On April 10, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) issued a Staff statement providing guidance on how existing disclosure requirements apply to offerings and registrations of crypto asset...more
This guide discusses important themes and trends for the coming annual reporting season. It also includes a “housekeeping checklist” designed to assist you as you prepare your annual report.
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12/24/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Proxy Statements ,
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Regulation S-K ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainable Business Practices
On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments (the “Proposed Rule”) to modernize its existing requirements for how companies disclose risk factors and describe their business and...more
8/13/2019
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Although final rules were published in December of 2018, July 1st marked the date that issuers (other than smaller reporting companies and emerging growth companies) must begin complying with the Dodd-Frank Act’s hedging...more
On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to simplify and modernize disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and certain forms....more
3/27/2019
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On December 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved long-awaited final rules implementing Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Consistent with the proposed...more
12/28/2018
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Dodd-Frank ,
Hedging ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proxy Statements ,
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Publicly-Traded Companies ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule (available here) that overhauls its existing disclosure requirements for mining company issuers, including royalty companies. The new...more
11/6/2018
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CRIRSCO ,
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Mineral Exploration ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Mining ,
Qualified Person ,
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Royalties ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Vertical Integration
On August 17, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to simplify and update disclosure requirements. Although the amendments are voluminous in length and breadth of provisions...more
On October 11, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Regulation S-K designed to simplify and streamline disclosures made by public companies and reduce compliance costs while continuing to...more