An investment adviser settled charges with the SEC for failing to timely disclose the adviser's "control" purpose, with respect to an issuer whose shares it had acquired for the account of a hedge fund that it managed.
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The SEC postponed the effective date of the "Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rule," which requires issuers to provide additional information on the purpose of their repurchase programs. The SEC announced a stay of the "Repurchase Rule" in order to address Administrative Procedure Act deficiencies found by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
A broadband connectivity company settled charges with the SEC for failing to maintain internal accounting controls intended to ensure that the company's stock buybacks were conducted in accordance with management authorizations.
The SEC set an effective date of February 5, 2024 for final rules on the filing of certain beneficial ownership reports and guidance. The SEC also outlined compliance date requirements. The SEC final rules and guidance were published in the Federal Register.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered the SEC to "correct defects" in its final rulemaking on issuer repurchase disclosures.