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The CLS Blue Sky Blog
What History Reveals About SEC Rule 14a-8
By Renholding
On September 16, 2026, under Chairman Paul Atkins, the Securities and Exchange Commission published a statement on its proposals to rescind Rule 14a-8 and amend Rule 14a-4. It said the…
The D&O Diary
Honeywell Aerospace Hit with Securities Suit Following FCA Cybersecurity Settlement
By Sarah Abrams
The D&O Diary has been closely following the Department of Justice's increasing use of the False Claims Act (FCA) as an enforcement tool, including in areas involving cybersecurity compliance, DEI,…
Cleary Securities, Disclosure, and Governance Watch
SEC Climate Action 100+ Report Flags Group Formation and “Passive Investor” Status Risks
By Sebastian Alsheimer, Adam Fleisher, J.T. Ho, Lillian Tsu, Jonathan R. Povilonis, Alexandra Hansen
On October 7, 2026, the SEC issued a report on its investigation of certain Climate Action 100+ (CA100) members’ conduct in connection with the 2021 ExxonMobil proxy contest. While the…
Free Writings + Perspectives
New CFIs on Instruction 4 to Item 2.01 of Form 8-K (and Some Clean-up Changes)
By Liz Walsh
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…
The D&O Diary
Continuing Geopolitical Disclosure Risk Underscored in New Securities Suit
By Sarah Abrams
The D&O Diary has been closely following the growing D&O risks arising from geopolitical developments and the increasing number of securities suits that have followed in their wake. The latest…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Shadow SEC Statement No. 17: The Tokenized Securities Venue “Order”
By Renholding
On September 17, 2026, two days after the Clarity Act failed to advance in the U.S. Senate, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a highly question-begging and likely illegal “Order”…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Cleary Discusses SEC Proposal to Rescind Rule 14a-8 and Amend Rule 14a-4
By Martinyerovi
On September 16, 2026, the SEC issued its much-anticipated proposal to rescind Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), the shareholder proposal rule, in its…
Across The Board
SEC Gives the Greenlight to Retail Investor Voting Programs
By Liz Walsh
The Office of Mergers and Acquisitions in Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) Division of Corporation Finance recently published two no-action letters agreeing not to recommend enforcement action related to…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Cahill Discusses SEC’s “Innovation Exemption” for Tokenized Stock Trading
By Martinyerovi
On September 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or the “SEC”) issued two conditional exemptions to facilitate permissioned trading of tokenized national market system (“NMS”) stocks.[1] Collectively…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Division of Corporation Finance Updates and Withdraws Dated CFIs
By Liz Walsh
On September 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance continued its ongoing efforts to update and revise the Staff guidance in the form of Corporation Finance Interpretations,…