U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

09/08/2026

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09/07/2026

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09/03/2026

TODAY 🚨: The SEC proposed to rescind its “pay-to-play” rule that prohibits investment advisers from providing compensated investment advisory services to a government client for two years after making a political contribution to certain elected officials or candidates.

The Commission has determined that the political contribution rule, since its adoption in 2010, has led to significant unintended consequences, such as prohibitions by some advisers on political contributions at the state and local level.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins: “After more than 15 years of experience administering the ‘pay-to-play’ rule, it is clear that it is overly prescriptive and has produced a host of unintended consequences. Beyond operational implementation challenges, it has imposed serious penalties for small, often impulsive donations to candidates in both parties, and routinely punishes and handicaps advisory firms for an employee making a donation even before joining the business. Furthermore, advisers’ implementation of the rule has effectively resulted in the suppression of political speech. Ultimately, matters involving political contributions are more properly governed by local ordinances, state laws, and federal election regulations—not by the SEC.”

🔗: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-85-sec-proposes-rescission-political-contribution-rule-investment-advisers

09/01/2026

🚨Today, the SEC charged two San Francisco Bay Area private fund executives with orchestrating an offering fraud that raised more than $80 million from approximately 190 investors, many of whom were retired senior citizens.

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09/01/2026

SEC 🤝 FDA

📸 from the MOU signing yesterday to bolster cooperation and ensure market integrity between the SEC and FDA!

09/01/2026

TODAY🚨: The SEC proposed to update the rules and forms that apply to registered transfer agents.

The proposed updates reflect the technological environment in which transfer agents operate, including the widespread use of electronic recordkeeping and communications, and the services they provide to issuers, investors, and other market intermediaries.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins: “This proposal would streamline and modernize the Commission’s rules to reflect transfer agents’ current processes and operations, including the use of electronic communications and blockchain technology in connection with securities offerings and the transfer of shares.”

🔗: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-81-sec-proposes-modernize-rules-registered-transfer-agents

08/31/2026

TODAY🚨: The SEC and the FDA announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to assist the agencies in carrying out their respective missions of ensuring the integrity of the financial markets and protecting public health.

The MOU establishes a framework for the agencies to enhance cooperation in their regulatory and enforcement responsibilities in order to improve market oversight and compliance. Among other things, the MOU includes information-sharing protocols to facilitate the exchange of information between the SEC and FDA that is relevant to both agencies’ important missions.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins: “FDA-related disclosures by public companies have a significant impact on our markets. The FDA is a valuable partner in our efforts to administer and enforce applicable disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws, and I look forward to further strengthening our partnership through the MOU.”

🔗: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-80-sec-fda-announce-mou-bolster-cooperation-ensure-market-integrity

08/31/2026

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08/28/2026

🚨 TODAY: The SEC proposed amendments to Rule 3a12-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add the debt obligations of the European Union (EU) to the list of foreign government debt obligations designated as "exempted securities" solely for the purposes of futures marketing and trading.

The proposed amendments would place futures contracts on European Union debt obligations under the exclusive jurisdiction of the CFTC, consistent with the regulatory treatment already afforded to futures on the debt obligations of several EU member states currently listed under Rule 3a12-8. The offerings of the underlying debt obligations themselves would remain subject to the federal securities laws.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins: “For too long, gaps like this one—where the debt of several EU member states was covered but debt of the European Union itself was not—have created exactly the kind of inconsistency that breeds confusion rather than confidence in the markets. This proposal is harmonization in practice and builds on our efforts with the CFTC to preserve investor protection while closing regulatory gaps.”

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08/28/2026

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