhance Buybacks Disclosure

On December 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission considered proposals to enhance disclosure about stock buybacks. Commission Chairman Gary Gensler’s statement supporting the proposals is available here. The statements of commissioners Caroline A. Crenshaw and Allison Herren Lee in support are here and here, respectively. The statements of commissioners Hester M. Peirce and Elad L. Roisman in opposition are here and here, respectively.