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Public Companies Face Heightened Risk of Insider Trading Due to COVID-19 Volatility
April 02, 2020
COVID-19 has injected significant uncertainty into our daily lives and enormous volatility into our markets. In the last two weeks alone, many major domestic ...
Don't Underestimate The Power of Accessibility In Your Communications
April 01, 2020
As part of business continuity and communication plan strategies, it is more relevant than ever to make sure your digital solutions and communications are ...
SEC Adopts Temporary Final Rule 10(c) to Address Form ID Notarization Challenges
April 01, 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission and its staff recognizes that the COVID-19 public health crisis has presented challenges for some entities and ...
SEC Adopts Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (Rule 498A)
March 31, 2020
On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted the long-awaited Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Summary Prospectus ...
The Gray Area Becomes A Bit Less Gray: SEC Adopts Amendments To Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions
March 31, 2020
On March 12, 2020, the Commission adopted amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions to more appropriately tailor the types of ...
SEC Division of Enforcement Statement on Market Integrity
March 30, 2020
Under the leadership of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement has made the protection of Main Street ...
IPOs and Transactions: March 23 - 27
March 30, 2020
There were 21 transactions filed with the SEC last week. Congratulations to all of the corporations and law firms that selected our transactions services, ...
SEC Announces Flexibility in Comment Period Closing Dates Due to COVID-19 Challenges
March 27, 2020
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently announced that it will not take final action before April 24, 2020, regarding the following five ...
COVID-19: Compliance and Legal Considerations for Asset Managers
March 26, 2020
Original post March 18, 2020 by Stearling & Shearman LLP As the world responds to COVID-19, we have identified a number of compliance and legal considerations ...
SEC Extends Conditional Exemptions From Reporting and Proxy Delivery Requirements for Public Companies, Funds, and Investment Advisers Affected By COVID-19
March 25, 2020
Division of Corporation Finance Issues Related Disclosure and Other Guidance. ... SEC Continues to Closely Monitor Impact of Coronavirus on Investors and ...
