Podcast: Private Fund Regulatory Update: Post-U.S. Government Shutdown
III-39 - 2nd Anniversary Special Episode
Podcast: Keeping Up with Recent Changes and Trends in Private Fund Regulation
Based on the news reports from this morning, it seems unlikely that the threatened government shutdown will come to pass. Nevertheless, although the shutdown appeared doubtful, just this morning, Corp Fin posted an...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The federal government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 21st, unless Congress passes a funding plan today,...more
Despite congressional leaders reaching a deal on Wednesday for a short-term stopgap funding extension, public reporting companies and Regulation A issuers are still left in limbo as the bill, if passed, will only extend...more
In the October edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the SEC adopting rules modernizing beneficial ownership reporting and short sale reporting, and issuing new C&DIs...more
On September 27, 2023, facing the prospect of a lapse of appropriations, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance published a summary of the anticipated impact on its operations of...more
If U.S. congressional leaders are unable to resolve the current federal budget standoff, it is expected that much of the federal government, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), would shut down soon...more
On September 27, 2023, the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published an announcement about its anticipated operations in the event of a potential government...more
Corp Fin has posted an announcement regarding its plans in the event of a federal government shutdown. The announcement indicates that its activities would be “extremely limited.” (At a hearing yesterday before the House...more
The SEC’s EDGAR system will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, and Wednesday, December 25, 2019, due to the closure of the federal government on those two days. As a result, on December 24 and 25, 2019...more
As expected, Theresa May’s Brexit deal was roundly defeated in Parliament yesterday by an overwhelming 230-vote margin, the biggest House of Commons loss for a PM “in recent British history.” Following the vote, Labour Party...more
As a result of the partial U.S. government shutdown that began on December 22, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), one of nine federal agencies affected, recently published its Operations Plan Under a...more
The new 116th Congress convened on Thursday, January 3, 2019 as the partial government shutdown, carrying over from the prior Congress, continued into the new year and has now outlasted previous shutdowns. Although the...more
With the government partially shut down, the SEC is following its operations plan during a shutdown, which entails an extremely limited number of staff members available to respond to emergency situations involving market...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will follow its Operations Plan Under a Lapse in Appropriations and Government Shutdown (the Operations Plan) during the government shutdown, which began on December 21, 2018....more
As the partial federal government shutdown enters its thirteenth day, political pundits predict that the shutdown is likely to continue with no end in sight while lawmakers struggle to make a deal....more
In response to the U.S. government shutdown that began on December 22, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its Divisions of Corporation Finance and Investment Management published public guidance regarding...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is subject to the current federal government shutdown due to lack of funding, and generally it will follow its “Operations Plan Under a Lapse in Appropriations and Government...more
Happy holidays and happy new year everyone! Here’s the latest from the SEC: - In the event of a federal government shutdown, the SEC will follow the agency’s plan, which contemplates focusing on “market integrity and...more
By executive order, the federal government will be closed on Monday, December 24, and December 24 will be treated as a federal holiday for filing purposes. In addition, the SEC has finally posted a notice about its operating...more
19 Law Firm Consensus Report as of 10:00 am EST, Monday, January 22, 2018 - On Friday, January 19, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that “should there be a federal government shutdown after...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an “Operations Plan Under a Lapse in Appropriations and Government Shutdown” (the Operations Plan), which details how the SEC will operate in the event of a...more
The U.S. federal government shutdown that began Saturday has the potential to affect capital markets and public companies in far-reaching ways. While the Securities and Exchange Commission currently plans to operate fully...more
The SEC has finally posted a notice about its operating status in the event of a government shutdown. If there is a shutdown “after January 19, the SEC will remain open for a limited number of days, fully staffed and focused...more