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The SEC Withdraws Its Shareholder Proposal Rule Proposal That Would Have Modified Three Bases for Exclusion

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Last week, the SEC issued a notice of formal withdrawal for 14 proposed rulemakings that were issued a few years ago – these rules were never adopted. The only Corp Fin rulemaking in this group was this proposal from 2022...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The SEC has withdrawn proposed rules captioned “Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8.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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Announces Agenda for Upcoming Executive Compensation Roundtable

On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the agenda and panelists for its upcoming Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements. The Roundtable will be held on June 26, 2025,...more

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SEC Solicits Public Comment on Definition of “Foreign Private Issuer”

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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

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CVM Abre Consulta Pública para Discutir o Aprimoramento das Regras de Divulgação de Informações ao Mercado por Companhias Abertas

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A Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) divulgou, em 13 de maio de 2025, o Edital de Consulta Pública SDM n.º 01/25 (Edital), que submete à apreciação do mercado proposta de substituição integral da Resolução CVM n.º 44/21,...more

Allen Matkins

SEC Abandons Defense Of Brobdingnagian Climate Change Disclosure Rule

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Three years ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a nearly 500 page rule proposal that would require registrants to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

New Rule on SEC Delegation of Authority to Director

On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its final rule rescinding the delegation of authority that had allowed the SEC’s Director of the Division of Enforcement’s (“Director”) to “issue...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Staff Expands Accommodations for Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements

On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division) announced an expansion of the nonpublic review process for draft registration statements. This expansion aims to...more

White & Case LLP

Prepare Now for Edgar Next

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On September 27, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted rule and form amendments to the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval ("EDGAR") system to improve access to and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2024: What Foreign Private Issuers Should Keep in Mind

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

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Securities Snapshot: 4th Quarter 2024 - 2025 Reporting Season – Key Considerations

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Division of Corporation Finance Publishes Guidance for Registrants as Government Shutdown Looms

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

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[Hybrid Event] Navigating the SEC: A 2023 Look Back and Look Forward - August 31st, Houston, TX

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Sarah Morgan, M&A and Capital Markets partner, and Rebecca Fike, Securities Litigation and Government Investigations partner will give a look back at the first half of 2023 through SEC Enforcement actions, public speeches,...more

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Winter Brings Latest Flurry of SEC Rulemaking

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We here at SECond Opinions pride ourselves on staying current on all things SEC. But how about when in a single day, the SEC finalizes one rule and proposes four others (totaling 1,656 pages!) that could drastically change...more

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SEC’s Proposals to Modernize Beneficial Ownership Reporting May Complicate Enforcement of REIT Charter Ownership Limitations

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On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed amendments designed to modernize the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting. Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as...more

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SEC Extends/Reopens Comment Periods for Certain Rulemakings, Including The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rulemaking process has received much attention under Chair Gensler’s leadership not only because of the volume and substance of proposed rules, but also because of the...more

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SEC’s Increased Scrutiny of Climate Risk and Disclosures Likely to Lead to Agency Rulemaking

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What public companies need to know about environmental disclosures, including recent climate risk and ESG disclosure initiatives - In fulfilling disclosure obligations under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities...more

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SEC Proposes Stricter Requirements for the Rule 10b5-1 Affirmative Defense

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The Proposal would have a significant impact on current practices surrounding the use of Rule 10b5-1 plans by public companies and insiders. On December 15, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a set...more

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Annual Review of Federal Securities Regulation

INTRODUCTION - This Annual Review (“Review”) was prepared by the Subcommittee on Annual Review of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities of the ABA Business Law Section. The Review covers significant...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Chair Gensler’s Insight on the SEC’s New Regulatory Agenda

In prepared remarks on June 23, 2021, Chair Gary Gensler of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided additional insight into the commission’s recently announced regulatory agenda and its shift in priorities. His...more

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SEC Increasingly Turns Focus Toward Strength of Cyber Risk Disclosures

On June 11, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) announced that it would focus on cybersecurity disclosures made by public companies as part of its regulatory agenda. Given the SEC’s...more

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Insights from Chair Gensler on the Rulemaking Agenda

At a recent conference, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler gave wide-ranging remarks addressing market structure issues, LIBOR and other rates, and the Commission’s regulatory agenda....more

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SEC Announces RegFlex Agenda

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On June 11, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced its Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (RegFlex Agenda). The RegFlex Agenda sets forth the short-term and long-term regulatory...more

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SEC Announces Spring 2021 Regulatory Agenda

On Friday, June 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed its Agency Rule List for Spring 2021 with the Office of Management and Budget. The Agency Rule List gives clarity to when companies can expect to see...more

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SEC Approves Nasdaq Rule Change Allowing Direct Listings with a Capital Raise

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In our prior article on the latest and greatest in direct listings, we noted that we were expecting that Nasdaq would follow the NYSE’s lead to allow for capital raising concurrently with a direct listing. On May 19, 2021,...more

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