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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | David Bell |Ran Ben-Tzur |Wendy Grasso
Catch up on the latest SEC news, including agency guidance, tips, requests for input, and more. A group of financial services industry trade associations submitted a joint petition for rulemaking requesting that the SECamend the Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure rule adopted in 2023.
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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | David Bell |Ran Ben-Tzur |Wendy Grasso
Some issuers will be subject to higher FINRA fee caps beginning July 1, 2025. Section 7 of Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws sets forth the fees associated with filing documents pursuant to the Corporate Financing Rule.
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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | David Bell |Ran Ben-Tzur |Wendy Grasso
On June 12, 2025, the SEC announced its withdrawal of previously proposed amendments to Rule 14a-8. The amendments, proposed in June 2022, would have essentially made it more difficult for companies to exclude shareholder proposals on the grounds of substantial implementation, duplication, and resubmission. This action was among a total of 14 such withdrawals, with the other 13 pertaining to matters overseen by the Divisions of Investment Management and Trading and Markets.
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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | David Bell |Ran Ben-Tzur |Wendy Grasso
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance recently issued a statement on Certain Protocol Staking Activities, essentially articulating the Division’s view that “Protocol Staking Activities,” do not involve the offer and sale of securities within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result, no registration is required for persons involved in this activity, according to the statement.
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2 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | David Bell |Ran Ben-Tzur |Wendy Grasso
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3 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | David Bell |Ran Ben-Tzur |Wendy Grasso
Nevada advanced its quest to challenge Delaware as the go-to state for incorporation on May 30, 2025, when Gov. Joe Lombardo signed significant amendments to the Nevada Revised Statutes that govern corporations there. The amendments clarify the fiduciary duties of controlling stockholders, allow corporations to waive jury trials in their articles of incorporation, and permit certain holding company reorganizations, among other things.
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | David Bell |Ran Ben-Tzur |Wendy Grasso
Not to be outdone by Delaware and Texas, the Nevada Senate voted unanimously on May 21, 2025, to adopt Assembly Bill No. 239 (AB 239), which provides for significant amendments to the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) governing Nevada corporations. The legislation was initially proposed by the State Bar of Nevada’s Executive Committee, Business Law Section, which also prepared a memorandum summarizing the changes.
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | David Bell |Ran Ben-Tzur |Wendy Grasso
Delaware has long been the jurisdiction of choice for corporations, but certain recent controversial judicial decisions have resulted in a number of high-profile companies reincorporating (or considering reincorporation) into other states—and new legislation out of Texas aims to get a piece of the action.
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | David Bell |Ran Ben-Tzur |Wendy Grasso
The New York Stock Exchange (Exchange) has recently adopted two rule changes, one to reduce fees for the initial period of a company’s listing on the Exchange and another to formally expand the universe of holders that will be considered in evaluating the listing application of a company located outside of North America (that is, outside of Canada, the United States, and Mexico).
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | David Bell |Ran Ben-Tzur |Wendy Grasso
On March 25, Delaware adopted significant amendments to §§ 144 and 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law which aim to provide greater clarity and predictability to corporate fiduciaries in light of certain recent controversial decisions from the Delaware Court of Chancery.
