On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed expansive and controversial climate disclosure rules. Two years and 24,000 comment letters later, on March 6, 2024, the SEC voted 3-2 to adopt its...more
3/13/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-Q ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Materiality ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
On August 23, 2023, a divided Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted far-reaching new rules and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Advisers Act). While the final rules are not as...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is holding an open meeting this Wednesday, August 23, to consider whether to adopt proposed rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that, if adopted as proposed, would...more
8/22/2023
/ Audits ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fees ,
Financial Statements ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The United States is in the process of transitioning ESG disclosure from voluntary, market-led reporting to a regulatory-driven scheme, principally led by the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) anticipated (but...more
7/10/2023
/ Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Management ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retirement Plan ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On May 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed significant rule and form amendments under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended...more
6/6/2022
/ Business Development Companies ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Form ADV ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Prospectus ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)