ArticleSEC Office Of The Whistleblower Chief To Step DownThe SEC Office of the Whistleblower Chief Jane Norberg will step down after serving in the position since 2016.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Orders Cease-And-Desist Proceedings Against Investment AdviserOn September 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") ordered public administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser for deficient cybersecurity practices.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawJones Day
ArticleSEC Postpones Consideration Of Title II Rule ChangesToday, the SEC removed from the August 22nd Open Meeting agenda the consideration of rules to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising in securities offerings conducted pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act and Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as mandated by Section 201(a) of the JOBS Act. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleSEC Proposes Amendments To Update And Simplify Disclosure Requirements As Part Of Overall Disclosure Effectiveness ReviewOn July 13, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to various disclosure provisions in order to eliminate duplicative provisions and modernize the relevant requirements.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawOrrick
ArticleSEC Proposes Code Of Conduct For Investment Professionals' Relationships With Retail InvestorsThe SEC proposed a package of rulemakings and interpretations designed to enhance the quality and transparency of investors' relationships with investment advisers and broker-dealers...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleSEC Proposes To Amend Rules Governing Its Administrative ProceedingsThe SEC will seek public comment for a period that will remain open for 60 days following each proposal's publication in the Federal Register. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawOrrick
ArticleSEC Publishes New Guidance On M&A Non-GAAP MeasuresOn Wednesday, April 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") published new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations ("New C&DIs") on the use of non-GAAP financial measures. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleSEC Punts NASDAQ Diversity DecisionAfter receiving extensive outside pressure from a variety of sources, include Senate Republicans, the SEC announced last week that it is deferring its decision on whether to approve a Nasdaq...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleSEC Re-Opens Comment Period For Amendments To Regulation D, Form D And Rule 156On September 27, the SEC re-opened the comment period to permit interested persons additional time to analyze and comment on the proposed amendments.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawOrrick
ArticleSEC Reduces Registration Statement Filing Fees AgainLast week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that effective October 1, 2015, filing fees that public companies and other issuers pay to register their securities with the Commission will be reduced to $100.70 per million dollars.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleSEC Rejects Initial NYSE Proposal On Capital Raising In Direct ListingsOn December 6, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rejected a proposed New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") rule change that would allow companies to raise capital in a direct ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawJones Day
ArticleSEC Releases New Registration Fee Estimator ToolThe SEC has created a new tool to assist filers in estimating filing fees for registration statements...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleSEC Releases Report On Access To Capital, Market LiquidityThe SEC Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) today published a report describing trends in primary securities issuance and secondary market liquidity, and assessing how...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleSEC Report Recommends Improvements To Internal Accounting Controls To Combat Cyber FraudOn October 16, the SEC published an investigative report examining the efficacy of internal accounting controls for nine public companies that lost millions of dollars as a result of cyber-related fraud. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawJones Day
ArticleSEC Reports That City Of Miami Liable For Securities ViolationsSEC Director of Enforcement Andrew Ceresney reported that a jury verdict found the City of Miami to be "a recidivist violator of the federal securities laws.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Risk Retention White PaperOn August 28, the SEC released a white paper intended to provide background information on the potential economic effects of the definition of qualified residential mortgage contained in the proposed rules on credit risk retention. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawOrrick
ArticleSEC Rulemaking & Corporate Governance DevelopmentsGiven the volume of SEC rulemaking and other corporate governance developments, public companies are frequently looking to understand the current state of play.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawGoodwin Procter LLP
ArticleSEC Staff Clarifies New Form 10-Q RequirementYesterday the SEC staff issued CD&I 105.09 ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFoley Hoag LLP
ArticleSEC Staff Guidance On "Spring-Loaded" Compensation Now EffectiveThe SAB was published in the Federal Register.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Staff Permits Indian Company To Shorten Tender Offer PeriodSEC rules require 20 business days. In the incoming letter, the company's legal counsel explained that the 10-business-day period was mandated by Indian law.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader