SEC 2019 Whistleblower Program Report

Section 924(d) of Dodd-Frank requires the Securities and Exchange Commissions Office of the Whistleblower to report annually to Congress on Office’s activities, whistleblower complaints received, and the response of the SEC to those complaints. In addition, Section 21F(g)(5) of the Exchange Act requires the SEC to submit an annual report to Congress. The SEC published … Read more »

SEC’s Rulemaking Agenda

The Securities and Exchange Commission released its Fall Regulatory Flexibility Agenda, showing its expected rulemaking activity over the next year and updating the Spring edition of its agenda. I highlighted three items from the Spring Agenda: Amendments to the Marketing Rules Amendments to the Custody Rules for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers Harmonization of Exempt … Read more »

Compliance Bricks and Mortar for November 22

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. Death Knell for Regulatory Guidance Hits Most Federal Agencies… Broc RomanekTheCorporateCounsel.net We’ve been covering the Administration’s gradual squeeze on regulatory guidance for some time (here’s our latest from April). As noted in this DLA Piper memo, President Trump signed two ‘Executive Orders’ recently that limit the … Read more »

Compliance Bricks and Mortar for November 15

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. The SEC Cancels Another Open Meeting: What Gives? Broc RomanekTheCorporateCounsel.net The SEC has cancelled tomorrow’s open Commission meeting about proposing changes to its whistleblower office. I think this is the third cancelled open meeting in as many months. Does it matter? Not really. Is it … Read more »