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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more
This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published its semiannual Regulatory Flexibility Agenda (“Reg Flex Agenda”), detailing its short-term and long-term rulemaking priorities for the year. The SEC is...more
In a decision that could reshape how securities lending and short sale market transactions are disclosed, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the Court) returned two key Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
As detailed in our prior alert, on September 27, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rule and form amendments to the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (EDGAR)....more
To facilitate capital flow toward investments that foster economic development by promoting environmental and social sustainability, transparency, and long-term strategies in financial and economic activity, early this year...more
On August 25, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit remanded two rules adopted by the Gensler-era SEC: the Securities Lending Reporting Rule and the Short Interest Reporting Rules (the Rules). While the...more
On June 5, 2025, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce delivered a major address at the International Center for Insurance Regulation Digital Insurance Forum. In a pointed critique of what has been an accelerating march of...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a press release to confirm that, effective from October, the EU will transition from the current double volume cap (DVC) mechanism to a single volume cap...more
Last month, Corp Fin’s Office of Small Business Policy issued no-action relief to a company from the requirement to file an annual report on Form 1-K under Regulation A – despite the fact that the company didn’t qualify for...more
This edition of the Public Company Watch highlights critical updates and regulatory changes affecting public companies. Staying informed on these topics is crucial for effective compliance and strategic planning....more
The September 12, 2025 deadline for EDGAR filers to complete their enrollment in the EDGAR system’s new login, password, and access protocols (these updates being referred to as “EDGAR Next”) is fast approaching. ...more
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is updating Rule 6860(a)(2) so that industry members who use time stamps more granular than nanoseconds must continue to truncate (rather than round) those time stamps at...more
Empresas latino-americanas com valores mobiliários registrados nos Estados Unidos, ou que pretendem registrá-los, devem ficar atentas. A SEC (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários dos EUA) publicou um “concept release” propondo...more
Some private fund managers in California face potentially dire consequences if they fail to properly register with the state and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Failing to adhere to relevant securities laws...more
In what may be indicative of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s renewed focus on small business capital formation, one of the topics that the staff (the “Staff”) of the Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (the...more
A few days ago, Corp Fin revised a total of 18 CDIs related to Schedule 13Ds and 13Gs, mainly to align them with the changes to the rules related to those Schedules made back in October ’23. The CDIs are redlined by Corp Fin...more
On July 1, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued a statement regarding Crypto Asset Exchange-Traded Products (crypto asset ETPs). Crypto asset ETPs are investment products that are listed and traded...more
PS35 provides further guidance on how the Panel usually applies Rule 28 (profit forecasts and quantified financial benefits statements) in practice. Rule 28 lays out relatively stringent regulatory obligations/reporting...more
On July 7, Judge Alan Albright of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas granted the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) motion to stay a class action by industry groups that challenges the...more
Despite the future of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board coming under threat, the PCAOB continues to release guidance, implement rules, conduct inspections and pursue enforcement actions....more
Do the U.S. securities law accommodations through the “foreign private issuer” (FPI) construct benefit the intended entities? That’s the fundamental question that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is analyzing...more
On June 4, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission published a concept release to solicit comments on whether and how the definition of “foreign private issuer” (FPI) should be changed. As a result of recent...more
A few weeks ago, Corp Fin revised two – and withdrew one – of the Legal Proceedings CDIs under Item 103 of Regulation S-K. These CDI changes are catching up to the reorg of Item 103 that the SEC made five years ago when the...more