Governance & Securities Watch - Feed https://governance.weil.com/contributor/ade-heyliger/ What's New: Updates from Weil’s Governance, Securities & Reporting Group Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:34:47 +0000 hourly 1 Further Update: Treasury Department Limits Enforcement Of Corporate Transparency Act To Foreign Reporting Companies https://governance.weil.com/featured/further-update-treasury-department-limits-enforcement-of-corporate-transparency-act-to-foreign-reporting-companies/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:47:02 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=2376 On March 2, 2025, the US Treasury Department (Treasury) announced that it will not enforce penalties or fines with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements against US citizens or “domestic reporting companies” (i.e., entities created by the filing of a document with a secretary of state or similar […]

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]]> On March 2, 2025, the US Treasury Department (Treasury) announced that it will not enforce penalties or fines with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements against US citizens or “domestic reporting companies” (i.e., entities created by the filing of a document with a secretary of state or similar […]

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]]> Further Update On Corporate Transparency Act: Reporting Deadlines To Be Extended; Enforcement Paused https://governance.weil.com/featured/further-update-on-corporate-transparency-act-reporting-deadlines-to-be-extended-enforcement-paused/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:05:07 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=2374 On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against companies that fail to file or update beneficial ownership information reports pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act by the existing deadlines. This policy will remain in effect until a […]

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]]> On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against companies that fail to file or update beneficial ownership information reports pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act by the existing deadlines. This policy will remain in effect until a […]

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]]> SEC Staff Issues New Guidance for Rule 14a-8 No-Action Review: Reinstates Need for “Nexus” between Social Policy Issues and the Company’s Business https://governance.weil.com/featured/sec-staff-issues-new-guidance-for-rule-14a-8-no-action-review-reinstates-need-for-nexus-between-social-policy-issues-and-the-companys-business/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:03:57 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=2361 Last week, with the 2025 proxy season well underway, the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14M, revising guidance on the exclusion of shareholder proposals submitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, specifically under Rule 14a-8(i)(5) (economic relevance) and Rule 14a-8(i)(7) (ordinary business). Most […]

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]]> Further Update: Corporate Transparency Act Back in Effect as District Court Lifts Injunction https://governance.weil.com/insights/further-update-corporate-transparency-act-back-in-effect-as-district-court-lifts-injunction/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:56 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=2370 The deadlines for filing beneficial ownership information reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network as required by the Corporate Transparency Act have been restored with extensions as described in detail below, including a March 21, 2025 deadline for the vast majority of companies filing an initial, updated, and/or corrected BOI report. View this Governance & […]

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]]> The deadlines for filing beneficial ownership information reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network as required by the Corporate Transparency Act have been restored with extensions as described in detail below, including a March 21, 2025 deadline for the vast majority of companies filing an initial, updated, and/or corrected BOI report. View this Governance & […]

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]]> Further Update: Federal Court Reinstates Nationwide Injunction of Corporate Transparency Act – Filings Not Required https://governance.weil.com/insights/further-update-federal-court-reinstates-nationwide-injunction-of-corporate-transparency-act-filings-not-required/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:28:00 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=2344 On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the previously reported stay it granted on December 23 and reinstated the nationwide injunction enjoining enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act. Consequently, reporting companies are not required to file beneficial ownership information reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network while the […]

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]]> On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the previously reported stay it granted on December 23 and reinstated the nationwide injunction enjoining enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act. Consequently, reporting companies are not required to file beneficial ownership information reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network while the […]

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