Series
SEC Disclosure Modernization Initiative
The US Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday 26 October at an open-meeting to adopt a new approach to shareholder and investor communications by registered open-end funds and exchange-traded funds.
This series page is designed to keep you up to date on this game-changing approach to investor communications. Here, you will find the latest alerts, webinars, and other tools prepared by our Asset Management and Investment Funds lawyers to help you prepare to implement the new rules.
Our Asset Management and Investment Fund lawyers also have been quoted by and published in industry publications on this topic. Links to these articles are available at the “Read more” link below.
- Tailored Shareholder Reports, The Investment Lawyer, January 2023 (contributed article)
- What To Know About SEC Shareholder Disclosure Reforms, Law360, 28 October 2022 (contributed article)
- New SEC Rule Revamps Fund Docs, E-Delivery, Ignites*, 27 October 2022 (media mention)
- Boards: Expect to Talk About New Shareholder Reports, Fund Board Views*, 27 October 2022 (media mention)
- SEC Tightens Mutual Fund Reports, Seeks New Adviser Rules, Law360*, 26 October 2022 (media mention)
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Thought Leadership
The year 2025 saw significant regulatory activity in the realm of digital assets. The US Congress and financial regulators took steps to create and implement a clear legal framework to facilitate financial transactions using digital assets, and they will continue to do so in 2026.
In this article, Dr. Jan Boeing and Arnaud Dobelle outline the key milestones of the new regulatory framework, its interplay with financial sector rules such as DORA and PSD2, and what the upcoming Digital Omnibus proposal means for organisations deploying AI in Europe.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes major changes to the Internal Revenue Code’s clean energy tax provisions, particularly to the provisions that were extended, expanded, and established as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
On 12 March 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued a no-action letter that provides private fund sponsors with a concrete, streamlined approach to relying on Rule 506(c), based on minimum investment amounts and investor representations.