Compliance Perspectives: Rolling Out New Compliance Initiatives
On October 31, 2023, the Fifth Circuit ruled in Chamber of Commerce v. SEC that the SEC acted arbitrarily and capricious, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, when it adopted the new share repurchase disclosure...more
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved amendments to the Regulation 13D-G reporting regime for persons who beneficially own more than 5% of a class of securities (“5% Owners”) that is...more
In less than three months, public companies and certain foreign private companies will have to take additional steps after cybersecurity breaches: deciding whether an incident meets the materiality threshold that requires...more
On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules imposing disclosure requirements regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incidents. The new rules, which became effective...more
On July 26, 2023, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule intended to augment and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, governance, and incident reporting. The new rule imposes...more
The SEC, by a 3-2 vote, has adopted new rules requiring companies to provide: ..current disclosure on Form 8-K within four business days of determining that a material cybersecurity incident has occurred; and ...more
On April 24, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) designated Sunday, June 11, 2023, as the date by which it would either approve or disapprove the executive compensation recovery — or clawback — rules...more
What happened - On May 3, 2023, a divided SEC adopted rule amendments that significantly increase company disclosures about their share repurchases. The changes will require companies to...more