To help airlines and insurers quickly raise essential
capital in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the SEC
simplifies its securities registration process and sets up special
telephone (202-942-2816) and e-mail ( cfhotline@sec.gov ) response
systems to answer registrants’ financing and disclosure questions. (
www.sec.gov/news/press/2001-107.txt
)
The SEC asks securities brokers and dealers, investment
advisers, mutual fund companies and transfer agents to voluntarily
provide any information they have on the growing list of individuals
and organizations the FBI is investigating in relation to the Pentagon
and World Trade Center attacks. ( www.sec.gov/news/press/2001-103.txt
)
The SEC proposes amendments to regulation S-T, which
governs the commission’s electronic data gathering, analysis and
retrieval (EDGAR) system. The changes would require foreign private
issuers and foreign governments to submit their securities filings
through EDGAR. According to the SEC, this would increase efficiency
and give the public easier access to information on foreign
registrants, who currently are permitted, but not required, to file
electronically. Comments are due to the SEC by December 3. ( www.sec.gov/rules/proposed.shtml
)
