SEC Proposed Rules Archive: 2019

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Release No. Date Details
Fourth Quarter
33-10738 Dec. 30, 2019 Amendments to Rule 2-01, Qualifications of Accountants (Conformed to Federal Register Version)
File No: S7-26-19
Other Release No.: 34-87864; FR-86; IA-5422; IC-33737
Comments Due: March 16, 2020
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (85 FR 2332)
33-10734 Dec. 18, 2019 Amending the “Accredited Investor” Definition
File No: S7-25-19
Other Release No.: 34-87784
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (85 FR 2574)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 33-10824
34-87783 Dec. 18, 2019 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers (Conformed to Federal Register Version)
File No: S7-24-19
Comments Due: March 16, 2020
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (85 FR 2522)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 34-90679
34-87607 Nov. 25, 2019 Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers’ Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles (Conformed to Federal Register version)
File No: S7-24-15
Other Release Nos.: IA-5413, IC-33704
Comments Due: March 24, 2020
Comments received are available for this proposal.
See also:
Appendix A: Funds’ Use of Derivatives Feedback Flier
Appendix B: Sales Practices Rules for Transacting in Shares of Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles Feedback Flier
Federal Register version (85 FR 4446)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. IC-34084 and Proposed Rule IC-31933
34-87458 Nov. 5, 2019 Procedural Requirements and Resubmission Thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (Conformed to Federal Register Version)
File No: S7-23-19
Comments Due: February 3, 2020
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 66458)
See also:  Final Rule Release No. 34-89964
34-87457 Nov. 5, 2019 Amendments to Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Voting Advice
File No: S7-22-19
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 66518)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 34-89372
IA-5407 Nov. 4, 2019 Investment Adviser Advertisements; Compensation for Solicitations
File No: S7-21-19
Comments Due: February 10, 2020
Comments received are available for this proposal.
See also:
Appendix B: Investor Feedback Flyer
Appendix C: Smaller Adviser Feedback Flyer
Federal Register version (84 FR 67518)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. IA-5653
33-10720 Oct. 24, 2019 Filing Fee Disclosure and Payment Methods Modernization (Conformed to Federal Register Version)
File No: S7-20-19
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 33-10997
Comments received are available for this proposal. Federal Register version (84 FR 71580)
IC-33658 Oct. 18, 2019 Amendments to Procedures With Respect to Applications Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Conformed to Federal Register Version)
File No: S7-19-19
Comments received are available for this proposal.
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. IC-33921
Federal Register version (84 FR 58075)
34-87193 Oct. 1, 2019 Rescission of Effective-Upon-Filing Procedure for NMS Plan Fee Amendments (Conformed to Federal Register version)
File No: S7-15-19
Comments Due: December 10, 2019
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 54794)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 34-89618
Third Quarter
34-87115 Sep. 25, 2019 Publication or Submission of Quotations Without Specified Information (Conformed to Federal Register version)
File No: S7-14-19
Comments Due: December 30, 2019
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 58206)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 33-10842
33-10688 Sep. 17, 2019 Update of Statistical Disclosures for Bank and Savings and Loan Registrants (Conformed to Federal Register version)
File No: S7-02-17
Other Release No.: 34-86984
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 52936)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 33-10835 and Request for Comment Rel. No. 33-10321
34-86901 Sep. 9, 2019 Proposed Amendments to the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail
File No: S7-13-19
Comments Due: October 28, 2019
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 48458)
33-10668 Aug. 8, 2019 Modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (Conformed to Federal Register version)
File No: S7-11-19
Other Release No.: 34-86614
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 44358)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 33-10825
34-86304 Jul. 3, 2019 Customer Margin Rules Relating to Security Futures (Conformed to Federal Register version)
File No: S7-09-19
Comments Due: August 26, 2019
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 36434)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 34-90244
Second Quarter
34-85823 May 10, 2019 Proposed Rule Amendments and Guidance Addressing Cross-Border Application of Certain Security-Based Swap Requirements (Conformed to Federal Register version)
File No: S7-07-19
Comments Due: July 23, 2019
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 24206)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 34-87780
34-85814 May 9, 2019 Amendments to the Accelerated Filer and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions (Conformed to Federal Register version)
File No: S7-06-19
Comments Due: July 29, 2019
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 24876)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 34-88365
33-10635 May 3, 2019 Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses  (Conformed to Federal Register version)  
File No: S7-05-19
Other Release Nos.: 34-85765; IC-33465
Comments Due: July 29, 2019
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 24600)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 33-10786
First Quarter
33-10619 Mar. 20, 2019 Securities Offering Reform for Closed-End Investment Companies (Conformed to Federal Register version)
File No: S7-03-19
Other Release Nos.: 34-85382; IC-33427
Comments Due: June 10, 2019
Comments received are available for this proposal.
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 33-10771
33-10607 Feb. 19, 2019 Solicitations of Interest Prior to a Registered Public Offering  (Conformed to Federal Register version)  
File No: S7-01-19
Comments Due: April 29, 2019
Comments received are available for this proposal. Federal Register version (84 FR 6713)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 33-10699
33-10605 Feb. 14, 2019 Reopening of Comment Period for Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (Conformed to Federal Register version)  
File No: S7-23-18
Comments Due: March 15, 2019
Comments received are available for this proposal.
Federal Register version (84 FR 5393)
See Also: Final Rule Rel. No. 33-10765; Proposed Rule Rel. No. 33-10569