Securities and Exchange Commission December 1, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Document Number: 2021-26137
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-12-01
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On July 16, 2021, and September 17, 2021, applicant made liquidating distributions to its shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of approximately $872,000 incurred in connection with the liquidation were paid by the applicant. Applicant also has retained $7,836,833 for the purpose of paying outstanding payments to service providers. Filing Dates: The application was filed on July 21, 2021, and amended on November 15, 2021. Applicant's Address: andrew.morris@feim.com.
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 120
Document Number: 2021-26027
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-12-01
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This staff accounting bulletin expresses the views of the staff regarding the estimation of the fair value of share-based payment transactions in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (``FASB'') Accounting Standards Codification (``ASC'') Topic 718, CompensationStock Compensation (``Topic 718''), when a company is in possession of material non-public information, and modifies portions of the interpretive guidance included in the Staff Accounting Bulletin Series (``Series'') in order to make the relevant interpretive guidance consistent with current authoritative accounting guidance, specifically, to update the Series to bring existing guidance into conformity with Topic 718.
Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements for Broker-Dealers, Security-Based Swap Dealers, and Major Security-Based Swap Participants
Document Number: 2021-25840
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-12-01
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is proposing amendments to the electronic recordkeeping requirements for broker-dealers, security-based swap dealers (``SBSDs''), and major security-based swap participants (``MSBSPs'').
Universal Proxy
Document Number: 2021-25492
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-12-01
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is amending the Federal proxy rules to enhance the ability of shareholders to elect directors though the proxy process in a manner consistent with their ability to vote in person at a shareholder meeting. Specifically, the Commission is requiring the use of a universal proxy card in all non-exempt solicitations involving director election contests, except those involving registered investment companies and business development companies. To facilitate the use of a universal proxy card, the Commission is also amending the Federal proxy rules to establish certain notice, minimum solicitation, filing, formatting and presentation requirements, along with other related rule changes consistent with the adoption of a universal proxy requirement. In addition, the Commission is adopting new disclosure requirements relating to voting standards and further requiring certain voting options for all director elections, whether or not contested.
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