SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DI Clarifying Exemptions for Non-GAAP Information in Forecasts for M&A Transactions -
On October 17, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s...more
11/6/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Commission Delegated Regulation ,
Consolidated Audit Trail ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Futures ,
Margin Requirements ,
No-Action Relief ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Regulation S-K ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
Implementation of Pay Ratio Disclosure Requirement Not Expected to Be Delayed -
On September 15, at the ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of...more
9/25/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
CPOs ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
MiFID II ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
No-Action Relief ,
Pay Ratio ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation S-K ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Expands Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements -
On June 29, the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, beginning on July 10,...more
7/10/2017
/ Bitcoin ,
CFTC ,
Consultation ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
JOBS Act ,
MiFID II ,
NFA ,
No-Action Relief ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SEFs ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
On May 4, Jay Clayton was sworn into office as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As discussed in the January 6 edition of the Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Mr. Clayton was a...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Adopts Technical Amendments to JOBS Act Rules
On March 31, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted technical amendments to rules adopted by the SEC under the Jumpstart Our Business...more
SEC/Corporate -
SEC Releases Rule 504 Small Entity Compliance Guide for Issuers -
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently released a Small Entity Compliance Guide for Issuers, which provides a brief summary...more
2/6/2017
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
EDGAR ,
Electronic Blue Sheets ,
Electronic Filing ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Form SHC ,
MiFID II ,
No-Action Relief ,
Rule 504 ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
President-Elect Trump Nominates Clayton as SEC Chair -
On January 4, President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission,...more
1/9/2017
/ Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
Equity Plans ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Examination Priorities ,
FFIEC ,
Forex ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
MiFID II ,
No-Action Relief ,
Trump Administration ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues 35 New C&DIs Regarding Foreign Private Issuers, QIBs and Offshore Offerings -
On December 8, the staff (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s...more
12/19/2016
/ Australia ,
Banking Examinations ,
C&DIs ,
Central Counterparties ,
Counterparties ,
EU ,
FDIC ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Mexico ,
No-Action Relief ,
Regulation S ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Proposes Amendments To Require Universal Proxy Cards in Contested Elections -
On October 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments to the proxy rules that would...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
DC Circuit Court Rejects States’ Challenge of Blue Sky Preemption Under Regulation A+ -
On June 14, the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (the DC Circuit) rejected challenges...more
6/20/2016
/ Blue Sky Laws ,
Central Counterparties ,
Credit Default Swaps ,
Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
Futures ,
Margin Requirements ,
No-Action Relief ,
Preemption ,
Regulation A ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs)
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Issues No-Action Relief Pursuant to Rule 14a-8(i)(9) -
As previously reported in the Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest edition of October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission's...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies to Discuss Capital Formation Landscape for Small and Emerging Companies -
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that its Advisory...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Settles With Adviser That Allegedly Overcharged Management Fees and Misled Investors -
On January 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had settled with Equinox Fund...more
In this issue:
- SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New C&DI Related to Resales Under Regulation S
- SEC Announces Proxy Voting Roundtable
- CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Relief From Certain...more
2/2/2015
/ AIFM ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Brokers ,
C&DIs ,
CFTC ,
Clawbacks ,
CME NYMEX ,
EU Directive ,
Forex ,
Insider Trading ,
Major Swap Participants ,
Netherlands ,
No-Action Relief ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulation S ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers ,
UK
In this issue:
- SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Implement JOBS Act Registration Thresholds
- ISS Releases FAQs on Equity Plan Scorecard and Independent Chair Policy
- FINRA Issues Annual Regulatory and...more
1/12/2015
/ CFTC ,
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) ,
Equity Plans ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Independent Boards ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
JOBS Act ,
NASD ,
No-Action Relief ,
REIT ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan