Although the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not yet adopted the highly-anticipated final rules on climate change disclosure, in the second quarter of 2023 the SEC continued its heated pace of rulemaking....more
On December 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 and related regulations governing "10b5-1 Plans." 10b5-1 Plans enable (1) public company insiders to sell their...more
On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission amended insider trading rules by adopting new trading restrictions and disclosures to address potential abuses by executives. According to SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s...more
The SEC adopted amendments (https://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2022/33-11138.pdf) today to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as related amendments regarding disclosures about insider trading...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have recently intensified their scrutiny of insider trading under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The emerging trend of enforcement investigations...more
The comment period for the SEC’s proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 expired on April 1, 2022. A review of some representative submissions generally showed strong support from institutional and retail investors. ...more
Todos os emissores regulados pela SEC passarão a divulgar periodicamente suas Políticas de Insider Trading, bem como negociações de suas ações realizadas por Insiders, seguindo nova exigência da entidade americana pela...more
On December 15, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1, an SEC rule that provides an affirmative defense to insider trading liability in circumstances where trading was...more
To address what the SEC characterizes as "critical gaps" in its insider trading regime, on December 15, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") voted unanimously to propose amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the...more
Overview - On December 15, 2021, the SEC proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 and certain other provisions of the securities laws to attempt to mend what Chair Gary Gensler previously referred to as “cracks” in the insider...more
On December 15, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposal (the Rule 10b5-1 proposal) that would amend Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), and require, among other...more
Earlier this week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 that would impose new restrictions and disclosure requirements for (1) trading plans that afford executives...more
Last week, a large, bipartisan majority of the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would explicitly codify a ban on insider trading, with 410 votes in favor of the bill and 13 against (12 Republicans and one...more
On March 6, 2019, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) published proposed amendments to the 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions relating to so-called narrowly tailored credit events (NTCEs). ISDA...more
KEY TAKEAWAYS - ..A proposed amendment to FINRA Rule 2111 eliminates the requirement for FINRA to prove the broker exercised “control” over the customer's account to establish excessive trading. ..FINRA acknowledges...more