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SEC Adopts Amendments to MD&A and Other Financial Disclosures -
On November 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it adopted amendments (the Amendments) to certain financial...more
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SEC Amends the Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer” -
On August 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the definitions of “accredited...more
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SEC Adopts Amendments and Issues Guidance Related to Proxy Voting Advice -
On July 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the adoption of amendments (the Amendments) to the SEC’s rules...more
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SEC Approves Extension of Temporary NYSE Waiver of Stockholder Approval Rules -
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a release (the Release) approving, with immediate effectiveness,...more
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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Four FAQs Addressing the SEC’s Conditional Relief Order -
On May 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (the Division)...more
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New C&DIs about the SEC’s Conditional Relief Order and Compliance with Rule 12b-25 -
On March 31, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance...more
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SEC Further Extends Filing Deadlines for Companies Impacted by COVID-19 -
On March 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order extending conditional relief (the Modified Order) for...more
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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs on Proxy Rules and Proxy Statements, Overhauling Telephone Interpretations Manual -
On May 11, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the...more
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SEC Guidance Expanding Exclusions for Non-GAAP Information -
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued two new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DI),...more
5/14/2018
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Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Portal ,
Recovery Plans ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
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Implementation of Pay Ratio Disclosure Requirement Not Expected to Be Delayed -
On September 15, at the ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of...more
9/25/2017
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Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
CPOs ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
MiFID II ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
No-Action Relief ,
Pay Ratio ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation S-K ,
UK
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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New and Updated C&DIs on Omission of Financial Information from Draft Registration Statements -
Since the adoption of the Fixing America’s Surface...more
9/5/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
Interpretive Opinions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Materiality ,
MiFID II ,
Registration Statement ,
UK
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SEC Expands Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements -
On June 29, the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, beginning on July 10,...more
7/10/2017
/ Bitcoin ,
CFTC ,
Consultation ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
JOBS Act ,
MiFID II ,
NFA ,
No-Action Relief ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SEFs ,
UK
ISS Releases 2017 Proxy Voting Guideline Updates -
On November 21, ISS published its 2017 Proxy Voting Guideline Updates, which will be in effect for meetings held on or after February 1, 2017. The US 2017 updates cover...more
12/5/2016
/ C&DIs ,
CFTC ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Forex ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
NFA ,
Proxy Season ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs on Exempt Offerings Under Rule 701 and Sales of Securities Under Rule 144(d) -
On October 19, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of...more