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The Securities and Exchange Commission has released a report to Congress detailing policy recommendations from its 45th Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, held March 9, 2026. The report was issued July 27, 2026.
The SEC proposed Regulation E-Delivery on July 16, 2026, a rule that would allow electronic delivery of key investor documents without requiring affirmative consent first, while preserving an option for paper delivery.
Talks that began on July 21 pick up again at 1 p.m. Eastern on August 6, 2026, when the SEC's Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee reconvenes. The virtual gathering will focus on modernizing public market access and encouraging IPOs.
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Andrew Spaventa and three entities with fraud and other violations. The agency alleges the defendants raised more than $74 million from more than 800 investors between approximately December 2020 and June 2025.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Sam Waldon, Principal Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement, will leave the agency on July 31, 2026, after more than 14 years of service. Osman Nawaz will succeed him in that role.
Washington gets its first formal airing of round-the-clock equity trading on September 17, 2026, when the SEC convenes a roundtable on preparations for 24-hour trading at its own headquarters. Anyone can attend, and a live stream runs on the agency's own site.
The SEC announced five new members of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, according to a press release dated Washington D.C., June 4, 2026. The announcement was release number 2026-52.
Kathleen M. Hutchinson takes over the SEC's Office of International Affairs as its permanent Director. Washington dated the notice 24 June 2026 and filed it as release 2026-58. Hutchinson had twice served as Acting Director of the office since January 2025.
Regulators want to hear from the market about ETFs that reach into unusual asset classes or run strategies the rulebook never anticipated. It went out on June 30, 2026, and the clock on responses — 60 days — starts once it lands in the Federal Register.
The SEC and CFTC issued a joint request for public comment on harmonizing portfolio margining frameworks, aiming to improve risk management efficiency, reduce market fragmentation, and enhance customer protections. The public comment period runs 60 days following publication in the Federal Register.
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