On March 6, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a press release relating to the enhanced Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system (“EDGAR Next”), including useful links to various guidance and resource materials to assist filers and their advisers with transition. The SEC announced that the new EDGAR Filer Management dashboard
Changes to EDGAR: SEC Rules on Electronic Submission of Documents and E-Signature Rules
Webinar | March 18, 2025
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT
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In September 2024, the SEC adopted wide-ranging changes to how filers access and manage their accounts on EDGAR (changes collectively referred to as “EDGAR Next” by the SEC). Among other things, EDGAR Next will phase out and ultimately eliminate the EDGAR
European Commission presents “Omnibus” Simplification Package with amendments to CSRD, CSDDD, CBAM and Taxonomy
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its “Omnibus I” or “Sustainability Omnibus” package as part of its mission to improve the competitiveness of the European Union. The Omnibus Package foresees changes to several EU instruments pertaining to sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) and Taxonomy Regulation, sustainability
2025 SEC Filing Deadlines and Financial Statement Staleness Dates
This Legal Update summarizes the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2025 calendar year filing deadlines and financial statement staleness dates.
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SEC Disclosure Issues & Developments for FPIs and Preparing Your 20-F Filing
Webinar | January 15, 2024
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During this session, Mayer Brown panelists, Brian Hirshberg, Jason W. Parsont, Thomas Kollar, and Gilat Abraham Zaefen will discuss US SEC disclosure priorities and other recent developments for foreign private issuers (FPIs) that should be priorities as they draft their annual reports. Topics will include:
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SEC Adopts Amendments Mandating Certain Exchange Act Filings and Submissions to be Made Electronically; Also Adopts Technical Changes Regarding FOCUS Reports
On December 16, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments (the “Amendments”) requiring the electronic filing, submission, or posting of certain forms required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, using structured, machine-readable data language as appropriate. The SEC also adopted amendments to the Financial and Operational
Regulation M: the Basics, the Amendments and their Effect on Offerings
September 18, 2024
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. EDT
Mayer Brown LLP 14th Floor, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
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We will discuss the following, among other issues:
Human Capital, Diversity and Related Disclosure and Reporting Initiatives
Webinar | July 22, 2024
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT
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Disclosures by public companies about their human capital management continue to be a focus of investors, regulators, and other stakeholders. In 2020, the SEC adopted a requirement for registrants to discuss their human capital resources to the extent material to an
AIFMD II – What EU and Non-EU Fund Managers Need To Know
In order to harmonize the regulatory framework governing the European fund market, the European Commission has revised the existing Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive – Directive 2011/61/EU (the “AIFMD”), with the introduction of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive II (“AIFMD II”).
The European Commission sees a particular need for change in the areas of
FINRA Proposes to Reduce the 15-Minute TRACE Reporting Timeframe to One Minute
On January 11, 2024, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a proposed rule change (the “Proposal”) to amend FINRA Rule 6730 to reduce the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (“TRACE”) reporting timeframe to one minute, with exceptions for (i) members with “limited trading activity” in