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Recyclable K-Cups: Investors Beware?

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On September 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission or SEC) charged Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (Keurig) for making inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its K-Cup single-use beverage pods.  Without...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

RILA revolution: SEC adopts tailored registration framework for RILAs and MVAs

On July 1, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rule and form amendments to provide a tailored registration framework for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) and registered market value adjustment...more

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New Proxy Voting Reporting Requirements For Investment Managers For 2023-24 Annual Meeting Season

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On November 2, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to Form N-PX and related rules to extend public company stockholder vote disclosure filing requirements beyond...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: January 1, 2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more

Cooley LLP

Update: Proposed Repeal of Section 16 Exemption for FPIs Dropped

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Earlier this year, we wrote about a proposal buried within the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 that would effectively make insiders of foreign private issuers (FPIs) subject to...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Dual-Listed Company Insiders May Become Subject to U.S. Short-Swing Profit and Insider Reporting Rules

Buried in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which the U.S. Senate passed earlier this year, is a provision that, if enacted, will eliminate exemptions relied upon by insiders of dual-listed Canadian...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Adopts Short Sale Disclosure Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted to adopt new Rule 13f-2 and related Form SHO requiring certain institutional investment managers (managers) to report short sale-related information to the SEC....more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

The SEC Amends Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules

On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final amendments to the rules that govern beneficial ownership reporting and provided guidance on the application of those rules. The SEC also...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC Adopts New Short Sale Disclosure Rule

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On October 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new Rule 13f-2 to require monthly reporting of short sale positions and activity data on new Form SHO by institutional investment managers. The new rules...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Securities Snapshot: 3rd Quarter 2023 - What You Need to Know About The SEC's Latest Rulemaking

The weather may be cooling down, but the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) did not cool down its pace of rulemaking during the third quarter of 2023. The SEC adopted its highly anticipated cybersecurity disclosure...more

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SEC Heightens Issuers' Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

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On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies. The final rules require...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Private Fund Advisers 2023 Regulatory Outlook

Sponsors and managers of private funds must attend to various routine regulatory and compliance tasks, which can include ongoing reporting obligations under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), updating...more

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SEC Staff Risk Alert Criticizes Broker-Dealer Reports on Best Execution and Payment for Order Flow

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The SEC Division of Examinations recently published a Risk Alert on quarterly reports required under Exchange Act Rule 606, which are published by broker-dealers to provide customers with insight into factors influencing...more

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The Claws are Sharpened – SEC finalizes Clawback Regulations under Dodd-Frank

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 26, 2022, adopted final rules1 directing national securities exchanges and associations,2 to establish listing standards that require public companies to develop and...more

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SEC Proposes Monthly Short Sale Reporting and Aggregated Public Disclosure

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On February 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed Rule 13f-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) and the corresponding Form SHO, which, if adopted, would require...more

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FinCEN Announces Proposed Regulations to Implement Corporate Transparency Act Requirement

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released proposed regulations on Dec. 7, 2021, seeking to implement the "beneficial ownership information" (BOI) requirement of the Corporate...more

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Privacy, Vulnerabilities, and Breaches, Oh My

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A recent SEC settlement shed light on data security and privacy concerns that public companies should keep in mind when drafting and filing periodic reports. The SEC settlement concerned a 2018 data breach at Pearson Plc that...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

U.S. Capital Markets Regulations Affecting U.S. Companies

Capital markets in the United States provide an unparalleled source of investment capital, measured in trillions of dollars. U.S. markets and rules allow companies to raise funds on an expedited and economically efficient...more

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SEC Issues First-Ever Penalties for Deficient Cybersecurity Risk Controls

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a stunning salvo across the bows of public companies with its announcement of civil monetary penalties and a cease-and-desist order against First American...more

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OCC Proposes Rules for CRA Benchmarks and Fair Access

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In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a long-awaited rule seeking comment on its proposed approach to determine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluation measure benchmarks, retail...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

U.S. SEC Staff Issues Guidance Regarding On-Going Exchange Act Reporting And Registered Securities Offerings In Light Of COVID-19

On May 4, 2020, the U.S. SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) published four “FAQs” relating to the application of the Commission’s March 25, 2020 Order (the “COVID-19 Order”) providing extended deadlines for...more

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SEC Continues To Roll Out Guidance And Exchange Act Filing Relief During COVID-19

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As public companies continue to grapple with how to meet their disclosure obligations in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its Division of Corporation Finance...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to "Accelerated Filer" and "Large Accelerated Filer" Definitions

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The Situation: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed amendments to the definitions of "accelerated filer" and "large accelerated filer" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Result: The...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Proposes Securities Offering Reforms for Business Development Companies and Registered Closed-End Investment Companies

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose a series of rule and form amendments, as directed by Congress under the Small Business Credit Availability Act (SBCA) and the Economic Growth,...more

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Corporate Communicator - Winter 2018-2019

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SEC Adopts Final Rules for Disclosure of Hedging Policies. On December 18, 2018, the SEC approved final rules regarding the disclosure of a company’s hedging practices or policies, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. This...more

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