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SEC Staff Issues Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act FAQs
The staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has issued the responses described below to frequently asked questions relating to the initial Section 16(a) filing obligations of directors and officers of foreign private issuers with a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act (FPIs) under the Holding Foreign Insiders
SEC Approves Nasdaq Proposal To Expand Trading Hours
On April 10, 2026, and consistent with its previous approval of similar proposals by other national exchanges (24X and NYSE Arca), the SEC approved the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) proposal to extend its trading hours for NMS stocks and exchange-traded products (ETPs) from 16 hours a day, five days a week, to 23 hours a day, five days a week.
SEC Staff Extends Section 16(a) Filing Deadline for Directors and Officers of Certain Foreign Private Issuers Affected by Middle East Hostilities
On April 17, 2026, the Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter to Tower Semiconductor Ltd., an Israeli foreign private issuer (Tower), extending until May 29, 2026 the date through which Tower’s directors and officers may fail to file required Section 16(a) reports without leading the Division of Corporation Finance to recommend enforcement
SEC Proposes to Rescind Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
On May 29, 2026, the SEC proposed to rescind amendments to its rules under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act that would require registrants to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports.