The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a release for proposed rule amendments that would give companies reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the option of filing semiannual interim reports in lieu of quarterly reports. If adopted, the proposal would represent a significant change to

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A prediction market is an exchange where participants buy and sell event‑linked contracts – usually binary contracts that pay out if a specific future event occurs. These markets have surged into the financial mainstream, drawing more than three million unique users who have executed 757.6 million transactions. Combined, prediction markets

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an interpretive release on how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets and related transactions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) indicated it will administer the Commodity Exchange Act consistent with the SEC’s interpretation.

We summarize the SEC’s framework and

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For United States public companies, the drafting of the proxy statement and its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are integral parts of preparing for the annual meeting of shareholders.

In 2026, public companies will prepare their proxy statements amid a variety of SEC policy changes regarding

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On March 6, 2026, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued several new and revised Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs). Most of the C&DIs provide clarification on the requirements for exemptions from registration for offers and sales of securities pursuant to certain compensatory benefit plans under Rule 701

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As discussed in this prior blog, on December 18, 2025, the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (HFIAA) removed the exemption from reporting under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), as amended, for foreign private issuers (FPIs). 

On March 5, 2026, the United States Securities

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a joint statement on January 28, 2026 clarifying the application of federal securities laws to tokenized securities. This statement, published through the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, and Division of Trading and Markets, addresses both issuer-sponsored and third

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