The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed the preliminary injunction issued on December 3, 2024, in the Texas Top Cop Shop case by a U.S. District Court. As a result, the original beneficial ownership reporting...more
12/27/2024
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Beneficial Ownership Reports are filed electronically through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Individuals who need to be reported as beneficial owners or company applicants should apply for a FinCEN ID number....more
The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a rule that extends the deadline from 30 days to 90 days for reporting companies created or registered in 2024 to file initial beneficial...more
The SEC shortened Schedule 13D and Schedule 13G beneficial ownership reporting deadlines and amended disclosure requirements.
The SEC modified and accelerated the initial filing and amendment deadlines, as well as...more
11/10/2023
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When the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) goes into effect in January 2024, millions of companies will face new beneficial ownership reporting obligations.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has proposed allowing...more
Affected individuals should review their 10b5-1 plans and Section 16(a) Reporting practices to ensure they comply with the new regulations.
Directors, officers and other persons (other than issuers) cannot maintain more...more
1/5/2023
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Rule amendments, if adopted, would substantially shorten filing deadlines for initial and amended Schedules 13D and 13G, as well as increase the number of securityholders required to file Section 16(a) reports (Forms 3, 4,...more
4/18/2022
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The SEC takes a highly anticipated first step toward updating Rule 701 and Form S-8 -
Amendments to Rule 701 would increase the cap on exempt offerings and ease disclosure burdens.
Revisions to Form S-8 would permit...more
1/22/2021
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Valuation
Economic uncertainty is driving some public companies to weigh the advantages of exiting the SEC disclosure regime by deregistering, or “going dark.”
Public companies affected by market conditions and overwhelmed by the...more
SEC adopts final rules to allow reporting companies to use Regulation A to conduct unregistered securities offerings.
Reporting companies may use Regulation A to conduct securities offerings of up to $50 million in a...more
Increased Rule 701 threshold provides greater flexibility and reduces compliance costs for non-reporting companies.
Recently enacted legislation rolling back Dodd-Frank directs the SEC to increase the Rule 701 enhanced...more
6/22/2018
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Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
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Trump Administration
The SEC’s final crowdfunding rules, which are largely consistent with the proposed rules, provide broader access to capital for startups and small businesses, though concerns over cumbersome disclosure and regulatory...more