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On September 27, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation S-T, resulting in major changes to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) System for SEC...more
Recent developments at the SEC highlight the Commission’s focus on reducing disclosure burdens for companies and encouraging public capital formation. SEC Executive Compensation Roundtable - Executive compensation...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held its Roundtable on the executive compensation disclosure requirements at its headquarters in Washington, DC on June 26, 2025. Chairman Paul S. Atkins set the tone in his...more
Do the U.S. securities law accommodations through the “foreign private issuer” (FPI) construct benefit the intended entities? That’s the fundamental question that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is analyzing...more
As previewed in our previous blog post, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable on executive compensation disclosure on June 26, with panelists considering whether and to what extent the current...more
On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2337 (“SB 2337”), a novel regulation that will require significant disclosure obligations for proxy advisors, such as ISS and Glass Lewis, for their voting...more
AIM Consultation Paper - 7 April 2025 / LSE - The London Stock Exchange (LSE) initiated a significant consultation on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The discussion paper sought feedback from market participants...more
On June 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable on executive compensation disclosure requirements with representatives from public companies, investors, industry groups and advisors. In his...more
As previewed in this May 22 Cooley alert, on Thursday, June 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable meeting to discuss potential updates to the existing executive compensation disclosure...more
On June 4, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a concept release soliciting public comment on potential amendments to the definition of foreign private issuer (FPI) under US securities laws....more
Last Friday, on June 20, the SEC withdrew guidance--dating from the George W. Bush administration--that indicated that “disclosure of environmental actions brought by a foreign government” was “require[d].” In effect, the...more
Reporting under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will be simplified as part of the Omnibus process. In connection with the Omnibus, EFRAG was mandated to provide technical advice to the European...more
On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 2337 (SB 2337), which imposes new regulations on proxy advisory firms — such as ISS and Glass Lewis — when providing voting recommendations and other...more
On June 4, 2025, the SEC issued a concept release soliciting public comment on the definition of “foreign private issuer” (FPI) under U.S. securities laws. The SEC has identified potential changes to the definition that could...more
Adopted in July 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s cybersecurity disclosure rules require public companies to report material cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K and to annually report on their...more
On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a concept release soliciting public comment on the definition of a foreign private issuer (FPI) and whether changes are needed to reflect the...more
As I blogged last month, the SEC is holding a half-day roundtable on Thursday, June 26th to consider whether the SEC’s executive pay disclosure requirements need updating. At the time, the public was invited to submit...more
A few days ago, I blogged about the SEC issuing this 71-page concept release to rethink the definition of “foreign private issuer.” This Cooley Alert penned by Brad Goldberg, Beth Sasfai, Reid Hooper and Shari Ness delves...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a concept release on June 4, 2025, seeking feedback on whether the SEC should amend the definition of “foreign private issuer” (FPI). In the release, the SEC asks whether...more
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
On June 4, 2025, following an open meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commission issued a concept release to solicit public comment on the definition of foreign private issuer ("FPI")....more
On May 14, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) issued Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 (the Blanket Order), introducing targeted relief from certain limitations of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the...more
On June 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) will host a roundtable to explore potential changes to executive compensation disclosure requirements. This event, highlighted in the SEC’s official...more
The Canadian securities regulators have implemented blanket orders increasing the capital-raising limit under the listed issuer financing exemption (the LIFE Exemption), which permits qualified issuers to offer equity...more
The SEC announced today that it will host a roundtable on June 26, 2025, to discuss executive compensation disclosure requirements. The roundtable’s agenda and speakers will be disclosed at a later date....more