SEC/CORPORATE -
Acting SEC Chair Lee Provides Public Statement Welcoming Public Comment on Climate Change Disclosures -
On March 15, Acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Allison Herren Lee made a public...more
3/22/2021
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
NFA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Approves Amended Rule Change to FINRA Rule 5110 -
On December 23, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) proposed amendments to...more
1/20/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Auditor Independence ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
FDIC ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
OCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
SEC/CORPORATE -
Glass Lewis Releases 2020 US Proxy Paper Guidelines -
On November 1, Glass Lewis released its 2020 US Proxy Paper Guidelines. The updates to the voting guidelines primarily add additional factors that...more
11/25/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Sale of Goods Act (SOGA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smart Contracts ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Proposes Amendments to Update the Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions -
On May 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to the accelerated filer and large...more
5/20/2019
/ Accelerated Filers ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
CRD IV Directive ,
CRR II ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
ICFR ,
Internal Controls ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Threshold Requirements
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Adopts Rules to Modernize and Simplify Disclosure -
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted final rules to modernize and simplify the disclosure requirements for public companies...more
4/15/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Financing Rule ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Form 10-K ,
GAAP ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Adopts Final Rules for Disclosure of Hedging Policies -
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it had at last adopted final rules to implement Section 14(j) (Disclosure of...more