The SEC recently approved amendments to certain rules under Regulation National Market System (Regulation NMS) that would update variable minimum pricing increments for the quoting and trading of NMS stocks, reduce the access fee caps, and increase the transparency of better-priced orders placed in the NMS. The SEC proposed these amendments in December 2022. Continue reading "SEC Amends Rules of Regulation National Market..." »

On September 18th, the SEC published the draft of the 2025 updates to its reporting taxonomies, including updates within the annual review and update process for all SEC taxonomies accepted in the EDGAR system. The Draft 2025 Release Notes provide more information related to specific changes in the 2025 update. Continue reading "SEC Publishes 2025 Draft Taxonomies for Review..." »

The SEC recently adopted rules to amend Form N-4, the form currently used by most variable annuity separate accounts. As part of these changes, the registration, filing, and data transparency requirements that were adopted for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) offerings have been broadened to the offerings of registered market value adjustment annuities (registered MVA annuities). Now the new elements needed to tag this information have been included in the VIP taxonomy because RILAs and registered MVA annuities are insurance products whose offerings are registered on Form N-4. Continue reading "SEC Publishes Draft of Updated 2024 Variable..." »

On September 16, 2024, the SEC’s EDGAR system was upgraded to Release 24.3 and now supports the Cybersecurity Disclosure (CYD) taxonomy, which provides the elements for tagging required disclosures using Inline XBRL (a structured, machine-readable data language) in accordance with the related final rule. Continue reading "SEC Issues 2024 Cybersecurity Disclosure (CYD)..." »

On September 16th, the SEC released EDGAR Release 24.3, adopting amendments to Volume II of the EDGAR Filer Manual and related rules and forms. Continue reading "SEC Releases EDGAR 24.3" »

FERC will hold its monthly open meeting via webcast on ferc.gov on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The one-hour meeting is open for the public to attend. Continue reading "FERC to Hold Open Commission Meeting" »

On September 5th, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) staff issued the Proposed 2025 Data Quality Committee Rules Taxonomy (DQCRT), which details XBRL US’ Data Quality Committee’s (DQC) validation rules for regulator use. Individuals and organizations may review and comment on the updates proposed in the DQCRT through October 7, 2024. Continue reading "FASB Releases Proposed 2025 DQCRT for Review..." »

The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets will hold an open meeting via webcast on sec.gov that will take place on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The meeting is free and open for the public to attend. {expires: 2024-09-19} Continue reading "SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets to..." »

The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a meeting via webcast on sec.gov that will take place on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Free and open for the public to attend, the meeting will cover committee matters, including subcommittee reports and approval of previous meeting minutes. {expires: 2024-09-20} Continue reading "SEC Staff to Hold Investor Advisory Committee..." »

The SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant has announced that it will hold an open meeting to discuss whether to approve the new quality control standard, QC 1000: A Firm’s System of Quality Control, which was originally proposed in November 2022. The SEC will also consider adopting related amendments, as adopted by the the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. {expires: 2024-09-10} Continue reading "SEC Staff to Discuss New Quality Control Standard" »

The SEC will be closed Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day. The EDGAR System will not receive, process or accept filings on this day. Filings with a due date of September 2nd will be due the following business day. The FERC will also be closed in observation of Labor Day. eForms will accept filings submitted on September 2nd. {expires: 2024-09-03} Continue reading "Labor Day" »

On August 28th, the SEC adopted rules to amend reporting requirements on Form N-PORT that would offer the SEC and investors with greater and more timely information about certain registered investment companies (funds). Form N-PORT reports provide the SEC and the public with important information about a fund’s portfolio holdings and related information to help evaluate a fund’s risks. These reports also promote efficacy in regulatory monitoring and oversight of the fund industry, which benefits fund investors. Continue reading "SEC Adopts Reporting Enhancements for Funds,..." »

Novaworks will host another free webinar geared toward investors, state and local governments and other market participants to explore the changes that are coming with the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA). There are several opportunities to attend this hour-long webinar with the next one being offered on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. ET. When registering, attendees simply choose the date and time that works best. Continue reading "Novaworks Offers Webinar: Exploring the Impact..." »

On August 21st, the SEC adopted a rule to update the dollar threshold for a fund to qualify as a “qualifying venture capital fund” for section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Qualifying venture capital funds are not included in the Act’s definition of an “investment company.” Continue reading "SEC Rule Modernizes Definition of Qualifying..." »