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Of the 9 proposed SEC rules in 2026, all but two directed users to the “rule-comments” email address
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Key facts
- The rule proposal, issued May 5 and published in the Federal Register on May 7, would let companies opt to file a new semiannual report on Form 10-S and an annual report in place of three quarterly
- Of the 9 proposed SEC rules in 2026, all but two directed users to the “rule-comments” email address
- Better Markets’ review of the posted comments suggests roughly 99% oppose the proposal, said Amanda Fischer, chief policy officer at Better Markets and former chief of staff at the SEC
- Better Markets noted in its letter to the SEC that there was previously what the agency described as a “technological error” in getting rule comments in 2021 and 2022
Summary
The lost art of proofreading could see a missing “s” disrupt the federal government’s controversial effort to reduce reporting requirements for public companies. In May, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a new rule that would let publicly listed companies report their financial results twice a year instead of every quarter, as is currently required. The comment (or…comments) period on the semiannual reporting rule closed on July 6, but the email address confusion cropped up on Monday in a letter to the commission from nonprofit investor advocate Better Markets. How many public comments were sent to the rule-comment email, instead of the rule-comments address, is not clear. The SEC, disputed there was anything wrong with the email address.