Beginning May 28, 2024, the new T+1 settlement cycle will apply to most routine securities transactions, which means that the settlement period for most securities issuances and trades will shorten from two business days...more
On June 13, 2023, SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced the release of the SEC’s Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda (Regulatory Agenda), which outlines the SEC’s rulemaking priorities over the next 12 months. The Regulatory Agenda...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted new rules that will require the affiliates of public companies to electronically submit their Form 144 filings (as opposed to filing those forms manually),...more
In various public statements of late, representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission have noted concern regarding the growth of the private markets. The statements have pointed to the fact that fundraising in the...more
On June 11, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced its Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (RegFlex Agenda). The RegFlex Agenda sets forth the short-term and long-term regulatory...more
As noted in our blogpost last week, Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, has asked the Commission staff to consider updates to Rule 10b5-1 in an effort to “address cracks” in the current insider...more
In its 2019 Concept Release on Harmonization of Securities Offerings,1 the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) included a section requesting comment regarding resale exemptions, including Rule 144. While the SEC...more