On April 2, 2020, SEC Chairman John Clayton, issued a public statement amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In the statement, Chairman Clayton stated that the Commission and its staff remain focused on protecting the interests...more
At the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) open meeting on December 18, 2019, the Commissioners approved proposed amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” under Regulation D under the United...more
12/24/2019
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Comment Period ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 144A ,
Rule 506 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
At the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) open meeting yesterday, the Commissioners approved two new proposed rules in their ongoing efforts to modernize proxy solicitation and shareholder proxy access,...more
11/7/2019
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Corporate Governance ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Access ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Solicitations ,
Proxy Statements ,
Proxy Voting ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 14a-8 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders
On June 16, 2016, the SEC proposed a major overhaul of the disclosure requirements for companies that are engaged in material mining operations, including royalty companies. The proposed rules would replace the SEC’s...more
7/8/2016
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Comment Period ,
Corporate Counsel ,
CRIRSCO ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Materiality ,
Mineral Exploration ,
Mineral Leases ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulation S-K ,
Resource Extraction ,
Royalties ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On December 11, the SEC re-proposed rules requiring disclosure of government payments by resource extraction issuers. The proposed rules will require resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to the U.S. federal...more