The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) recently updated its dashboard to disclose that the SEC had submitted a rulemaking titled “Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules” for review. Once the OIRA review is complete, the Commission will then consider whether to propose the contemplated rule changes and publish a release. The…
The SEC proposed amendments (summarized in this Fact Sheet) that would allow public companies to elect to file semiannual reports on new Form 10-S, rather than filing quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The SEC also proposed amendments to the financial statement reporting requirements of Regulation S-X and other rules and…
On April 28, 2026, Edwin O’Connor, Co-Chair of Goodwin’s Capital Markets practice, participated in the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee meeting, where he joined a panel focused on encouraging more initial public offerings (IPOs), particularly among small and middle-market companies. O’Connor’s remarks centered on practical reforms designed to…
The Weinberg Center’s fifth annual “ESG in the Boardroom” program, titled “Shareholder Proposals at the Crossroads: Boards, ESG, and the Future of SEC Rule 14a-8,” held April 28 in Wilmington, Delaware, brought together directors, jurists, advisors, and regulators to examine a governance environment in which boards are operating with less…
The latest issue of the Goodwin Public Company Advisory News Roundup has been posted, covering the period from April 10, 2026 – April 24, 2026. The Roundup highlights the latest developments in SEC and stock exchange regulatory activity, corporate governance and other topics relevant to public company counseling and compliance. We address…
As Goodwin’s PCAP discussed in a recent client alert, the staff (“Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance on March 13, 2026 published a no-action letter confirming that the Staff would not recommend enforcement action for late filings by directors and officers of foreign…
On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretation providing additional clarity on how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets and related transactions. For an industry that has developed alongside limited regulatory interpretations, this guidance reflects the SEC’s effort to further articulate how securities…
On March 5, 2026, the SEC issued Release No. 34-104931, granting conditional exemptive relief from the Section 16(a) reporting requirements for directors and officers of certain foreign private issuers (FPIs). Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act generally requires insiders of U.S. public companies to report their beneficial ownership and changes…
The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on March 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The meeting will also be webcast on the SEC’s website. The published agenda includes three topics: (1) public company disclosure reform; (2) fund proxy voting;…
On March 4, 2026, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins delivered remarks at the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Artificial Intelligence Innovation Series Roundtable on Strategy and Governance Principles, outlining how the Commission is approaching artificial intelligence as both a regulatory tool and a market development. In his remarks, Chairman Atkins addressed…