Cybersecurity in the investment management industry
On September 27, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule and form amendments to enhance the security and account management of its electronic filing system called EDGAR (i.e., Electronic Data...more
On June 2, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rule amendments that require, among other things, Forms 144 to be filed electronically using the SEC’s EDGAR system, rather than through a paper...more
On June 2, 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Exchange Act Rule 14a-3, Form 10-K and Regulation S-T, among others, which mandate that registrants electronically submit to...more
On August 1, 2022, the SEC’s structured data reporting rules governing business development companies will become effective. These rules, which were originally adopted in April 2020, require BDCs to tag certain submissions...more
On Nov. 17, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of final rules amending Rule 302 of Regulation S-T to permit the use of electronic signatures, along with conforming changes to...more
On November 17, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments to Regulation S-T and the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) Filer Manual (EDGAR Filer Manual) to...more
On November 17, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 302(b) of Regulation S-T (Rule 302(b)), which permits registrants and others to use electronic signatures in documents...more
Public companies will soon be required to include an active hyperlink to each exhibit to all registration statements filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all periodic and current reports filed under the...more
One of the typical activities for junior associates in performing due diligence for M&A and securities transactions involving public companies is going through the “exhibit list” filed by the public company on its recent...more