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Securities Disclosure
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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…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
ESMA updates MAR guidelines on the delay in the disclosure of inside information
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Floortje Nagelkerke (NL)
On 16 October 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a Final Report setting out revised Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) guidelines on the delay in the disclosure of…
Free Writings + Perspectives
The Evolving Structured Products Disclosure Framework and Regulatory Developments on the Horizon
By Marla Matusic, Anna T. Pinedo, Remmelt Reigersman
Webinar | October 26, 202611:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EDT | 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. GMT | 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CETRegister here. The US regulatory landscape for structured…
Arnold & Porter: News & Perspectives
SEC Proposes Proxy Solicitation Modernization
On September 16, 2026, the SEC proposed amendments to modernize certain rules related to proxy solicitations. The proposed amendments would: (i) eliminate the annual report delivery requirement; (ii) eliminate the…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Bank Securities Disclosure Regime Reviewed by GAO
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reviewed the securities disclosure regime for publicly traded banks without holding companies, which differs from the one applicable to bank holding companies and other…
Public Company Advisory Blog
SEC Submits Executive Compensation Disclosure Rulemaking for OIRA Review
By Publisher
On August 26, 2026, the SEC submitted a rule proposal titled “Executive Compensation Disclosure Reform” to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Those SEC rulemaking initiatives…
Cleary Securities, Disclosure, and Governance Watch
SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Disclosure Obligations for Activist Fund Structures Under Schedules 13D and 14A
By Adam Fleisher, J.T. Ho, Lillian Tsu, Julie Rong
On July 9, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued three new Corporation Finance Interpretations (CFIs) addressing disclosure obligations under Schedules 13D and 14A. The guidance…
Massachusetts Chapter 93A Insights
Massachusetts Appeals Court Rejects Website Links as Sufficient Securities Disclosure Under State Law
By Abby Druhot, David G. Thomas, Angela C. Bunnell, Diana A. Balluku
Massachusetts Appeals Court clarifies MUSA disclosure duties in GIUL v. Shenghuo, holding that directing investors to public information may not satisfy disclosure obligations.
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
The Hidden Work of Securities Disclosures
By Timothy D. Lytton, Anne M. Tucker
It’s no secret that most ordinary investors don’t read the securities disclosures that firms are legally required to produce, and research shows that most people cannot effectively absorb the volume…
Free Writings + Perspectives
SEC Proposes Rules Simplifying Filer Status Determinations and Increasing Disclosure Accommodations
By Ali Perry, Anna T. Pinedo, Liz Walsh, Jennifer Zepralka
On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published two rulemaking proposals, each of which would substantially revise the requirements of the U.S. federal securities laws…