Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

US SEC offers relief for IPOs stuck in limbo during shutdown

Companies launching initial public offerings while most of the government is closed will not have to include a specific price in their documents filed with the market regulator

Many countries have a single regulator for financial markets, but in the US the SEC oversees stock and bond activities while the CFTC polices derivatives trading.

SEC’s Atkins sees crypto work with CFTC as ‘job No 1 right now’

The regulators have also called out prediction markets, perpetual futures, and 24/7 trading as areas ripe for agency coordination

Paul Atkins has already made clear that he plans to reduce disclosures on executive compensation.

US SEC will move to overhaul investor disclosures, Atkins says

The agency has required companies to issue quarterly reports since 1970

The commission vote removes the last remaining hurdle to dozens of new spot ETFs tied to cryptocurrencies ranging from solana to dogecoin.

US SEC paves way for crypto spot ETFs with new listing rules

THE Securities and Exchange Commission voted on Wednesday to approve proposed rule changes by three national securities exchanges, enabling them to adopt generic listing standards for new cryptocurren...

The SEC announcement comes on the heels of Nasdaq announcing on Sep 3 that it’s revamping listing rules to try to prevent wild market swings.

US SEC launches task force on securities fraud by foreign companies

In addition to the companies themselves, the unit will also look at their auditors and underwriters

On Monday, a three-judge panel rejected the argument that the rules would expose confidential investor positions and were beyond the SEC’s remit, but it did require the SEC to assess the costs and benefits of the rule.

US appeals court orders SEC to review short-selling rules

[NEW YORK] A US appeals court ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to assess the economic impact of President Joe Biden-era rules aimed at boosting transparency of short-sell trade...

Paul Atkins has said his top priority as SEC chair will be to have a firm foundation for digital assets and keep politics out of securities laws.

US SEC chair says agency plans to create new rules for crypto tokens

The crypto industry has long clashed with regulators over how federal securities laws translate to digital assets, with many arguing that most crypto tokens are more akin to commodities

In March, Ripple chief executive officer Brad Garlinghouse said the firm spent US$150 million defending itself against the regulator.

SEC seeks to settle legal fight with Ripple Labs for US$50 million

The SEC has dismissed or paused several other legal cases and investigations targeting crypto companies since US President Donald Trump took office and pledged to end crypto regulation by enforcement

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has shed more than 600 staff members through resignation offers as part of efforts to shrink the federal government by President Donald Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

US SEC’s new chief says 15% of staff have left, contract cuts to come, sources say

[WASHINGTON] The new head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission told staff on Tuesday the agency has lost 15 per cent of its headcount across offices and divisions and he expects to conduct a “...

More than 100 Chinese companies are listed on US exchanges and have a collective market cap of around US$1 trillion.

US lawmakers urge SEC to delist Alibaba, Chinese companies: FT

[MEXICO CITY] Two Republican lawmakers have urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to delist Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group, that they say have military links that put US na...