White House Reviewing SEC Bid to Ease Share-Offering Disclosures
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergThe White House is reviewing new US Securities and Exchange Commission rules that would make it easier for companies to go public or raise capital by easing disclosures for new offerings and speeding up the registration process.
According to the SEC, one proposal would overhaul offering rules to “modernize the shelf registration process,” which could allow more companies to issue securities faster in order to take advantage of favorable market conditions.