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Each proxy season brings new disclosure priorities and investor expectations, and 2027 will be no exception. The SEC is rethinking the shareholder proposal process, proposing optional semiannual reporting…
On November 2, 2026, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) added new Questions 1.4 through 1.6 to its frequently asked questions (the “FAQs”) on how the federal securities…
At the October 27, 2026 meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (the “SBCFA”), Chair Paul S. Atkins and Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda discussed the SEC’s initial public offering (“IPO”) modernization initiative,…
Pursuant to the general instructions to Form S-3, an issuer must have been subject to the reporting requirements of Section 12 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for at least the prior…
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On October 21, 2026, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) published Regulatory Notice 26-19 announcing amendments to FINRA Rule 5110 (Corporate Financing Rule – Underwriting Terms and Arrangements) and Rule 5123 (Private Placements of Securities). The amendments are part…
On October 20, 2026, the Staff of the Division of Trading and Markets (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published frequently asked questions (the “FAQs”) regarding the SEC’s September 17, 2026 order (the “Innovation Exemption Order”).…
On October 21, 2026, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance published a handful of new Corporation Finance Interpretations, or CFIs, as well as revised and withdrew some previously existing CFIs. The Staff has done…
On October 9, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to Rule 17a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that would expand the types of securities eligible for cross trading between registered investment companies (“registered funds”)…
On October 15, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance published several new Corporation Finance Interpretations, or CFIs, most of which relate to the use of Form S-8, the short-form registration statement used to register…
