On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the agenda and panelists for its upcoming Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements. The Roundtable will be held on June 26, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:35 p.m. Eastern Time, and will be webcast live on the SEC’s website.
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SEC Solicits Public Input on Definition of Foreign Private Issuer
On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it published a concept release to solicit public comment on the definition of foreign private issuer (FPI). FPIs benefit from a number of accommodations from the reporting and disclosure requirements applicable to domestic issuers, such as registration and reporting forms designed for FPIs, longer timelines to file annual reports, no requirement to file quarterly reports, an exemption from the proxy rules, and the ability to present financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, and insiders are exempt from obligations to file Section 16 ownership reports and are not subject to the short swing profit rule under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act).Continue Reading SEC Solicits Public Input on Definition of Foreign Private Issuer
SEC Announces Upcoming Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements
On May 16, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will host a Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements on June 26, 2025. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins issued a statement on the upcoming roundtable, including questions he asked the staff to consider and on which the…
Continue Reading SEC Announces Upcoming Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure RequirementsWebinar Alert | Regulatory Outlook Under Trump 2.0: A 100-Day Review – May 20, 2025, 11:00 a.m. PT
Join us for a webinar on May 20, 2025, where our distinguished panel of former senior regulatory officials will discuss how enforcement and policymaking is evolving across key regulatory areas. The panel will explore the impact of new outbound investment rules on cross-border investments, the DOJ’s new data export regulations…
Continue Reading Webinar Alert | Regulatory Outlook Under Trump 2.0: A 100-Day Review – May 20, 2025, 11:00 a.m. PTCorp Fin Updates CDIs on Rule 10b5-1
On April 25, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) updated its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) relating to Rule 10b5-1 by issuing two new CDIs, revising 20 CDIs, and withdrawing three CDIs. Aside from the two new CDIs, this latest round of updates…
Continue Reading Corp Fin Updates CDIs on Rule 10b5-1Event Alert: Securities Enforcement Forum West, May 15, 2025
Securities Enforcement Forum West brings together hundreds of current and former senior SEC officials, securities enforcement and white-collar attorneys, in-house counsel and compliance executives, and other top professionals in the field. This year’s conference will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT, at…
Continue Reading Event Alert: Securities Enforcement Forum West, May 15, 2025SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Issues Views on Disclosure for Securities in Crypto Asset Markets
On April 10, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a statement expressing its views about the application of certain disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws to offerings and registrations of securities in the crypto asset markets. Our recent Client Alert discusses the areas highlighted by the statement…
Continue Reading SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Issues Views on Disclosure for Securities in Crypto Asset MarketsEighth Circuit Temporarily Pauses Climate Rules Litigation and Seeks Response from SEC
Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s action in March 2025 to end its defense of the final climate-related disclosure rules (Climate Rules), the Attorneys General of Massachusetts and other states (intervenor States) filed a motion to hold the case in abeyance “to maintain the status quo and preserve judicial…
Continue Reading Eighth Circuit Temporarily Pauses Climate Rules Litigation and Seeks Response from SECCorp Fin Issues New CDIs on Clawback-Related Disclosure
On April 11, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued six new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) relating to the two clawback-related check boxes on the cover page of annual reports and related disclosure under Item 402(w) of Regulation S-K. A brief discussion…
Continue Reading Corp Fin Issues New CDIs on Clawback-Related DisclosurePaul Atkins Confirmed as SEC Chairman
On April 9, 2025, the U.S. Senate voted 52-44,1 along party lines, to confirm the nomination of Paul Atkins as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In the coming days, Atkins will be sworn in as chair, joining Republican Commissioners Mark Uyeda and Hester Peirce, and…
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