Nearly two years after the SEC released proposed rules regarding the standardization of climate-related disclosures, and after more than 24,000 public comments, the SEC adopted the Final Rules by a 3-2 vote on March 6. The...more
On March 6, 2024, in a 3-2 vote along party lines, the SEC adopted the long-awaited final rules on climate-related disclosures. The proposed rules faced intense public scrutiny over the last two years, with the SEC receiving...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6, 2024, adopted a new slate of standardized climate-related disclosure rules for public companies and foreign private issuers. Adopted by a 3-2 vote, the final rules...more
Although registrants have already had to comply with the Final Rules in annual reports, proxy statements and information statements beginning with the fiscal year ended on or after Dec. 16, 2022, registrants continue to have...more
The rules direct stock exchanges to require issuers that are publicly listed in the US to adopt clawback policies for the mandatory recovery of erroneously awarded incentive compensation... ...more
On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted regulations (the “final rules”) implementing Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), which was added by the...more
On November 19, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its ongoing efforts to streamline and enhance its disclosure regime by adopting amendments to Items 301, 302, and 303 of Regulation S-K. These...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted final rules to eliminate redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded disclosure requirements. These rules, adopted more than two years after the...more
On June 28, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments to the “smaller reporting company” (SRC) definition to expand the number of companies that qualify for certain existing scaled...more