05 Apr, 2023 SEC Proposes Three Rules Establishing Comprehensive Cybersecurity Requirements By Daniel Armel On March 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) concurrently proposed three rules designed to address the growing...
08 Mar, 2022 SEC Charges No. 1 Most Active U.S. Venture Investor with Misleading Investors By Michael Best On March 4, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged venture capital fund adviser Alumni Ventures Group, LLC (AVG)...
02 Mar, 2022 GameStop is Still Relevant: SEC Proposes T+1 Settlement Cycle By Iqan Fadaei Betsy Voter Earlier this year, we wrote about the GameStop saga of late 2020/early 2021 and its impact on U.S. capital markets. That drama led to...
02 Mar, 2022 What is the Department of Labor's Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02? By Iqan Fadaei Betsy Voter ERISA provides that a person is a fiduciary if they have discretion over a retirement plan or IRA (“Plan”) or render investment advice to...
05 Jan, 2022 Raising Money? Use this New SEC Tool to Learn About Your Options. By Iqan Fadaei Betsy Voter Kevin Timken If you’re looking to raise capital for your company or fund, this new tool from the SEC can help you figure out which rules may apply and...
15 Dec, 2021 ARE YOU HUNTER OR PREY? Corporate Reputations Make a Difference By Michael Best Corporate image and reputation play major roles in what sells a company and its products—and at what prices. Whether a company is the...
03 Dec, 2021 Yes, GME has Changed Equity Markets: the SEC Just Published its Proposed Shorting Rule By Iqan Fadaei Betsy Voter Last month, we issued an alert noting that the Reddit/meme stock short-selling saga of January 2021 may change the U.S. equity markets....
24 Nov, 2021 Will the GameStop Frenzy Change the Equity Markets? SEC Releases Report on the Market Conditions of Early 2021 By Iqan Fadaei Less than a year ago, in January 2021, GameStop Corp. - GME made national headlines when its stock price rose from under $19 on December...
23 Nov, 2021 SEC Issues Risk Alert on Investment Adviser Fees By Iqan Fadaei Betsy Voter Last week, the SEC Division of Examinations published its observations of advisory fees charged by SEC-registered investment advisers...
25 Oct, 2021 Competitive - Actionable Intelligence By Michael Best My corporate communications colleagues report their company's competitive environments are more crowded and dynamic than ever before....
15 Sep, 2021 Attributes of Quality Relationships By Michael Best "Access to capital was the key differentiator in the 1990's, but a strong fabric of relationships is the major source of distinction in...
02 Sep, 2021 Audience Engagement: A Measure of Success By Michael Best What's Your Relationship Status? Many of my corporate communications colleagues are out hitting the pavement, social media platforms and...