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SEC Announces Proposed Amendments to the Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer” -
On December 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments...more
12/23/2019
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Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Comment Period ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Libor ,
New Rules ,
Private Placements ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Resource Extraction ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Security-Based Swaps
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SEC Staff Announces Changes to Rule 14a-8 No-Action Request Process -
On September 6, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced...more
9/16/2019
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CFTC ,
Consolidated Audit Trail ,
Corporate Governance ,
EMIR ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Markets ,
No-Action Letters ,
No-Action Requests ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Rule 14a-8 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
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SEC Adopts Amendments To Simplify and Update Certain Disclosure Requirements -
On August 17, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the adoption of proposed rule amendments (Amendments) to...more
8/27/2018
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Bitcoin ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
MLD4 ,
Municipal Securities Issuers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
UK Brexit
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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs on Proxy Rules and Proxy Statements, Overhauling Telephone Interpretations Manual -
On May 11, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the...more
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SEC Guidance Expanding Exclusions for Non-GAAP Information -
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued two new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DI),...more
5/14/2018
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Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Portal ,
Recovery Plans ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
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SEC and Division of Corporation Finance Issue New Pay Ratio Disclosure Guidance -
On September 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretive release (available here) regarding...more
10/2/2017
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Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Consolidated Audit Trail ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
EURIBOR ,
Libor ,
MiFID II ,
Pay Ratio ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tick Size
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SEC Expands Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements -
On June 29, the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, beginning on July 10,...more
7/10/2017
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CFTC ,
Consultation ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
JOBS Act ,
MiFID II ,
NFA ,
No-Action Relief ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SEFs ,
UK
BREXIT UPDATE -
Nathaniel Lalone, a Financial Services partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP, will continue to share his insight into the evolution of the relationship between the United Kingdom and European Union in...more
7/18/2016
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C&DIs ,
Comment Period ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
GAAP ,
IFRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Client ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
UK Brexit
On January 13, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it adopted interim final rules to implement changes to Form S-1 and Form F-1 mandated by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). The...more
Since the adoption of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) on December 4, 2015, the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission has issued six Compliance and...more
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PCAOB Adopts New Rules Requiring Disclosure of Participants in an Audit -
On December 15, 2015, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) adopted new rules and related amendments to...more
On December 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed Rule 13q-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), often referred to as the “resource extraction rule,” which would require an issuer to disclose...more
As previously reported, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) on December 4. The transportation bill includes several provisions related to securities laws and...more
SEC/CORPORATE SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New C&DIs on FAST Act -
As previously reported, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) on December 4. The...more