In December 2024, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC submitted a proposal to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to modify its requirements for calculating the minimum Market Value of Unrestricted Publicly Held Shares in...more
3/28/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Fair Market Value ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Liquidity ,
Listing Rules ,
Nasdaq ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Shareholders
On March 3, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance announced that it is expanding the accommodations available to issuers submitting nonpublic draft registration statements for staff...more
3/13/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Filing Requirements ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Regulation ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
On January 17, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes addressing companies that fail to meet the minimum bid price requirements of $1 per share and the subsequent delisting...more
Last November, Nasdaq proposed a rule change that would lengthen the notification period for companies conducting reverse stock splits from five business days to 10 calendar days. The rule change became effective immediately...more
1/16/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Listing Rules ,
Nasdaq ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reverse Stock Splits ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Regulation
On March 6, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new rules requiring public companies to disclose extensive climate-related information in their registration statements and periodic reports.
The SEC has...more
3/14/2024
/ Annual Reports ,
Canada ,
Capital Markets ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Deadlines ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
GAAP ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)