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FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the Nasdaq market site in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo/File Photo
(Reuters) - Republican members of the U.S. Senate’s Banking Committee on Friday urged securities regulators to reject corporate diversity rules proposed by Nasdaq Inc.
In a letter to the head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Republicans said the effort by the exchange operator to set boardroom diversity requirements for listed companies would interfere with boards’ duties to their shareholders, violate securities disclosure principles and could impose costs on companies.