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..." »

On October 6th, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) staff released proposed technical and other conforming improvements for the 2024 US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Financial Reporting Taxonomy and the related release notes for public review and comment. Continue reading "FASB Publishes Technical and Other Improvements..." »

The SEC will be closed Monday, October 9th in observance of Columbus Day. The EDGAR System will not receive, process or accept filings on this day. Filings with a due date of October 9th will be due the following business day. The FERC will also be closed in observation of Columbus Day. eForms will accept filings submitted on October 9th. {expires: 2023-10-10} Continue reading "SEC and FERC Closed October 9th" »

On September 29th, the SEC announced that it is proposing rule and form amendments that would update the offering process and create customized disclosure requirements for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs). A RILA is one of a number of types of annuity contracts that provides investors a return based on the performance of a market index over a set period of time. These annuities also have a “bounded return” structure that usually limits an investor’s losses when the index goes down, but may also limit that investor’s gains when the index goes up. Continue reading "SEC Proposes Tailored Registration Form for..." »