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Is the medium the message? Netflix’s decision to post material information on social media channels

  • Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 17 2013

The news is out! There's a buzz in the blogosphere. It's trending on Twitter. The Securities and Exchange Commission has authorized the use of social

Complaint filed for conducting a web-based public offering

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 2 2007

On January 31, Massachusetts regulators filed an administrative complaint against Bulldog Investors General Partnership and affiliated entities thereof, as well as their principals, including Phillip Goldstein, alleging that the respondents engaged in an unregistered, non-exempt, public offering of securities in Massachusetts in violation of the Massachusetts Uniform Securities Act (the Mass. Act

E-proxy -- SEC mandates internet availability of proxy materials

  • Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 10 2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently adopted amendments to the proxy rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that require companies and other persons conducting proxy solicitations to make proxy materials available on an internet website

Netflix SEC investigation report clarifies the use of social media and Regulation FD

  • White & Case LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 10 2013

Regulation FD prohibits US public companies or persons acting on their behalf from selectively disclosing material, nonpublic information to

Are your executives posting company information on Facebook or other social media websites? The SEC is watching

  • Blank Rome LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • January 24 2013

On December 6, 2012, Netflix filed a Form 8-K announcing that, on December 5, 2012, Netflix and its CEO, each received a "Wells Notice" from the SEC

Tweeting, blogging & Facebooking - the methods may be new, but the old rules still apply

  • Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 1 2009

Many companies seeking to communicate with the public have embraced new communications media, such as blogs, social networking sites and Twitter

FINRA addresses regulatory challenges of online social networking activities

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 30 2009

On October 27, 2009, in remarks before the Annual Meeting of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), FINRA chief Richard Ketchum addressed the "new regulatory challenges" raised by online social networking sites

FINRA offers new guidance on review and supervision of electronic communications

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 14 2007

On December 7, 2007, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) the entity formed this year through the merger of NASD Dispute Resolution and NYSE Member Regulation issued Regulatory Notice 07-59 providing new guidance for the review and supervision of both internal and public electronic communications, as required by FINRA rules and U.S. federal securities laws for correspondence to and from registered representatives

SEC proposes mandatory use of XBRL tagging of financial statements

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 23 2008

On May 30, the SEC published a proposal to require domestic and foreign public companies that prepare their financial statements in accordance with US GAAP to file financial statements contained in registration statements and periodic reports in an interactive data format using XBRL, or “eXtensible Business Reporting Language.”

FINRA issues guidance on social media web sites

  • Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 4 2010

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) recently issued Regulatory Notice 10-06, “Social Media Web Sites, Guidance on Blogs and Social Networking Web Sites,” (the Notice), which provides guidance to broker-dealers concerning communications with the public on social media web sites, including blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn