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SEC Settlement Reflects Continued Scrutiny Regarding Conflicts and Preferential Treatment

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On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settlement with a registered investment adviser (Adviser) that found the Adviser had (a) failed to adequately disclose conflicts pertaining to...more

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Commissioner Warns Of Looming Item 402 Letter Deficit, But George Eliot Provides An Answer

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Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which provides affirmative defenses to trading on the basis of material nonpublic...more

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SEC Adopts New Rules on Executive Compensation

On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced the adoption of amendments to rules relating to executive compensation disclosure. The final rule can be found here. As mandated by Section 953(a)...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

What to Consider When Strategically Implementing the SEC’s New Pay for Performance Rule

While a time-consuming exercise of limited use to investors, the rule will push issuers to provide clarifying compensation disclosure in the annual proxy. Due to its reliance on accounting values and emphasis on unvested...more

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Preparing for the 2022 Public Company Reporting Season

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During 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rule changes and provided public companies with useful guidance on various topics. In December, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) released its...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Proposes to Increase Reporting of Proxy Votes and Executive Compensation Votes

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a new rule that would require an institutional investment manager to report annually on Form N-PX how it voted proxies relating to executive compensation matters...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: What happened at the Corp Fin roundtable on short-termism?

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Corp Fin has recently focused on the issue of corporate reporting and short-termism. At the end of last year, the SEC posted a “request for comment soliciting input on the nature, content, and timing of earnings releases and...more

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Blog: SEC votes to amend Rule 701(e) and to issue concept release regarding Rule 701 and Form S-8

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Just under the wire to satisfy a Congressional mandate, the SEC voted unanimously to adopt an amendment to Rule 701(e) to raise the threshold that triggers the requirement for delivery of additional disclosure to investors. ...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer’s Study Examines 2017 IPOs

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Welcome to this fifth edition of Proskauer’s IPO Study. In it you will find our analysis of market practices and trends for U.S.-listed initial public offerings (IPOs). Our proprietary database and analyses now cover 462 IPOs...more

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Securities and Governance Update – June 2017

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As part of BakerHostetler’s commitment to serve as a strategic business partner, we are pleased to publish this resource, which is designed to keep executives, corporate counsel and governance professionals apprised of...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

What's Market? Update: Securities

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Amendments to Regulation A adopted by the SEC to comply with a mandate in the JOBS Act took effect on June 19, 2015. Regulation A as amended (often referred to as “Regulation A+”) expands the maximum aggregate amount that...more

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SEC Approves Final Rules for Pay Ratio Disclosure

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the final "pay ratio" disclosure rules to implement Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) at an open meeting on...more

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Dodd-Frank Turns Five, What Comes Next?

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The 2008 credit crisis was the beginning of an era of unprecedented government management of the capital markets. July 21, 2015 marked the fifth anniversary of the hallmark congressional response, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more

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