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SEC Extends Compliance Dates and Provides Temporary Exemption for Rule Related to Clearing of U.S. Treasury Securities

On February 25, 2025, the SEC extended the compliance dates for Rule 17ad-22(e)(18)(iv)(A) and (B) under the Securities Exchange Act for eligible cash market transactions by one year to December 31, 2026, and for eligible...more

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SEC approves FINRA rule 6500 series requiring securities lending reporting

On January 2, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) published an order approving a proposed rule change filed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) to adopt the new FINRA Rule 6500...more

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US District Court Vacates Controversial Dealer Rules

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On November 21, 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in February 2024. Those rules had defined language in the definitions of...more

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The SEC Adopts Rules Amending the Covered Clearing Agency Standards

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently adopted final rules applicable to SEC-registered Covered Clearing Agencies (CCA), which are intended to help protect investors by enhancing CCAs’ risk management...more

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Clawbacks Can’t Touch This: Executives, Protect Your Pay with Clawback Insurance

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It’s been a year since the SEC’s compensation clawback rules took effect. Since then, US-listed public companies have implemented compliant compensation clawback policies that require executive officers to pay back...more

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Upcoming Deadline for Resource Extraction Issuers to File First Form SD Disclosures

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On March 16, 2021, Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), took effect. This rule requires resource extraction issuers to disclose on Form SD information relating to payments made to a...more

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SEC Shortening of Securities Transaction Settlement Cycle to Take Effect

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On February 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted final rule amendments to shorten the standard settlement cycle for securities broker-dealer transactions from two business days after the...more

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Upcoming Compliance Date: The T+1 Settlement Cycle

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the ​“SEC”) adopted changes to Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended on February 15, 2023, to shorten the standard settlement cycle from T+2 to T+1. See 17...more

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SEC’s Final Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

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After much anticipation, on March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) released its Final Rule—The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors—mandating...more

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Climates Change SEC’s Disclosure Rules: Still substantial, the SEC approves scaled back climate disclosure rules

On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed expansive and controversial climate disclosure rules. Two years and 24,000 comment letters later, on March 6, 2024, the SEC voted 3-2 to adopt its...more

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SEC Issues Final Rule on Climate Disclosures

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In an open meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved in a 3-2 vote a Final Rule on climate disclosures that will “require registrants to provide certain climate-related...more

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SEC Adopts Final Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

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On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted climate disclosure rules which will require registrants to disclose detailed new climate-related disclosures in annual reports and registration...more

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SEC Adopts Changes to the Definition of “Dealer” and “Government Securities Dealer”

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On February 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules (the “Final Rules”) that will further define the phrase “as a part of a regular business” as used in the statutory definitions of...more

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SEC Releases Final Rule 192 Relating to Conflicts of Interest in Securitization

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The SEC released the final Securities Act Rule 192 relating to conflicts of interest in asset-backed securities transactions on November 27, 2023. In this OnPoint, we summarize the provisions of the final Rule 192 and...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Rules Governing Beneficial Ownership Reporting

On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved final rules amending the beneficial ownership reporting requirements under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more

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SEC Adopts Final Rules Amending Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted final rules amending beneficial ownership reporting requirements under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act...more

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SEC Heightens Issuers' Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

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On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies. The final rules require...more

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SEC adopts new rules to expand public company disclosure relating to cybersecurity by year end

On July 26, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released final rules requiring disclosure by public companies of material cybersecurity incidents and policies and procedures related to cybersecurity risk...more

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SEC Adopts Rules to Combat Fraud and Undue Influence in the Security-Based Swap Market

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On June 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), (i) new Rule 9j-1 to combat fraud, manipulation, and deception in connection with...more

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SEC Adopts T+1 Settlement Cycle - Capital Markets Compass | Issue 6

On February 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15c6-1, including an amendment that decreased the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions in...more

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SEC Adopts Share Repurchase Disclosure Rules

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Issuers must disclose daily quantitative share repurchase information on a quarterly or semi-annual basis depending on the type of issuer, but not after every repurchase as had been initially proposed - Issuers must...more

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The Wait is Over: SEC Adopts Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rules

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Final rules to modernize share repurchase disclosure will go into effect for the first periodic report that covers the first full fiscal quarter that begins on or after October 1, 2023. For calendar-year companies, that first...more

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SEC Adopts T+1 Settlement Cycle

On Feb. 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rule amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15c6-1 to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most securities transactions from two business days after trade...more

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The SEC Incentive-Based Compensation Clawback Rule is now effective

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On January 27, 2023, the SEC’s new Executive Compensation Clawback Rules became effective. The rules require listed companies to: (1) develop and implement a policy to recover erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation...more

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Publicly Traded Employers Will Need to Claw Back Incentive Pay from Former and Current Executive Officers

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Employers with stock listed on a national security exchange will become subject to a new final rule mandating the implementation of a policy that will require employers to recoup incentive-based compensation from officers who...more

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