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SEC Signals Coming Changes to Executive Compensation Disclosure

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

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SEC Reassesses Foreign Private Issuer Eligibility

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Earlier this month, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release to solicit public comment on potential changes to the definition of a foreign private issuer (FPI), marking the SEC’s first review...more

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SEC Issues Concept Release on the Definition of Foreign Private Issuer

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On June 4, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published a concept release (“Concept Release”) soliciting public comments on the definition of a foreign private issuer (“FPI”). FPIs are subject to disclosure...more

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SEC Withdraws Proposed Shareholder Proposal Rules

The SEC has withdrawn proposed rules captioned “Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8. In conjunction therewith the SEC announced “The Commission does...more

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Crosscurrents: J.S. Held’s Environmental, Social & Governance Observations

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Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (“ESG”) data collecting and reporting are among the fastest changing, most highly watched, and most complicated corporate obligations today. Interestingly, in the United States,...more

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The SEC and ESG

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Climate and ESG have become key topics of conversation at the SEC. The Commission’s publication of proposed rules for public companies which would require that certain climate related information be disclosed by issuers...more

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SEC Extends Comment Period on Proposed Rules Requiring Robust Climate-Related Disclosures

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On May 9, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it will extend the public comment period on its proposed rules on climate-related disclosures by public companies. The comment period was scheduled...more

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SEC Proposes Rules for Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules that would require and standardize public companies’ climate-change disclosures to investors. Under the proposed rules, which would apply to both domestic...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Proposes New Rules to Enhance Disclosure and Investor Protection Relating to SPACs and Projections – Impact on Target...

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules and amendments (the Proposed Rules) to enhance disclosure and expand liability in initial public offerings by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)...more

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SEC Proposes Mandatory Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

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On March 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed rules that would require public companies to make prescribed cybersecurity disclosures. The proposed rules would "strengthen investors' ability to...more

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SEC Proposes Rules for Shorter Deadlines and More Transparency in Share Ownership Reporting

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On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposal (Proposed rules: Modernization of Beneficial Ownership Reporting) that would amend Regulation 13D-G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more

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NYSE Temporarily Waives Certain Shareholder Approval Requirements to Mitigate Liquidity Constraints Caused by COVID-19

On April 6, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved and declared immediately effective a proposed rule change filed by the New York Stock Exchange LLC (NYSE) temporarily waiving through June 30, 2020,...more

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