On November 7th, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance announced that it has implemented an intake system for Rule 14a-8 submissions and related correspondence. The Division receives requests from companies to provide informal, non-binding staff views concerning companies’ intentions to exclude shareholder proposals from their proxy statements under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8. Continue reading "SEC Introduces New Intake System for Rule 14a-8..." »

On November 3rd, the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) concluded its assessment of how filers label the elements used in tagging reported items on the income statement over multiple periods. Staff noted that some filers use various labels for the same element used to tag the same reported item on the income statement from one period to the next. This even occurred when the description of the reported item did not change. More specifically, filers used one label in a certain form (such as Form 10-Q) while using a different label for the same element in a different form (such as Form 10-K). For instance, the element “Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax” should not use the label “Operating revenue” on Form 10-Q while using the label “Total operating revenue” on Form 10-K. Continue reading "SEC Releases Findings from Evaluation of..." »

The FERC staff will hold its monthly open meeting via webcast on ferc.gov on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The one-hour meeting is open for the public to attend. {expires: 2023-11-17} Continue reading "FERC to Hold Its Monthly Open Commission Meeting" »

The SEC will be closed Friday, November 10th, in observance of Veterans Day. The EDGAR System will not receive, process, or accept filings on this day. Filings with a due date of November 10th will be due the following business day. The FERC will also be closed in observation of Veterans Day. eForms will accept filings submitted on November 10th. {expires: 2023-11-12} Continue reading "Veterans Day" »

On November 2nd, the SEC adopted Regulation SE under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which establishes the process for an entity to register with the SEC as a security-based swap (SBS) execution facility (collectively, SBSEF) and introduces a new form required for registration. The adopted regime is one of a number of major reforms required under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act, which is the legislation that improved transparency and oversight of the over-the-counter derivatives market by requiring the SEC to employ a regulatory framework for SBSs that requires the registration and regulation of SBSEFs. Continue reading "SEC Approves Rules to Reform Registration and..." »

On October 16th, SEC’s Division of Examinations published its 2024 examination priorities, the publication that details the Division’s risk-based approach, including the areas it believes may present possible risks to the integrity of the US capital markets and investors. When compiling the examination priorities, the Division is guided by its objectives to promote and improve compliance, prevent fraud, monitor risks, and inform policy. Continue reading "SEC’s Division of Examinations Publishes Fiscal..." »

On October 19th, the FERC proposed a number of updates to the existing Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) filing requirements, including both the method of collection and the data being collected. The FERC also is proposing to adopt a new EQR system based on eXtensible Business Reporting Language-Comma-Separated Values (XBRL-CSV) standard. Continue reading "FERC Proposes Revisions to the Filing Process..." »

On October 18th, the SEC announced that it is proposing new Rule 6b-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that would prohibit national securities exchanges from offering volume-based transaction pricing in connection with the execution of agency or riskless principal (agency-related) orders in certain stocks. Continue reading "SEC Announces Rule Proposal to Address..." »

New Rule 13f-2, related Form SHO, and an amendment to the national market system plan (NMS Plan) governing the consolidated audit trail (CAT) were adopted by the SEC. The goal of these changes is to enhance disclosure requirements for short sale-related data. Continue reading "SEC Adopts Rule to Enhance Short Sale..." »

On October 13th, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt Rule 10c-1a under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to increase transparency requirements and improve the efficacy of the securities lending market. The rule requires certain persons to report information about securities loans to a registered national securities association (RNSA). Currently, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the only RNSA. Continue reading "SEC Approves Rule to Enhance Disclosures in the..." »

The SEC has adopted amendments to its Names Rule that addresses certain broad categories of investment company names that may mislead investors about an investment company’s investments and risks. Accordingly, the SEC has released a draft of the new Fund (FND) XBRL taxonomy. Continue reading "SEC Issues Draft 2023 Fund (FND) Taxonomy" »

The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets will hold an open meeting concerning volume-based exchange transaction pricing for NMS stocks via webcast on sec.gov. The web meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET and is free and open for the public to attend. {expires: 2023-10-19} Continue reading "SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets to..." »

The FERC staff will hold its monthly open meeting via webcast on ferc.gov on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The one-hour meeting is open for the public to attend. {expires: 2023-10-20} Continue reading "FERC to Hold Its Monthly Open Commission Meeting" »

The SEC announced on October 10th that it has voted to approve final rules intended to enhance disclosure requirements and provide more timely information for shareholders and the market concerning beneficial ownership. The SEC also provided guidance related to the existing legal standard regulating when two or more individuals may be considered a group and when an investor’s use of certain cash-settled derivative securities may result in the individual being treated as a beneficial owner of the class of the reference equity securities. Continue reading "SEC Approves Amendments to Rules Governing..." »

The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets will hold an open meeting via webcast on sec.gov concerning the reporting of securities loans and short position and activity reporting. The meeting will take place on Friday, October 13, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. ET. The meeting is free and open for the public to attend. {expires: 2023-10-14} Continue reading "SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets to..." »