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New SEC Rules Enhance Regulation of Private Fund Advisers

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Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted much anticipated rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) aimed at (i) bolstering the regulation of private fund advisers and...more

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SEC Adopts New Executive Compensation Clawback and Disclosure Rule

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted on Wednesday to adopt a new rule requiring companies listed on a national securities exchange to claw back incentive-based executive compensation that was erroneously...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Proposes Short Sale Disclosure Rules

On February 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it unanimously voted to approve proposed changes requiring certain institutional investment managers (managers) to report short...more

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SEC Proposes New Rule Requiring Increased Disclosure of Short Sale Information

In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which required the SEC “to prescribe rules to make certain short sale data publicly available no less than monthly.”...more

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Something We Can All Agree On? SEC Unanimously Approves Proposed Short-Seller Disclosure Rules

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Section 929X of the Dodd-Frank Act requires the SEC to implement a regulatory framework around the public disclosure of short sale information. On Feb. 25, 2022, the SEC unanimously approved proposed rules aimed at satisfying...more

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SEC Reopens Comment Period on Dodd-Frank Act Pay-Versus-Performance Rule

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The SEC has reopened the comment period for the 2015 Proposal regarding the Dodd-Frank Act pay-versus-performance rule. In conjunction with the reopening, the SEC has proposed several additional disclosure requirements in an...more

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The Financial Choice Act: Implications for the U.S. Securities Legal Framework

On September 13, 2016, the House Financial Services Committee of the United States House of Representatives (the “FSC”) formally released H.R. 5983, the “Financial CHOICE Act” (the “CHOICE Act”). While the CHOICE Act has...more

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SEC Adopts Payment Disclosure Rules for Companies Engaged in Resource Extraction

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted new rules which require “resource extraction issuers” to disclose annually the type and amount of payments that they (or their subsidiaries or entities under...more

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SEC Adopts Payment Disclosure Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers

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On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and amendments to Form SD (Specialized Disclosure Report) (See SEC...more

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SEC Adopts Resource Extraction Rules

Responding to a court order, the SEC adopted rules to require resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas or minerals. The rules, mandated by the...more

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Can There Be Too Much Disclosure?

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In an effort to provide transparency, the Dodd-Frank Act has previously formed an Investor Advisory Committee to assist the SEC on various issues including regulatory priorities, the regulation of securities products, trading...more

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Managing Legal and Reputational Risks in an Era of Enhanced Transparency

Companies face a range of new requirements and expectations calling for enhanced transparency regarding human rights-related risks in connection with their operations. Responsible compliance with both mandatory requirements...more

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Securities and Exchange Commission Sets Schedule for Rulemaking on Revenue Transparency

On October 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a schedule with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts providing details as to when the agency will seek to issue a final rule on revenue...more

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Five on Friday: Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely

There continue to be regular developments in the business and human rights field that warrant attention from both companies and their stakeholders. New legislation and regulation, shifting policy positions, and developments...more

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CFPB Issues List of Consumer Protection Concerns for New Faster Payment Systems

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The Consumer Protection Principles continue the CFPB’s expansive approach. Stating that it wants to ensure that “any new payment systems are secure, transparent, accessible, and affordable to consumers” and have “robust...more

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Deadline Looming for Comments on SEC Proposed Rules on CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released its proposed rules to amend Item 402 of Regulation S-K to implement the pay ratio disclosure requirement in accordance with Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall...more

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Proposed CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules: Another Piece of the Dodd-Frank Puzzle

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Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank") requires certain public companies to disclose how the compensation of the company's chief executive officer ("CEO") compares to...more

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SEC Proposes Rules for Pay Ratio Disclosure

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At an open meeting on September 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved for public comment proposed "pay ratio" disclosure rules to implement Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...more

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U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Proposes CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules

On September 18, 2013, the Commissioners of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed rules to implement Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act1 that require public companies to disclose how the...more

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SEC Proposes Rules for Pay Ratio Disclosure

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On September 18, the SEC voted 3-2 to propose a new rule requiring public companies to disclose the compensation ratio of CEO to the median compensation of its employees, as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. Under the proposal,...more

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Executive Compensation and Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Proposes Rule to Disclose CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio (“Pay-Ratio...

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On September 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) narrowly voted in favor of proposing a rule that would require public companies to compare their chief executive officer’s compensation with that of all of...more

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SEC Issues Proposed Pay Ratio Rules

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On September 18, 2013, the SEC voted 3 to 2 in favor of proposed "pay ratio" rules, which require each registrant to disclose the median of the annual total compensation of all of its employees (the MATC), the annual total...more

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SEC Proposes CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules

On September 18, 2013, the SEC commissioners voted 3-2 to propose a new rule that would amend existing executive compensation disclosure rules by requiring public companies to disclose the ratio of a CEO’s annual total...more

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The Transparency Wars: Coming to a Galaxy Near You?

Everyone is in favor of transparency and anti-corruption – at least, everyone except the occasional despot or dictator. Yet substantial controversy now swirls around the disclosure of the vast sums that governments receive...more

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