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In a significant but not unsurprising policy shift, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the withdrawal of proposed rules aimed at enhancing ESG disclosures and modifying shareholder proposal...more
On June 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally withdrew 14 proposed rules for investment advisers, broker-dealers and public companies, many of which had been pending for several years. Should the SEC...more
On June 12, 2025, the SEC issued a notice (the “Notice”) formally withdrawing certain proposed rulemakings issued in 2022 and 2023. Of particular interest to the investment management industry, the Notice withdraws the...more
The SEC announced that the Commission had voted to end its defense of the rules requiring disclosure of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions....more
On February 11, 2025, Mark T. Uyeda, the acting chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, took action with respect to The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Disclosures for Inventors rule, which was adopted...more
On February 11, 2025, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) Mark Uyeda issued a statement directing the Commission staff to request that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more
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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Compliance Officers - Quick Take: The staff of the Division of Investment Management (Staff) of the SEC recently issued responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs)...more
There have been a number of notable recent developments in SEC regulation of foreign private issuers (FPIs), including disclosure trends and rule changes that impact the annual report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2024. In...more
As we bid farewell to 2024, we welcome not only another year but also several new disclosure requirements. In this Snapshot, we summarize several developments and best practices for public companies to consider as the 2024...more
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In remarks delivered today to the SEC Investor Advisory Committee, SEC Commissioner Pierce--one of the Republican appointees to the Commission--offered a critique of the proposed SEC rule re: "greenwashing," which is the...more
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