Securities

At a meeting of the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, SEC Chair Paul Atkins and Commissioner Hester Peirce emphasized the need to lower costs and to reexamine the utility of Regulation A (“Conditional Small Issues Exemption”) as a capital-raising tool.

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Acting SEC Chair Mark T. Uyeda argued that the agency must “prioritize effective and cost-efficient regulations that respect the limits of our statutory authority,” return to a “back to the basics” approach to rulemaking, enhance engagement with stakeholders and embrace product innovation.

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On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a decision holding that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) practice of seeking civil monetary penalties in securities fraud cases filed in its administrative forum violates the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution. SEC v. Jarkesy, No. 22–859 (June 27, 2024). The Supreme Court’s reasoning could