Series
SEC Disclosure Modernization Initiative
The US Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday 26 October at an open-meeting to adopt a new approach to shareholder and investor communications by registered open-end funds and exchange-traded funds.
This series page is designed to keep you up to date on this game-changing approach to investor communications. Here, you will find the latest alerts, webinars, and other tools prepared by our Asset Management and Investment Funds lawyers to help you prepare to implement the new rules.
Our Asset Management and Investment Fund lawyers also have been quoted by and published in industry publications on this topic. Links to these articles are available at the “Read more” link below.
- Tailored Shareholder Reports, The Investment Lawyer, January 2023 (contributed article)
- What To Know About SEC Shareholder Disclosure Reforms, Law360, 28 October 2022 (contributed article)
- New SEC Rule Revamps Fund Docs, E-Delivery, Ignites*, 27 October 2022 (media mention)
- Boards: Expect to Talk About New Shareholder Reports, Fund Board Views*, 27 October 2022 (media mention)
- SEC Tightens Mutual Fund Reports, Seeks New Adviser Rules, Law360*, 26 October 2022 (media mention)
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Thought Leadership
In the October edition of The Essentials, we summarize key provisions of California employment laws that took effect in 2024 and those that will take effect in 2025.
In this semiannual series on the U.S. Department of Labor's Regulatory Agenda, partners Craig Leen and Kathleen Parker discuss recent updates to the regulatory agenda and what employers should expect in terms of new labor and employment regulations in 2023.
To help you assess the 2024 election, we have prepared a comprehensive guide that summarizes the results and their impact on the 119th Congress, which will convene in January 2025. The Election Guide lists all new members elected to Congress, updates the congressional delegations for each state, and provides a starting point for analyzing the coming changes to the House and Senate committees.
On 22 December 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (the final rule) to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) to modernize the regulation of investment adviser advertising and solicitation practices.