On February 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a set of rule amendments and new rules to facilitate the shortening of the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions from two business days after the trade date (or T+2) to one business day after the trade date (or T+1).
Continue Reading T+1 = Here We Come!Embattled SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
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I was recently quoted in Corporate Compliance Insights sharing perspective on the new climate disclosure rules issued in March 2024 by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC voluntarily stayed the new rules while the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit completes judicial review of consolidated challenges to the new rules.
Continue Reading Embattled SEC Climate Disclosure RuleU.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Holds Pure Omissions in Item 303 Disclosures Not Actionable under Private Securities Laws
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The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that pure silence in MD&A statements are not actionable in shareholder securities fraud cases. The case is important for issuers and shareholders alike for several reasons:
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Holds Pure Omissions in Item 303 Disclosures Not Actionable under Private Securities LawsSEC Voluntarily Pauses Implementation of Climate Disclosure Rules Amid Legal Challenges
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Posted in Disclosure, SEC Guidance
Today, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) voluntarily stayed its recently issued Climate Disclosure Rules.
Continue Reading SEC Voluntarily Pauses Implementation of Climate Disclosure Rules Amid Legal ChallengesUpdate on SEC Climate Change Rules
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In a never ending saga to the climate disclosure rules, on March 15, the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed the recently adopted climate change disclosure rules.
Continue Reading Update on SEC Climate Change RulesThe SEC Finally Adopts Climate Change Disclosure Rules: Making Sense of 800+ Pages
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After almost two years following its proposed rules, on March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to require public companies to disclose certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports.
Continue Reading The SEC Finally Adopts Climate Change Disclosure Rules: Making Sense of 800+ PagesSEC Settlement with Audit Firm Serves as Reminder of Important Independence Rules
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Posted in SEC Guidance
On February 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it settled an administrative proceeding against Lordstown Motors Corps’ former auditor, Clark Schaefer Hackett and Co. (CSH)—the same day that the SEC also announced charges against Lordstown for misleading investors about the sales prospects of its flagship electric pickup truck, the Endurance.
Continue Reading SEC Settlement with Audit Firm Serves as Reminder of Important Independence RulesSEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Beneficial Ownership Reporting
By Kevin Douglas, Justin Hay, Tyler Huseman & Eric Knox on
Posted in Disclosure, SEC Guidance
On October 18, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting to “require market participants to provide more timely information on their positions to meet the needs of investors in today’s financial markets.”
Continue Reading SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Beneficial Ownership ReportingSEC Stays Repurchase Disclosure Rules and the Fifth Circuit Denies SEC’s Motion for Additional Time to Cure Rule Defects
By Whitney Burnley, Kevin Douglas & Eric Knox on
Posted in Disclosure, SEC Guidance
On November 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stayed the recently enacted Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rule (Repurchase Disclosure Rule) pursuant to section 705 of the Administrative Procedure Act and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Firth Circuit’s (Fifth Circuit) October 31, 2023 opinion providing the SEC 30 days to correct defects in the Repurchase Disclosure Rule. For an overview of the Fifth Circuit’s October 31 opinion, please refer to our earlier blog post: Fifth Circuit Requires SEC to Revisit Share Repurchase Disclosure Rules.
Continue Reading SEC Stays Repurchase Disclosure Rules and the Fifth Circuit Denies SEC’s Motion for Additional Time to Cure Rule DefectsCalifornia GHG Emission Website Disclosure Legislation to Take Effect on January 1, 2024
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Posted in Disclosure, ESG
Recently, the State of California enacted Assembly Bill 1305: the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act (AB 1305), which requires companies, under certain circumstances, to make website disclosures of certain information about their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and emissions-reduction programs.
Continue Reading California GHG Emission Website Disclosure Legislation to Take Effect on January 1, 2024