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What a Biden Administration Will Mean for US Climate Change Policy

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Over the weekend, major news outlets announced that former Vice President Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. Biden and his running mate, Vice Predident-elect Kamala Harris, pledged throughout the...more

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SEC Disclosure Alert: Key Performance Metrics, Financial Reporting and Sustainability

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On January 30, 2020, the SEC issued guidance on the use of key performance metrics for public companies discussing their financial results and proposed amendments to certain financial reporting requirements. The published...more

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SEC’s Proposed Amendments to Financial Disclosure Requirements in Regulation S-K and New Guidance on Metrics in MD&A

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On January 30, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its proposal to amend certain financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K for the purpose of eliminating duplicative disclosures and...more

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SEC Proposal To Modernize MD&A Disclosures and Guidance on MD&A Performance Metrics

On Jan. 30, 2020, the SEC proposed amendments to modernize Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K....more

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SEC Issues MD&A Guidance

On January 30, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided guidance (MD&A Guidance) regarding the disclosure of key performance indicators and metrics used in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments To Enhance MD&A Disclosures and Issues New MD&A Interpretative Guidance

The SEC issued documents on January 30, 2020, regarding management discussion and analysis (MD&A) and other disclosures. ...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to MD&A

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday voted to propose amendments to the Regulation S-K requirements for Management’s Discussion and Analysis, or MD&A, and also issued agency guidance relating to MD&A. ...more

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Omitting Discussion of Third Year in MD&A Sections

As discussed in earlier blog posts, as a result of various FAST Act mandated changes to Regulation S-K, which were adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective in May 2019, a registrant may omit a...more

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CFPB announces changes to consumer complaint database

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The CFPB has announced a number of “enhancements” to its consumer complaint database.  In March 2018, the CFPB issued a request for information seeking comment on potential changes to its practices for the public reporting of...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Modernize Disclosure Requirements

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to the business description, legal proceedings and risk factor disclosures required by registered companies in annual and quarterly reports and registration...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.17.2019 | Top Story: EU Antitrust Regulators Probing Amazon Third-Party Seller Data Collection

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EU regulators announced today that they’ve been conducting an investigation into Amazon and “how it collects and uses data from third-party sellers who appear on the retailing giant’s website” with an eye to potential...more

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Gainful employment whiplash: 2014 regulations rescinded

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Although in the past few weeks the U.S. Department of Education (ED) had encouraged institutions to prepare for additional compliance requirements related to gainful employment (GE) that were scheduled to take effect on...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.24.2019 | Top Story: White House plans $16 billion in farm aid amidst ongoing trade war

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The US’s ongoing trade war with China—which just isn’t going away any time soon—has prompted the White House to propose a new “$16 billion bailout for farmers hurt by Beijing’s tariffs.” At the same time, leaders from both...more

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Legal Update: Follow-Up on Regulation S-K Modernization and Simplification

As described in our Legal Update “SEC Adopts Rules to Modernize and Simplify Disclosure,” datedMarch 27, 2019,1 the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments intended to modernize and simplify certain...more

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SEC Adopts FAST Act Amendments to Modernize and Simplify Disclosure Requirements

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The Situation: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted amendments to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K and certain related rules and forms. The Result: The amendments seek...more

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SEC Simplifies Disclosure Requirements for Public Companies

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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted amendments to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements for public companies. The changes made will have a broad impact on many rules and forms, primarily by...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Implement Fast Act Disclosure Modernization and Simplification

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) voted to adopt amendments to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements for public companies, investment advisers and investment companies. ...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Additional FAST Act-Mandated Disclosure Changes Adopted

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted additional amendments that are intended to simplify disclosure requirements for public companies, investment advisers and investment companies. ...more

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Form 10-K: Guide to New SEC Rules

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On October 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission published its Disclosure Update and Simplification Release, which contained final rules amending disclosure requirements that the Commission deemed “redundant,...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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As promised, the Fed on Wednesday announced “one of the most significant rollbacks of bank rules” since the White House changed hands in the form of a draft proposal that would loosen capital and liquidity requirements for...more

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SEC Disclosure Updates and Simplification Rules to Become Effective 11/05/18

On August 17, 2018, the SEC amended certain disclosure requirements that it considered to have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded, in light of other SEC disclosure requirements or changes in...more

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ED's latest proposed rule-making: Pursuing its own agenda

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The U.S. Department of Education's (ED) higher education policymaking agenda so far in 2018 has to a large degree seemed to focus on rolling back initiatives of the Obama administration, including several rulemaking efforts...more

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Your Daily Dose Of Financial News

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Last Friday, the White House asked the SEC to “consider eliminating requirements that publicly traded companies post quarterly earnings reports.” Such disclosures, however, are required by federal securities law, so they’re...more

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Easing the Burden: SEC Amendments Extend Smaller Reporting Company Status to More Businesses

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved amendments to the definition of “smaller reporting company” (SRC), which will allow more businesses to take advantage of scaled disclosure requirements in their...more

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DOL Rescinds Its Persuader Rule

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On July 17, 2018, the DOL rescinded its 2016 “persuader rule” — a controversial reinterpretation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA) that would have required employers and their consultants...more

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