On November 19, 2020, by a three-to-two vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments to Regulation S-K in an effort to modernize, simplify, and enhance certain financial disclosures. The SEC...more
On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), by a 3 – 2 vote, amended certain rules under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) in order to harmonize, simplify, and modernize the...more
11/6/2020
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On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), by a 3-to-2 vote, adopted amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended...more
On July 22, 2020, during an open meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3 to 1 to adopt amendments to the securities rules governing proxy solicitations. The amendments are designed to increase...more
In several uncoordinated actions, the dismantling of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations promulgated under The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank) has begun. In two...more
The crowdfunding regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) became effective on May 16, 2016, and the agency has issued Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) providing interpretive guidance on...more
Initiatives by Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), activist shareholders, and federal and state courts from 2015 will reshape public company disclosure and policies, and offer new avenues for private...more
1/21/2016
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On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to implement equity crowdfunding under Title III of the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act). “Regulation Crowdfunding,”...more
On October 30, 2015, in connection with the adoption of the final rules to implement securities based crowdfunding as provided under the JOBS Act, the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 147 and Rule 504 under the Securities...more