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SEC Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure

The Securities and Exchange Commission held a roundtable at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, DC on June 26, 2025 to discuss possible changes to the Commission’s requirements for executive compensation disclosure...more

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SEC Proposes Update to Definition of Qualifying Venture Capital Fund

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Who may be interested: Boards of Directors, Investment Advisers, Compliance Staff - Quick Take: The SEC proposed Rule 3c-7 under the 1940 Act, which would inflation adjust the dollar threshold for a fund to meet the...more

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SEC Comment Period Ends for Controversial Proposal Regarding Clawbacks of Executive Incentive Compensation Without Official Action

On October 14, Chairman Gensler announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would reopen the comment period for the controversial compensation clawback rule that it had initially proposed in 2015 in response...more

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SEC Proposes Major Amendments to Money Market Fund Rules

On Dec. 15, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose amendments to certain rules governing money market funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). The SEC indicated that the...more

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SEC Rules Establish New Requirements For Director Elections, Universal Proxy Cards And Enhanced Proxy Disclosures; Additional...

In a move we expect will pave the road for an increase in proxy contests, on November 17, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new Rule 14a-19 and amendments to existing rules under the Securities Exchange Act...more

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SEC Reopens Universal Proxy Comment Period

On April 16, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release reopening the comment period (Reopening Release) on its proposal for a mandatory universal proxy to be used for all contested director...more

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Nasdaq Board Diversity Proposal Faces Backlash

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Nasdaq’s recent proposal mandating board diversity faces backlash, as 12 Republican senators on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee last week urged the SEC not to approve the proposed rules, which would require all U.S....more

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SEC Proposes New Rule to Change Regulatory Framework for Fund Boards in Making Good Faith Determinations of Fair Value

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On April 21, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted to propose new Rule 2a-5 (the “Proposed Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) that, if adopted, would establish a...more

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SEC Proposes Rules for Requiring Universal Proxy Cards in Contested Director Elections

During its open meeting last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose amendments to the federal proxy rules to require the use of universal proxy cards for all annual or special meetings with...more

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California, Delaware And Nevada Differ On Committee Composition

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In a prior post, I compared the differing limitations on committee authority under California and Delaware law. Today’s post focuses on differences in committee composition among California, Delaware and Nevada. These are...more

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Agencies Propose Incentive Compensation Rules for Financial Institutions

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed new restrictions...more

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Revised Rules on Dodd-Frank Incentive Compensation Requirements for Financial Institutions Proposed

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If adopted, the Proposed Rule would have a significant impact on compensation practices at covered institutions. On April 21, 2016, the National Credit Union Administration (the NCUA) issued a proposed rule regarding...more

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SEC Proposes Liquidity Management Rules for Mutual Funds and ETFs

On September 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a comprehensive package of rule reforms designed to enhance effective liquidity risk management by open-end funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded...more

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Proposed AML Regulations for Registered Investment Advisers Released by FinCEN

On August 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released proposed rules that would require investment advisers that are registered or required to be registered (RIAs)...more

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New SEC And PCAOB Proposals Related To Audit Committee Disclosure And Audit Quality

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OVERVIEW - On July 1, 2015, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release relating to its audit committee reporting requirements. This release references two Public Company Accounting Oversight...more

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SEC Issues Concept Release Requesting Input on Potential Audit Committee Disclosure Requirements

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At an open meeting held on July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release seeking input on whether it should adopt rules requiring additional disclosures for audit committees, with a focus...more

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SEC Proposes New Clawback Rules

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Last Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new Rule 10D-1 to require public companies to adopt and enforce clawback policies to recoup incentive-based compensation paid to current and former...more

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