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Boards of directors have long focused on executive hiring, transition and compensation as key areas of corporate governance oversight, but largely have not been tasked with direct oversight of human

Shareholder activism trends in 2019 remained largely consistent with prior years, perhaps underscoring the lasting role that shareholder activism will play in the foreseeable future.

On 9 November 2016, the SEC revised its Financial Reporting Manual to add guidance with regard to the implementation of IFRS 15...

In January 2015, the SEC announced its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations’ priorities for 2015.

The SEC announced that for the 2017 fiscal year the SEC filing fees that are paid to register securities will increase to $115.90 per million dollars of securities registered from $100.70 per million dollars...

Our two compliance manuals summarize the primary reporting obligations and other duties imposed by US securities laws.

The JumpStart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, commonly known as the JOBS Act, sought to make it easier for smaller companies to access the public capital markets by relaxing restrictions ...

On March 23, 2020, two co-directors of the SEC's Division of Enforcement released a statement emphasizing the importance of maintaining market integrity and following corporate controls...

On 15 April 2014 the SEC announced the appointment of David J. Gottesman as deputy chief litigation counsel in the SEC Division of Enforcement.

On April 29, 2015, in a 3-2 vote of commissioners cast along party lines, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed rules to implement Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...

On 16 June 2016, the SEC issued a proposed rule (available here), which, if adopted, would result in a revamp of its disclosure requirements for mining companies.

On 30 December 2019, the SEC issued a rulemaking proposal to codify positions taken by the SEC staff in consultations and modernise certain aspects of the SEC's auditor independence rules,...

On 6 November 2019, the SEC announced the publication of its annual report for fiscal year 2019, which details the division's efforts and initiatives,...

This means that issuers of securities listed on TISE can rely on the provisions of Regulation S to issue securities outside the United States without the need for them to register with the SEC

The petition advocates the SEC to "bring light to a less transparent and increasingly consequential corner of the securities market." It does not call on the SEC to impose additional restrictions on the practice of short selling.

Continuing a multi-year trend, ESG matters in 2019 have become a focal point for traditional and non-traditional activists alike.

Currents, the newsletter of the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Texas, featured an article titled "Strategic Leverage: Utilizing State Law in M&A Sandbagging Negotiations,"