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SEC hosts roundtable on executive compensation disclosure requirements

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On June 26, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable attended by issuers, institutional investors, third-party advisors, and industry groups to discuss potential updates to current executive...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC opens comments for new “green governance” exchange

On July 23, the Federal Register published a notice requesting comments about an application to establish a new sustainability-focused securities exchange. The applicant filed a Form 1 application with the SEC to seek...more

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FinCEN and SEC Move Closer to New AML Requirements for Investment Advisers & ERAs

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On May 13, 2024, FinCEN and the SEC jointly proposed a new rule that would require SEC-registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers to maintain written customer identification programs (CIPs). The new rule...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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Investors Versus Machines: The SEC Cracks Down on AI, Robo-Advisors and Potential Conflicts of Interest

We are probably still years away from Wall Street being overrun by actual robots. Nonetheless, artificial intelligence (AI) tools are divisively integrating into all aspects of society—from the classroom to the courtroom....more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

SEC Proposes Rule on Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Investment Advisers

On July 26, 2023, the SEC proposed new rules that would require broker-dealers and SEC-registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) to take certain steps to identify and address potential conflicts of interest associated with...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC Reopens Proposal on Stock Buyback Rules

The SEC has reopened the period for submission of comments on its December 2021 rule proposal regarding corporate stock buybacks. The proposed rules would, among other things, require companies to file a notification on a new...more

Holland & Knight LLP

'Tis the Season … to Reopen Public Comment on SEC's Share Buyback Rule Proposal?

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The SEC announced on Dec. 7, 2022, a second reopening of the public comment period for its proposed Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization rule (Rule), first proposed on Dec. 15, 2021. The initial 45-day comment period was...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Information…or Advice? SEC Regulation of “Information Providers” May Expand to Include Providers of Innovative Investment...

In its recent Request for Comment on Certain Information Providers Acting as Investment Advisers (the Request for Comment), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asks whether innovative investment indices, model...more

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SEC Proposes Rule for Investment Advisers Engagement of Service Providers

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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) that, if adopted as proposed, would require SEC...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Proposes Oversight Requirements for Services Outsourced by Investment Advisers

On Oct. 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule and rule amendments that would prohibit registered investment advisers from outsourcing various services without first conducting due...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC Reopens Comment Periods Due to Technical Glitch

The SEC recently announced that it is reopening comment periods on 11 rule proposals and one request for comment, including proposals related to SPAC projections, climate change disclosure, and cybersecurity. The reopening is...more

Holland & Knight LLP

SEC Reopening Comment Period on Several Key Proposed Rules After Technical Error

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The SEC on Oct. 7, 2022, reopened the comment period for 11 rule making proposals, one request for comment and eight Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) matters – all due to a technical error. This glitch likely throws a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Comment Period Reopened for Climate and Cybersecurity Proposals, Among Others

On Friday, October 7, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) reopened the public comment periods for eleven rulemaking proposals and one request for comment due to a technical error that prevented the SEC...more

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SEC Reopening Comments After Technical Issues

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has reopened comments for nearly two dozen proposed rules and other matters. Our Securities Group details the list that includes some controversial rules about cybersecurity, SPACs, and...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

A Second Chance: The SEC Reopens Comment Periods on Climate, Cyber and Other Rule Proposals in Response to Technical Glitch

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A technological error in the online comment portal on sec.gov has prevented the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) from receiving comments on twelve rule proposals (the “Affected Proposals”), according to a new SEC...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Reopens Comment Periods for Certain Rulemaking Releases

On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will reopen the public comment periods for 11 rulemaking releases and one request for comment due to a technological error that resulted...more

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The SEC calls “technical glitch”—what happened to your comment letter?

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Surprise! The SEC has just reopened a slew of comment periods! Late Friday, the SEC announced that, as a result of a technical error, it had not received a number of electronically submitted comments for at least 11...more

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SEC Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently released its draft Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2022 to 2026 for public comment. The Strategic Plan sets forth the following three key goals for the Securities and...more

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Draft SEC Five-Year Strategic Plan Emphasizes Importance of Climate Disclosures

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Recently, the SEC issued its five-year strategic plan for public comment.  This strategic plan covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from adapting to new technology to plans for increasing internal SEC workforce...more

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SEC posts draft strategic plan for fiscal 2022 to 2026

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Yesterday, the SEC published for public comment a draft of its strategic plan for fiscal 2022 to 2026. According to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, the SEC “can’t take our leadership in capital markets for granted….Technology and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC moves forward to revise shareholder proposal rule

​​​​​​​On July 14, 2022, the SEC voted 3-2 to propose a rule adopting amendments to Rule 14a-8 (the Proposed Amendments), which requires companies subject to the federal proxy rules to include certain shareholder proposals in...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to the Investment Company Names Rule

In a three-to-one vote on May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments (the amendments) to Rule 35d-1 (the Names Rule) under Section 35(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Reopens Comment Period for Its Sweeping Private Fund Proposals After Investors and Advisers Criticized Some Provisions

On February 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-1 to propose new rules and amendments under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) designed to increase the regulation of private...more

Morgan Lewis

The Name Game: SEC Proposes Expanding Scope of Registered Funds’ ‘Names Rule’

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In a 3-1 vote, the US Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25 proposed amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Names Rule) that, if adopted as proposed, could cause new entrants and...more

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