What to Expect in SEC Rulemaking: Takeaways From the SEC’s Spring 2026 Regulatory Agenda

In an article published by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, Sidley lawyers Erin Kauffman, Victoria Anglin, and W. Hardy Callcott examine the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Spring 2026 Regulatory Flexibility Agenda and its significant expansion of potential rulemaking initiatives. The authors highlight key proposals affecting broker-dealers, investment advisers, digital assets, private markets, proxy rules, executive compensation disclosures, and other areas, and discuss the SEC’s broader focus on reducing compliance burdens, facilitating capital formation, and providing greater regulatory certainty.

Sidley partners Sonia Gupta Barros, David Katz, and Charles Sommers contributed to this article.