On March 6, 2024, the SEC adopted final rules (Final Rules) requiring extensive climate-related disclosures in companies’ annual reports and registration statements. The new rules are set forth in Release No. 33-11275. The...more
3/19/2024
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Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On July 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules to enhance and standardize public company disclosure of cybersecurity incidents, risk management, strategy and governance.
In particular, the rules,...more
8/1/2023
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Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 8-K ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments (the share repurchase amendments) to its rules regarding disclosure of securities repurchase programs (also known as share buybacks) by companies...more
On June 13, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1) adopted amendments (the “Amendments”) to the proxy rules related to proxy advisory firms and (2) released proposed rules (“Proposed Rules”) regarding the...more
On October 13, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules that amend several fee-bearing forms, schedules, statements and related rules to modernize filing fee disclosure and payment methods for...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued final rules adopting amendments to certain financial disclosure requirements and to the disclosure required in Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). We previously...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a release adopting amendments (“final rules”) to certain of its rules relating to exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act). The...more
11/12/2020
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Economic Growth ,
Federal Register ,
Final Rules ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
General Solicitation ,
Investment ,
JOBS Act ,
Offerings ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 152 ,
Rule 504 ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Testing-the-Waters Communications
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23 adopted final rules amending the shareholder proposal rules in Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The final rules:
- Require that a shareholder...more
On August 26, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules to expand the accredited investor definition and modernize the disclosure requirements under Regulation S-K Items 101 (Business), 103 (Legal...more
8/31/2020
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Certifications ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Private Offerings ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Regulation D ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Factors ,
Rule 144A ,
Rule 501 ,
Rural Business Investment Companies (RBICs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to existing rules to modernize and simplify its disclosure obligations. The most significant changes relate to the new streamlined process for...more
4/4/2019
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Disclosure Requirements ,
EDGAR ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-K ,
MD&A Statements ,
New Rules ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Redaction ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In an effort to provide greater transparency to stockholders regarding employee and director incentives, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a final rule implementing a provision of the Dodd-Frank...more
1/4/2019
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Consumer Protection Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Final Rules ,
Hedging ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)