Monday, February 28. 2022
SEC Announces Proposed Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules and Amendments for Registered Investment Advisers and Funds
Thursday, February 24. 2022
Quickly and Easily Migrate Your Process for 24F to XML
The latest version of GoFiler (5.12b) now includes a Form 24F-2NT legacy import. This function allows old annual report information documents to be easily added to a new 24F-2NT XML form and has been developed to supplement the existing CSV import.
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SEC Announces Proposal to Reduce Risks in Clearance and Settlement
On February 9th, the SEC announced that it is proposing new rules and amendments intended to protect investors by reducing risks in the clearance and settlement of securities. The revisions would increase operational efficacy by shortening time between the execution of securities transaction and its settlement. The proposed rule would decrease the standard settlement cycle for the majority of broker-dealer transactions from two business days after the trade date (“T+2”) to one business day after the trade date (“T+1”).
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New Release (5.12b) for the GoFiler Family of Products
Version 5.12b of all applications in the GoFiler Suite has been released. This contains a number of corrections and improvements to the new Fee Table Included and EX-FILING FEES exhibit as well as improvements to the Form 24F View. As part of the improvements for Form 24F-2NT, this release also introduces a new feature to import legacy text (ASCII) filings directly into the Form 24F annual filing information. This release also contains some improvements for XDX and the iXBRL preview function.
Continue reading "New Release (5.12b) for the GoFiler Family of..." »SEC Proposes New Rules to Boost Private Fund Investor Protection
On February 9th, the SEC announced that it is proposing new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) to improve the oversight of private funds and their advisers in the $18-trillion marketplace.
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SEC Proposes Amendments to Update Beneficial Ownership Reporting
The SEC announced on February 9th that it is proposing to amend certain rules that govern beneficial ownership reporting under Exchange Act Sections 13(d) and 13(g). The rules would enhance disclosure requirements, reduce information imbalances and provide more timely information to meet the needs of investors and the market.
Continue reading "SEC Proposes Amendments to Update Beneficial..." »SEC Announces Temporary Pause to EDGAR Beta Access for EDGAR Next Beginning March 1
The EDGAR Business Office (EBO) has announced that on March 1, 2022, it will temporarily suspend the use of the EDGAR beta environment (EDGAR Beta) for testing of EDGAR Next code and to deploy code for other testing purposes. At a future date, the EBO will announce the re-deployment of EDGAR Next code in EDGAR Beta to allow filers to test possible future EDGAR Next technical changes.
Continue reading " SEC Announces Temporary Pause to EDGAR Beta..." »SEC Announces Reopening of Comment Period for Pay Versus Performance
The SEC has reopened the comment period on 2015 proposed rules under the Dodd-Frank Act (Act) requiring disclosure of information that reflects the relationship between the actual executive compensation paid by a company and the company's financial performance. The SEC is assessing whether additional performance measures might better reflect the Congressional objectives detailed in the Act. This is especially significant considering the value of and the need for dispensing information regarding executive compensation to investors. Should the proposed rule be adopted, it would improve the quality of executive compensation disclosure practices and provide shareholders with information needed to evaluate a company’s executive compensation policies.
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SEC Closed Monday, February 21
The SEC will be closed Monday, February 21 in observance of President’s Day. The EDGAR System will not receive, process or accept filings on this day. Filings with a due date of February 21 will be due the following business day, which is Tuesday, February 22. {expires: 2022-02-22}
Continue reading "SEC Closed Monday, February 21" »Thursday, February 17. 2022
Notice to Users Regarding Maintenance of License Server
Scheduled maintenance will be performed on the Licensing and Registration server for the GoFiler Suite on February 21, 2022 at 2:00pm Eastern. Maintenance will last approximately one hour. During this time, the server will be unavailable and will not be able to validate software keys.
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