The SEC has updated the EDGAR system’s login, password, and access protocols which will affect Canadian SEC reporting companies and other individuals and entities with EDGAR filing codes, including non-reporting companies...more
Seward & Kissel is reminding its clients about the recent January 2, 2025 compliance date for new Rule 13f-2 (the “New Rule”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as well as related reporting on...more
Venture and private equity funds and other investors that own equity securities of public companies may have numerous Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing requirements – including filings based on the size of the...more
On October 13, 2023, the SEC adopted Rule 13f-2 and related Form SHO pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Rule 13f-2 seeks to address Congress’ directive under Section 929X of the Dodd-Frank...more
Mutual funds and other registered investment companies have long had an obligation to file Form N-PX, giving the SEC and the public access to how a fund voted proxies on an annual basis. New Rule 14Ad-1 under the Securities...more
New Rule 14Ad-1 takes effect on July 1, 2024, with filing of Form N-PX due on August 31, 2024, for votes during the July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 reporting period. ...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rule and form amendments that will require institutional investment managers who file Form 13F to use Form N-PX to report how they voted proxies on executive compensation (or...more
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
A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule that takes effect on July 1, 2024, will require fund managers who file Form 13F reports to publicly report – on an annual basis on Form N-PX – the manner in which they vote on...more
In late 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rule changes that will require institutional investment managers who file Form 13F to annually file a Form N-PX disclosing the manner in which they have voted...more
Investment advisers registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or with a state as well as commodity pool operators (“CPOs”) and commodity trading advisers (“CTAs”) registered with the U.S. Commodity...more
Venture and private equity funds that own equity securities of public companies may have numerous Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing requirements, including filings based on the size of the holdings of a...more
Venture and private equity funds that own equity securities of public companies may have numerous Securities and Exchange Commission filing requirements, including filings based on the size of the holdings of a particular...more
Institutional investment managers that file Form 13F (each, an “Institutional Manager”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), will be required to file their first Form N-PX as soon as...more
On July 1, 2023, the first reporting period for disclosure on Form N-PX of proxy votes regarding certain executive compensation matters began for institutional investment managers that file Form 13F under the Securities...more
Institutional investment managers that file on Form 13F must make public filings on Form N-PX to report their “say-on-pay” proxy voting. Although the compliance date for this new filing requirement is not until August 2024,...more
Form 13F filers will need to file their first Form N-PX covering the period of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, by August 31, 2024. Rule 14Ad1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), which was adopted by...more
Changes include switching from paper to electronic filing requirement for confidential treatment requests. On June 23, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted certain amendments to Form 13F (the Adopting...more
The SEC recently proposed to require investment managers to report short sale information on a monthly basis if such activity exceeds certain thresholds, and to require broker dealers to begin to mark “buy to cover” trades...more
INVESTMENT ADVISERS - Annual Compliance Reviews - All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or at the state level, are required to review their compliance policies and...more
With the stated goal of making it easier for investors to identify votes of interest and compare and analyze voting records, on September 29, 2021, the SEC released a proposed rule and amendments to Form N-PX (collectively,...more
On September 29, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Form N-PX to provide greater transparency to the information registered management investment companies (Funds) report about...more
REGULATORY UPDATES - SEC Adopts Amendments to Exemptive Applications Procedures - On July 6, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced the adoption of rule amendments that establish an expedited...more