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By Opalesque: The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a sweeping new rule that would reshape how public companies, investment companies, BDCs, broker-dealers, investment advisers and other market participants deliver required disclosures to investors and clients.
Proposed on July 16, 2026, the rule would replace the SEC's decades-old, guidance-based "opt-in" e-delivery framework with a rules-based system where electronic delivery becomes the default, unless a recipient affirmatively opts out.
"Today, the Commission took an important step toward allowing the financial services industry to harness technology for the benefit of everyday American investors. By proposing to permit electronic delivery to become the default method for issuers, market intermediaries, and others to communicate with investors, we are taking another stride toward a regulatory framework suitable for the modern era, a key pillar of my agenda," SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins said in a statement. "In an age of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, a default to paper delivery should be a relic, not a standard."
The range of information deliverable electronically under the proposed rule would be broad, says the SEC, including, among other things, prospectuses for fun...................... To view our full article Click here
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