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Will the SEC Retract Its Cybersecurity Disclosure and Pay vs. Performance Rules?

Cooley LLP on 4/4/2025

Earlier this week, Republican members of the House Committee on Financial Services sent this letter to the SEC asking that it retract a total of 14 adopted – and proposed – rules. Among this list are two that Corp Fin ushered...more

Prepare Now for Edgar Next

White & Case LLP on 3/5/2025

On September 27, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted rule and form amendments to the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval ("EDGAR") system to improve access to and...more

EDGAR Next: The Next Era in Filing

K&L Gates LLP on 2/28/2025

Introduction - On 27 September 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted “EDGAR Next,” a collection of rule and form amendments intended to improve access to, and management of, accounts on the SEC’s filing...more

What Will Happen When the SEC Minority Becomes the Majority?

BCLP on 1/23/2025

Many of the actions by the SEC over the past few years came following closely divided 3-to-2 votes. The split arose concerning both rulemaking by the Commission as well as enforcement actions....more

Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2024: What Foreign Private Issuers Should Keep in Mind

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/20/2025

There have been a number of notable recent developments in SEC regulation of foreign private issuers (FPIs), including disclosure trends and rule changes that impact the annual report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2024. In...more

Securities Snapshot: 4th Quarter 2024 - 2025 Reporting Season – Key Considerations

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 1/6/2025

As we bid farewell to 2024, we welcome not only another year but also several new disclosure requirements. In this Snapshot, we summarize several developments and best practices for public companies to consider as the 2024...more

SEC Enforcement Year-End Overview

White & Case LLP on 12/23/2024

2024 marks the final year of Gary Gensler's term as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Gensler SEC has been aggressive on both the enforcement and rulemaking fronts. In response, the financial...more

Eight Enforcement Trends That Likely Will End Under a Trump SEC

Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/23/2024

The Voting Record and Public Statements of the Commissioners Provide a Roadmap - There has been much speculation on what SEC enforcement will look like under a new administration, especially now that President-elect Donald...more

Preparation for 2024 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2025 Annual Shareholder Meetings

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 12/18/2024

Every year, Mintz provides analysis of the regulatory developments that impact public companies as they prepare for their fiscal year-end filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and their annual shareholder...more

SEC Division of Examinations Releases 2025 Priorities

Dechert LLP on 11/5/2024

The SEC’s Division of Examinations (EXAMS) published its report on 2025 Examination Priorities on October 21, 2024. Areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and crypto assets are top of mind for EXAMS,...more

SEC Rulemaking Returns After Quiet Stretch: Assessing the SEC “Reg. Flex” Agenda for BDs and Exchanges

Goodwin on 10/3/2024

Despite the SEC’s already prolific rulemaking under Chair Gensler, the agency still has a few dozen additional rulemaking initiatives in the queue. Broker-dealers, exchanges, and other trading and markets participants can...more

Year in Review: The Top 10 US Data Privacy Developments From 2023

WilmerHale on 1/8/2024

2023 marked a pivotal moment in US data privacy and cybersecurity, characterized by substantial regulatory and legislative advances at the international, federal, and state levels. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took a...more

SEC Rulemaking 2023 - An Overview

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 12/20/2023

In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its trend of recent years of robust and significant rulemaking that affects the range of players in the securities industry — public companies, broker-dealers,...more

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - December 2024

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/15/2023

The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more

SEC Issues Updated Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda

Seward & Kissel LLP on 12/13/2023

Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies, Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a division of the Office of Management and Budget, recently issued the Fall 2023...more

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - October 2023

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/2/2023

Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more

Securities Snapshot: 3rd Quarter 2023 - What You Need to Know About The SEC's Latest Rulemaking

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 10/2/2023

The weather may be cooling down, but the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) did not cool down its pace of rulemaking during the third quarter of 2023. The SEC adopted its highly anticipated cybersecurity disclosure...more

Akin Intelligence - September 2023

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/18/2023

Welcome to the September edition of Akin Intelligence. As the U.S. Congress reconvenes after the August recess, we continue to see bipartisan interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch,...more

SEC adopts breach-reporting rules, establishes requirements for cybersecurity risk management

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/31/2023

On July 26, a divided SEC adopted a final rule outlining disclosure requirements for publicly traded companies in the event of a material cybersecurity incident. ...more

SEC Delays Finalized Cybersecurity Rules until Fall 2023

Paul Hastings LLP on 6/29/2023

Based on recent changes to its rulemaking agenda, the Securities Exchange Commission has postponed the much anticipated release of its final rules for Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance and Incident...more

SEC Delays Proposed Cybersecurity Rules

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/28/2023

According to its Spring 2023 rulemaking agenda, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed issuance of two sets of cybersecurity requirements that previously were expected to be finalized in April 2023. The...more

SEC proposes revisions to Privacy Act

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/16/2023

On February 14, the SEC issued a proposed rule to revise the Commission’s regulations under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. The Privacy Act governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of information about...more

CISA to Oversee Enforcement of Cyber Incident Reporting in Critical Infrastructure

Ankura on 9/29/2022

On March 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), which will require critical infrastructure owners and operators (among other things) to report...more

Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - September 2022

Dechert LLP on 9/22/2022

This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more

[Webinar] Privacy Legislative Look Back and Look Ahead - September 21st, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/30/2022

2022 has been a busy legislative year for privacy. Dozens of states considered consumer privacy bills, two states enacted privacy consumer bills and California released proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...more

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