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Capital Markets Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)

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SEC Adopts FAST Act Amendments to Streamline Disclosure Requirements

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted rule amendments to modernize and simplify certain disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K and related rules and forms. These amendments...more

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News Round Up - October 2017

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Treasury Report, Part II: Regulation of the Capital Markets - The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury Department” or “Treasury”) issued its second report (of four reports), titled “A Financial System that Creates...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - October 2017

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Editor's Note - Swimming Against the Tide. As discussed below, the Trump administration’s plans for financial regulatory reform are beginning to take shape, especially in agencies, such as the Securities and Exchange...more

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TechConnect - Your Law Firm Link to Industry News - May 2016

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Letter from the Editors - Dear Readers, There is an ancient Chinese proverb that goes like this: When the wind changes direction, there are those that build walls and there are those that build windmills. In the...more

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2016 IPO Report

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Our 2016 IPO Report offers a detailed analysis of, and outlook for, the IPO market, plus useful IPO market metrics. We look at rates of adoption of JOBS Act relief by emerging growth companies, and recent FAST Act amendments...more

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2015 Year-End IPO Market Review

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The 2015 IPO market produced 152 IPOs, a disappointing tally that lagged well behind the 244 IPOs in 2014 despite continued strength in the life sciences sector. Setting aside the anomalous years of 2008 and 2009, however,...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

FAST Act Amendments to Securities Laws Improve Access to Capital Markets

The new Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) builds upon several securities laws contained in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), the 2012 law that sought to expand and ease capital raising...more

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FAST Act Eases Access to Capital Markets for Small Companies and Seeks Disclosure Modernization for All Reporting Companies

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On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act into law. Although primarily related to infrastructure spending in the United States, the FAST Act includes a variety of...more

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FAST Act - Capital Markets Provisions

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On December 4, President Obama signed a $305 billion transportation bill, referred to as the FAST Act, into law. While primarily a transportation bill, the FAST Act includes a number of key capital markets provisions aimed at...more

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