In another step toward regulatory clarity for crypto investment products, the SEC Division of Corporate Finance staff has issued detailed disclosure guidance on how crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) should navigate...more
7/11/2025
/ Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Products ,
New Guidance ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
On June 4, 2025, the SEC published a concept release in which the agency analyzes trends related to foreign private issuers (FPIs) and solicits extensive feedback regarding whether and how the definition of FPI should be...more
6/10/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Cayman Islands ,
China ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Fraud ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
In an open meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved in a 3-2 vote a Final Rule on climate disclosures that will “require registrants to provide certain climate-related...more
3/7/2024
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-K ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Sustainability ,
Tax Credits
On December 14, 2023, Erik Gerding, Director, Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) gave a speech on the SEC’s final rules (the “Final Rule(s)”) regarding cybersecurity risk...more
1/9/2024
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FBI ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 8-K ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
As we head into year-end, annual reporting season is just around the corner. Over the past 12 months, the SEC has been active on the rulemaking front, resulting in numerous new disclosure obligations for issuers during the...more
11/15/2023
/ Clawbacks ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Form 10-K ,
Insider Trading ,
MD&A Statements ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Management ,
SEC Comment Letter Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final rules modernizing the beneficial ownership reporting requirements pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act...more
The SEC’s Cybersecurity Risk Management Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure Rules were officially published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2023 and go into effect on September 5, 2023....more
On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted enhanced disclosure requirements regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident reporting for public companies. The final rules...more
On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new enhanced disclosure requirements for issuers’ repurchases of equity securities. The amendments require issuers to provide the following...more
On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted amendments bolstering the conditions to be met in order for a person to rely on the affirmative defense from insider trading available...more
12/26/2022
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Cooling-Off Rule ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Insider Trading ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation
On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted final rules implementing its Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), mandate of directing...more