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SEC approves social media postings for disclosure of material corporate information

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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April 8 2013

Recognizing the growing influence and reach of social media, the SEC announced on April 2, 2013 that public companies may use social media outlets

Regulation FD and social media

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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April 8 2013

On April 2nd, the SEC issued a report clarifying that companies can use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information in

Facebook litigation

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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February 19 2013

On February 13th, the U.S. District Court overseeing the multi-district litigation stemming from Facebook, Inc.'s initial public offering issued two

Facebook stock plummets amidst SEC scrutiny

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 15 2012

Facebook stock fell 3.2 to $19.59 a share, following a 45 drop through October 5th, as a result of a lengthy correspondence with the SEC's corporate finance division that began in February, when Facebook first filed its proposal to go public

JOBS Act draft registration statements

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 1 2012

On September 26th, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance announced that beginning October 1, 2012, emerging growth companies and private issuers may choose to submit their JOBS Act draft registration statements either using the current secure email system or via a new EDGAR system

FinCEN releases CTR and SAR test site

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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February 27 2012

On February 17th, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") announced it has updated the BSA E-Filing System's User Test System Website to allow for testing submissions of batch and computer-to-computer filings of new FinCEN reports, the Currency Transaction Report and Suspicious Activity Report

SEC issues risk alert on investment adviser use of social media

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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January 9 2012

On January 4th, the SEC issued a National Examination Risk Alert titled "Investment Adviser Use of Social Media," which provides staff observations based on a review of investment advisers of varying sizes and strategies that use social media

Insights

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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January 9 2012

On January 4, 2012, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a Risk Alert relating to investment advisers use of social media ("Alert"

Regulatory sweep of investment advisers

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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February 21 2011

On February 15th, Crain's reported that the SEC has opened a regulatory sweep of investment advisers' use of social media

SEC questions Goldman Sachs's Facebook deal

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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January 10 2011

On January 6th, the New York Times reported the SEC has contacted Goldman Sachs over its plans to create a special purpose vehicle through which private clients can invest in Facebook, Inc