SEC Shareholder Communication Rules

In a previous alert, we addressed the National Code of Conduct. On 24 April 2020, the Retail and Other Commercial Leases Regulation 2020 commenced, giving effect to the Code in New South Wales.

On 26 August 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), which expand the definition of “accredited investor” (the Final Rule).

It has now been over five months since the Australian Securities and Investments Commission commenced its Foreign Australian Financial Services Licence regime.

Researchers Create Nanowire Device That Can Generate Electricity “Out of Thin Air” Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a protein-based nanowire that produces an electrical current by absorbing water vapor from the atmosphere.