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This Sunday, June 14 (“Flag Day,” if you can remember that holiday), the White House will host on its South Lawn the “UFC Freedom 250” mixed martial arts festival, which will show the subtlety and sophistication of Donald Trump’s taste …
Thank you, Jim [Febeo]. I am delighted to be part of the Summit. My views are my own as a Commissioner and not necessarily those of the Commission or my fellow Commissioners. My days of giving that disclaimer are rushing …
Boards advise on strategy, risk, and a variety of leadership, organizational, and geopolitical topics. While individual directors are selected with these specific skills in mind, it is unlikely that any begin or complete their tenure with full knowledge to resolve …
On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed significant changes to the way public companies are categorized for federal securities law reporting purposes. The proposed rules and form amendments would simplify the existing filer status framework, …
The value of issued stablecoins was about $1 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach $4 trillion by 2030. Tether and Circle dominate today, and newer entrants are coming from firms like PayPal, Western Union, and Fidelity. In July …
In a unanimous decision issued today in Sripetch v. SEC, the Supreme Court held that the SEC need not prove that investors suffered any actual pecuniary loss in order to obtain disgorgement for securities-law violations. The decision resolves …
The European Commission’s proposed EU Inc. (COM(2026) 321 final) seeks to create a new, optional corporate form that can operate across the European Union as a 28th regime alongside national company laws. The proposal forms part of …
Global demand for data centers is surging at an unprecedented pace, driven largely by the growth of artificial intelligence and cloud storage. Private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, tech companies and others are investing billions of dollars in data centers, …
There has been a certain ebullience in market sentiment toward Venezuela since the capture in early January of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by U.S. military forces. Venezuelan sovereign and PDVSA bonds rallied sharply as investors anticipated that a political …
Good afternoon. Patrick [Moley], thank you for that kind introduction. It is a pleasure and a privilege to address this group of exchange and fintech leaders, along with the expert buy-side community that keeps you honest. These are exciting times …
In her book, Disclosureland, Atinuke Adediran offers a compelling account of how corporate racial disclosures operate not merely as statements of corporate virtue, but as instruments of governance. Through meticulous empirical analysis, she demonstrates, however, that racial progress in …
It’s no secret that most ordinary investors don’t read the securities disclosures that firms are legally required to produce, and research shows that most people cannot effectively absorb the volume and complexity of information in a prospectus or annual report. …
On May 19, 2026, the SEC proposed amendments in a “Registered Offering Reform” package that would make it significantly easier for public companies to raise capital through registered offerings of securities. The proposed rules would broaden Form S‑3 shelf eligibility …
For the past two decades, Delaware court decisions addressing non-majority control have aligned with one of two competing schools of thought. A functional school has examined the ability to exercise control over corporate conduct, considered multiple sources of influence, and …
On May 19, 2026, the SEC proposed amendments that would collapse the current five overlapping filer categories into just two (large accelerated filer and non-accelerated filer) and raise the large accelerated filer public float threshold from $700 million to $2 …
In a statement published last September, here, we argued that the SEC should maintain its current system of mandatory quarterly reporting and not adopt President Trump’s recommendation that the United States shift to a system based on six-month filings. …
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. And thank you, Fred [Ryan], for your generous introduction. Before I begin, I should like to take a moment to recognize what a profound privilege it is for me to address the Reagan National Economic …