The SEC issued proposed rules and amendents to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. spoke at the ABA Institute on White Collar Crime about the Department of Justice’s ("DOJ") new approach to prosecuting white collar crime.

Client Alert: 8 Things You Need to Know About the Proposed SEC Cybersecurity Rules and Amendments for Registered Investment Advisers and Funds

Institutional investment managers and broker-dealers would be required to provide extensive new data about short selling activity.

In a manner similar to the transition to T+2 settlement in 2017, the SEC has proposed to mandate T+1 settlement consistent with an ongoing industry initiative.

The SEC proposes to broaden the definition of "exchange" in Rule 3b-16 to encompass Communication Protocol Systems and expand Regulations ATS and SCI to  cover government securities trading systems.

On December 16, 2021, the Staff of the Division of Trading and Markets (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a conditional extension of the no-action position that it published on September 24, 2021.