Nasdaq filed a proposal with the SEC to adopt new listing rules related to board of directors diversity yesterday. If approved, the new rules would require all 3,000+ companies listed on Nasdaq’s US stock exchange to disclose board diversity statistics and require most companies on the exchange to have at least two diverse directors. The request is the latest effort to increase board diversity, following initiatives by the state of California, investment bank Goldman Sachs, and several European nations.
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