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SEC Proposes Disclosure Simplification Rules as Part of FAST Act

SECURITIES-AND-EXCHANGE-COMMISSION-facebook The Securities and Exchange Commission draft rules

"The FAST Act has given the Commission the opportunity to update our rules, simplify our forms, and utilize technology to make disclosure more accessible," said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. "An effective disclosure regime provides investors with the information necessary to make informed investment choices without imposing unnecessary burdens of time and money on issuers, and today's action embodies that goal."