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Disclosure

A company's release of all information pertaining to the company's business activity, regardless of how that information may influence investors.

Disclosure

The voluntary or required release of information relevant to a security, company, fund, or anything else. In order to be listed on an exchange, a company must provide disclosure on itself by registering with the SEC and abiding by regulations that govern what information about itself that the company releases. Disclosure exists to prevent price manipulation and anything else that would disrupt the efficiency of trade. See also: Transparency.

disclosure

The submission of facts and details concerning a situation or business operation. In general, security exchanges and the SEC require firms to disclose to the investment community the facts concerning issues that will affect the firms' stock prices. Disclosure is also required when firms file for public offerings. See also full disclosure.

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Disclosure.

A disclosure document explains how a financial product or offering works. It also details the terms to which you must agree in order to buy it or use it, and, in some cases, the risks you assume in making such a purchase.

For example, publicly traded companies must provide all available information that might influence your decision to invest in the stocks or bonds they issue. Mutual fund companies are required to disclose the risks and costs associated with buying shares in the fund.

Government regulatory agencies, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), self-regulating organizations, state securities regulators, and NASD require such disclosures.

Similarly, federal and local governments require lenders to explain the costs of credit, and banks to explain the costs of opening and maintaining an account.

Despite the consumer benefits, disclosure information isn't always easily accessible. It may be expressed in confusing language, printed in tiny type, or so extensive that consumers choose to ignore it.

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First, the court noted the chief was not a party to the city manager's agreement with the former officer and, therefore, was not personally bound by it.(26) Second, the court suggested that a broadly worded agreement like the one signed by the former officer authorizing personal contact with individuals and the release of information would likely be sufficient to relieve former employers of an earlier contractual agreement not to disclose such information.(27)

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Our current policies that call for delayed release of information are in place for good reasons, as I indicated previously.

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If this was done by a council to delay the release of information, there would be uproar from government.

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It also eases the way toward release of information on candidates for other positions in the future.

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* Have personal contact with the family of a deceased patient and facilitate the release of information. The hospital public relations director should be involved in any sudden unexpected death, communicating with family members and local authorities.

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The immediate release of information on the Committee's plans for contingencies could increase market volatility, particularly in circumstances when the contingencies do not eventuate.

Statement by Wayne D. Angell, Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, before the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, October 19, 1993

Ms Jones said she had found out about the release of information when "trawling" through some old council minutes during the summer.

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I appreciate this opportunity to comment on provisions of the Federal Reserve System Accountability Act (H.R.28) that pertain to the release of information on monetary policy.

Statement by Lawrence B. Lindsey, Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, before the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, October 19, 1993