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Public Notice Issued on ANC Proxy Regulation Changes

On July 23, 2025, the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development issued public notice of proposed changes to the Division of Banking & Securities’ (the “Division”) proxy regulations governing Alaska...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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Capital Markets Update – May 2025 One-Minute Reads

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ESMA releases proposed rules for regulation of ESG ratings providers On May 2, ESG Today reported that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the...more

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SEC Withdraws Proposed ESG Disclosure and Shareholder Submission Rules

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In a significant but not unsurprising policy shift, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the withdrawal of proposed rules aimed at enhancing ESG disclosures and modifying shareholder proposal...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 Reverses Course on Gensler-Era Rule Proposals – Withdraws Proposed Amendment to its Shareholder Proposal Rule

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In a broad reversal of course on proposed rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the leadership of former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, on June 12, 2025, the SEC issued a notice withdrawing 14 of the...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Withdraws 2022 Proposed Amendment to Rule 14a-8

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On June 12, 2025, the SEC announced its withdrawal of previously proposed amendments to Rule 14a-8. ...more

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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

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

US Securities and Exchange Commission “Concept Release” on the definition of “Foreign Private Issuer”: The revisions could have...

On June 4, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a “Concept Release” that will be of significant interest to our “foreign private issuer” (“FPI”) clients, their shareholders, and our investment banking...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Seeks Feedback on "Foreign Private Issuer" Definition and Accommodations

On June 4, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release, soliciting public comment on the definition of "foreign private issuer."...more

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SEC Considers Modification of Foreign Private Issuer Criteria: May Result in Fewer Foreign Companies Qualifying as FPIs

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On June 4, 2025, the SEC released a Concept Release seeking public comment on potential changes to the definition of foreign private issuer (“FPI”), which changes may have the effect of reducing the number of foreign...more

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New Texas Stock Exchange Aims at Nasdaq and NYSE

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On April 4, the Texas Stock Exchange's (TXSE) Form 1 application for registration as a national securities exchange was publicly released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The application contains a wealth...more

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United States: House Committee on Financial Services Urges the SEC to Withdraw Final and Proposed Rules

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On 31 March 2025, the House Committee on Financial Services (Committee), in a letter to Acting Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mark Uyeda, identified a series of proposed and adopted rules that...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

SEC approves Nasdaq’s proposal to remove board diversity rules to align with 5th Circuit’s mandate

As we previously posted, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the SEC’s approval of Nasdaq’s board diversity disclosure rules last month, after which Nasdaq indicated that it did not intend to seek further...more

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Nasdaq Rule Change Lengthens Reverse Stock Split Notice Period

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Last November, Nasdaq proposed a rule change that would lengthen the notification period for companies conducting reverse stock splits from five business days to 10 calendar days. The rule change became effective immediately...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SEC Voluntarily Pauses Implementation of Climate Disclosure Rules Amid Legal Challenges

Today, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) voluntarily stayed its recently issued Climate Disclosure Rules.   The SEC hopes the voluntary stay will facilitate the resolution of the current Eighth Circuit challenge...more

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Requirement for Enhanced Share Repurchase Disclosures in Periodic Reports Delayed

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On November 22, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order postponing the effective date for the new share Repurchase Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 36002 (June 1, 2023)) pending further SEC action. The SEC’s...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Anticipating the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s ESG Disclosure Rules and Guidelines: How to Stay Ahead of the Game

As more advisory services, investment companies, and public companies have publicized their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a set of new rules...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Companies Face Increasing Scrutiny Over Their ESG Disclosures — Including by ESG Critics

Key Points As public interest and scrutiny into environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continue to rise, companies face an ever-evolving landscape relating to their ESG disclosures. The Securities and Exchange...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - February 2023

In this issue, we cover regulatory developments impacting the investment management sector, including updates on closed-end fund activism and various new and revised SEC rules....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Votes on Changes to Shareholder Proposal and Proxy Solicitation Rules

Shareholder Proposal - Rule On July 13, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed amendments to revise three of the substantive bases for exclusion of shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8 of...more

Jones Day

SEC Climate Rules Will Significantly Impact Foreign Private Issuers

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As discussed in Jones Day's March 2022 Alert, the SEC has proposed climate-related disclosure rules. If adopted as proposed, the Proposed Rules would depart from the SEC's historical regulation of SEC-reporting FPIs, which...more

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SEC's Proposed Rule Changes Seek to Curb Greenwashing

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We have previously written about the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) considering additional regulations on statements and disclosures made by public companies and investment funds relating to their credentials on...more

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The SEC’s New Proposed Cybersecurity Disclosures: Next Steps for Boards of Directors

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing new cybersecurity disclosure rules for public companies. According to the SEC, while public companies have improved their cyber disclosures over time, overall, they have...more

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