ArticleNASAA’s Perceived ThreatsIn its annual list of risks posed to investors and small businesses, NASAA once again identifies private offerings. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleNasdaq Golden Leash Disclosure Rule Approved By SECOn July 1, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") approved a change to the Listing Rules of NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleNew Federal Exemption For Securities Crowdfunding Takes Effect On May 16The rules are not without drawbacks, and companies should learn the rules of the road before starting a crowdfunding offering.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFoley Hoag LLP
ArticleNew Year's Resolutions For Healthier…SEC Reporting And ComplianceArnold & Porter's Capital Markets team invites you to a webinar discussing recent SEC guidance applicable to public companies' reporting and compliance. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawArnold & Porter
ArticleNFA Proposes Update To Security Futures Risk Disclosure StatementThe National Futures Association ("NFA") submitted a proposal to update the risk disclosure statement for security futures contracts that broker-dealers are required to provide to a customer prior to trading. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleNo File Number, No FilingSeveral provisions of the California General Corporation Law that require filing with the Secretary of State specify that the filed instrument must include the Secretary of State's file number. E.g., Cal. Corp. Code §§ 1502(a)(1) & 1113(g)(2)(A). United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawAllen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
ArticleNVCA Reports VC-Backed IPO Activity Increase in Q2A press release by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and Thomson Reuters reports a significant jump in the number of VC-backed IPOs during the second quarter of 2015. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleNYSE Announces Listing Stats For 2015Last week, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Group announced that it had raised $136 billion from 397 transactions, including IPOs and follow-on financings, in 2015.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleOCC Publishes Updated Booklet On MSRB RulesThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") published an updated "Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rules" booklet of the Comptroller's Handbook.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleOppenheimerfunds, Carlyle Partner On Private Credit Interval Fund LaunchOppenheimerFunds and Carlyle partnered to launch OFI Carlyle Private Credit Fund.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticlePay vs. Performance And Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: Will The SEC Retract Rulemaking?On March 31, 2025, members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services sent a letter to Mark Uyeda, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawKeating, Meuthing & Klekamp
ArticlePremium Update: Topic Page On Requirements For Non-U.S. BDsNon-U.S. broker-dealers conducting business with U.S. persons are subject to specific regulatory requirements. Our Topic Page on non-U.S. broker-dealers and Exchange Act Rule 15a-6 ("Exemption of Certain Foreign Brokers or Dealers") ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticlePresident Trump Signs Legislation To Nullify SEC Resource Extraction RulePresident Trump signed a joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) to nullify an SEC final rule regarding the disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticlePrivate Wealth Magazine Publishes "Shedding Light On Blind Trusts" By Kathryn Szewczyk And Christopher MehneBlind trusts are typically associated with politicians who seek to avoid conflicts of interest while occupying public office.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBowditch & Dewey
ArticleReal-Time Reporting Commences For Securities-Based-SwapsIn a public statement, SEC Chair Gary Gensler marked the commencement of real-time reporting for securities-based-swap transactions.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleRecommended Reading: SEC Enforcement Activity Against Public Companies And Their SubsidiariesThis week we highlight NYU's SEC Enforcement Activity against Public Companies and Their Subsidiaries - Midyear FY 2016 UpdateUnited StatesCorporate/Commercial LawAkin
ArticleSEC Adopts Cybersecurity Rules And Reporting Requirements For Public CompaniesOn July 26, 2023, the SEC adopted rules requiring public companies and foreign private issuers (i) to timely disclose material cybersecurity incidents...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMilbank
ArticleSEC Adopts Final Rules To Modernize And Simplify Regulation S-KMost of the SEC's new disclosure simplification rules will become effective tomorrow. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleSEC Adopts Rules And Interpretations To Enhance Protections And Preserve Choice For Retail Investors In Their Relationships With Financial ProfessionalsThe U.S. SEC adopted and clarified a number of rules intended to improve the relationships between retail investors, investor advisers and broker-investors, while also maintaining retail investors' access to...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawOrrick