Category: Securities Exchange Act of 1934

On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed the “FAST Act” (Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act), following which the SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-K in March 2019 to facilitate companies. One of the amendments includes modification in CTR (Confidential Treatment Request), an application made by a registrant to the SEC requesting redaction of specific information […]

On Nov. 17, 2020, the SEC adopted rules and amendments to facilitate the electronic submission of documents. This press release covers a new law allowing e-signatures as the SEC’s attempt to combat the financial stress caused by Covid19 and adopted changes to the filing requirements proposed way back on Sept. 24, 2015 Facilitating electronic signatures […]

On May 21, 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to existing rules on the acquired and disposition of business disclosures required in SEC filings to help provide better financial information to investors, early access to capital, and a reduction of the complexity of the entire process. The amended regulations will allow investors to assess the significance […]

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed new rules that aim to create a more comprehensive approach to the regulation of funds’ use of derivatives (i.e. through business development companies and Registered Funds). The proposal is comprised of three components: new SEC Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Act”); SEC Rule 15l-2 under […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed amendments for the definitions of both an “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” under the Securities Act Rule 405, Exchange Act Rule 12b-2, and Item 10(f) of Regulation S-K. Prior Smaller Reporting Company Definition Amendments Last year, the SEC amended the definition of a smaller reported company […]