Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler recently started a video series called “Office Hours with Gary Gensler.” With a fitting title for a former professor, and in a world that’s gone virtually…well…virtual, the videos are brief and have the objective of hitting the high points on various topics on the SEC’s regulatory agenda.
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How to Exit the US Public Markets & Options for US-Listed Chinese Companies
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Webinar | Hosted by the Practising Law Institute (PLI)
October 13, 2021, 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Recently proposed legislation in the US along with rising tensions between the US and China present significant challenges for US-listed companies with substantial operations in China.
During this PLI-hosted event, Mayer Brown LLP partners, Jason T. Elder and Christina…
2022 Proxy and Annual Report Season: The Time to Get Started Is Now
Once again, it is time to prepare for the proxy and annual report season. There are many issues to take into consideration when crafting required regulatory disclosures in a manner that conveys effective messaging to the company’s investors. Advance planning, careful drafting and multi-faceted review greatly contribute to a successful proxy and annual report season,…
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Publishes Sample Letter to Companies Regarding Climate Change Disclosures
By Christina M. Thomas on
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (Division) published a sample letter with comments that the Staff intends to issue to public companies regarding their climate change disclosures—or lack thereof—in SEC filings. As explained in a prior Mayer Brown post, Commissioner Lee, when she was Acting Chair of the SEC earlier this…
Upcoming Meeting of SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee on Changing Dynamics Pre-IPO and Going Public
By Anna T. Pinedo on
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced the agenda for the upcoming meeting on September 27, 2021, of the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. The Committee will meet virtually, and the meeting will be a webcast on the SEC’s website. The Committee will discuss pre-IPO investments and the role of cross-over investors in…
SEC & FASB Developments
By Melissa Pfeuffer on
September 29, 2021 Webinar | 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Hosted by Intelligize
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This webinar will focus on recent developments and trends with the SEC and FASB. Join Mayer Brown partners, Anna Pinedo and Brian Hirshberg, and Ernst & Young managing director, Polia Nair, where they will examine the following topics:
- The SEC’s
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Disclosure Requirements: What’s Ahead?
By Anna T. Pinedo on
In various prepared remarks in recent weeks, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gensler has commented on a number of potential proposals for additional disclosure requirements.
In remarks made to the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Chair Gensler addressed a number of topics, including gamification and crypto assets. Commenting on issuer…
Annual Review of Federal Regulations & Securities Survey
By Anna T. Pinedo on
Published by The Business Lawyer, the quarterly journal of the American Bar Association, the 2021 Annual Review of Federal Securities Regulation (the “Review”) was prepared by the Subcommittee on Annual Review of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities of the ABA Business Law Section. The Review covers significant developments in federal securities law, regulation,…
NYSE Conforms Related Party Transaction Definition
By Brian Hirshberg on
On August 26, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved an amendment to Rule 314 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual in connection with the review and approval of related party transactions. As we previously blogged, earlier this year the NYSE amended certain of its shareholder approval rules, including those relating to…
EDGAR Enhanced
By Melissa Pfeuffer on
Posted in Disclosure Requirements, SEC News
Today, the Securities Exchange Commission announced enhancements to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) database.
EDGAR will utilize Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to collect financial statement data in real time, where submissions are “updated with a typical processing delay of less than a second.” This will allow for quicker and more user-friendly access…