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Rulemaking Petition Seeks Clarification on Trading After Public Commentary

In January 2025, the founder of Citron Capital, LLC (“Citron”) filed a petition for rulemaking with the US Securities and Exchange Commission requesting the SEC to initiate rulemaking to clarify the regulation of trading by...more

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SEC Outlook: Potential Updates Under Nominated Chairman Atkins

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The SEC currently has several notable rule proposals that have received public comment but have not yet been finalized. The potential direction of these proposals is likely to be influenced by the leadership of the new SEC...more

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FINRA delays new amendments to its TRACE reporting rules

On February 5, FINRA announced while amendments to the TRACE reporting rules were approved in September 2024, an effective date for these amendments has not been established. These amendments, known as the “one-minute”...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

ESG and SEC: Impact of the Judicial Review on the Final Rules for Climate-Related Disclosures

As part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ongoing and evolving mission to enhance disclosures for investors, the SEC published final rules relating to climate-related disclosures for investors (final rules). When...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC Signals When It May Act on Clawback Rule Listing Standards: What Public Companies Need to Know

This week the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended its deadline for when the SEC must take action on the proposed listing standards to implement the executive compensation recovery rules (the Clawback Rules) to...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC Reopens Proposal on Stock Buyback Rules

The SEC has reopened the period for submission of comments on its December 2021 rule proposal regarding corporate stock buybacks. The proposed rules would, among other things, require companies to file a notification on a new...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC Reopens Comment Periods Due to Technical Glitch

The SEC recently announced that it is reopening comment periods on 11 rule proposals and one request for comment, including proposals related to SPAC projections, climate change disclosure, and cybersecurity. The reopening is...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

In Depth: What Can Public Companies Do Now to Prepare for the SEC’s New Proposed Rules on Climate-Related Disclosures?

On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed far-reaching amendments to Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X that would mandate significant additional climate-related disclosures for public...more

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SEC Proposes Extensive Climate Change Reporting Obligations for Public Companies

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On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed its long-awaited rules requiring more robust climate change disclosures for publicly traded companies. The reach of these proposed rules is extremely...more

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The SEC’s Proposed Climate-Related Disclosure Rules: Are They the “Core Bargain,” a “Watershed Moment,” or “Undermin[ing] the...

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Earlier last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved the issuance of proposed new disclosure rules [cited as “PR, p. __”], titled The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for...more

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SEC Proposes Broad New Climate Change Disclosure Requirements

In a 500-page release, the SEC has proposed significant new public company climate change disclosure requirements for both domestic companies and foreign private issuers, including the actual and potential impacts of climate...more

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SEC Proposes Climate-Related Changes to Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X

On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed far-reaching amendments to Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X that would mandate significant additional climate-related disclosures.  If...more

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SEC Releases Proposed Rule on Climate Risk Disclosure

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On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted 3–1 to propose amendments to Regulations S-K and S-X that would require registrants to provide certain climate-related information in their registration...more

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SEC Proposes Short Sale Disclosure Rules

On February 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it unanimously voted to approve proposed changes requiring certain institutional investment managers (managers) to report short...more

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SEC Proposes Short Sale Disclosure Rule and Reopens Comment Period for Reporting on Securities Loans

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule to increase market transparency regarding short selling and extended the comment period for its proposed rule requiring reporting on...more

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Stress Test Scenarios Released for 2022

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In This Issue. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released stress test scenarios to assess...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Program Rules, Which May Lead to More SEC Tips

On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced two proposed amendments to its whistleblower program rules. As we previously reported, a closely divided SEC adopted a final rule implementing...more

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SEC Proposes New Rules for Private Investment Funds

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On February 9, 2022, the SEC proposed new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to regulate the $18-trillion private fund market. ...more

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SEC Proposes Rules That Could Regulate DeFi, Extend to Aspects of Centralized Crypto Exchanges

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On January 26, 2022, the SEC proposed rule changes that would greatly expand the scope of Regulation ATS, the regulatory regime that governs alternative trading systems (“ATSs”). Applicability to the fixed income markets was...more

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OCC Seeks Feedback on Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management

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In this Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is seeking feedback on principles for climate-related financial risk management for large banks; the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is seeking...more

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SEC Rules Establish New Requirements For Director Elections, Universal Proxy Cards And Enhanced Proxy Disclosures; Additional...

In a move we expect will pave the road for an increase in proxy contests, on November 17, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new Rule 14a-19 and amendments to existing rules under the Securities Exchange Act...more

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FDIC Finalizes Brokered Deposits and ILC Rules Ahead of the Holidays

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In this Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was busy this week, finalizing rules that modernize brokered deposits regulations, establish new standards for parent companies of industrial loan companies and...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Proposed Temporary Amendment to Facilitate Option-Based Awards to Gig Workers

The Securities and Exchange Commission released for comment proposed rules that would apply on a temporary basis to allow for broader reliance on Rule 701 and Form S-8 for stock-based compensation related awards to gig or...more

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Divided SEC Votes To Propose “Finder” Exemption From Broker Registration

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On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted 3-2 to propose a conditional exemption (“Exemption”) to permit natural persons to engage in limited securities activities as “finders” on behalf of...more

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SEC Proposes to Improve the Retail Investor Experience Through Modernized Fund Shareholder Reports and Disclosures

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed comprehensive modifications to the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs and, collectively with mutual funds, funds). The purpose of...more

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