18 updates tagged regulations.
Effective Sept 10, 2026, the SBA eliminated the race-based rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage in the 8(a) Business Development Program and replaced it with a race-neutra…
On August 25, 2026 DHS published a proposed rule adding a $103,265 fee to every cap-subject H-1B petition, on top of existing fees. It excludes cap-exempt filings, extensions, amen…
On Aug 18, 2026 the SEC proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, a tailored offering framework. It includes a startup exemption for raises up to $5M over four years (no financial stateme…
California's SB 253 requires companies with over $1B in global revenue doing business in California to disclose Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas emissions, with the first-year filing d…
On 5 August 2026 the London Stock Exchange's most comprehensive AIM rule changes since 1995 took effect. AIM now permits special (dual-class) voting shares at admission so founders…
As of August 2, 2026 the European Commission can actively investigate and fine providers of general-purpose AI models under the EU AI Act. Duties include technical documentation, d…
On 30 July 2026 SEBI operationalised the 'Green-Channel: AIF Rollout Upon Document Acknowledgement' (GARUDA) mechanism, following the AIF (Second Amendment) Regulations notified 14…
The SEC announced on July 30, 2026 that its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will reconvene August 6, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET (virtual) to continue work on modernizing…
In Announcement No. 70 of 2026, effective on its July 29, 2026 publication date, China's National Medical Products Administration lets brands launching first (or simultaneously) in…
On July 4, 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Ministry of Commerce jointly released a 20-article draft amendment to China's E-Commerce Law for publ…
From 1 July 2026 Australia's expanded Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing regime captures ~100,000 previously-unregulated businesses, including lawyers, accountan…
The FTC's 2024 rule to ban most noncompetes is not in effect (blocked by a court in Aug 2024), and in early 2026 the agency formally shifted to case-by-case enforcement instead of…
On June 1, 2026 China's State Council issued the Regulation on Outbound Investment, signed by Premier Li Qiang, its first dedicated administrative regulation for overseas investmen…
The CFPB's final Section 1071 rule (published May 1, 2026, effective June 30, 2026) raises the 'covered institution' threshold tenfold from 100 to 1,000 originations a year and nar…
The FTC's 2024 nationwide noncompete ban never took effect after a Texas court blocked it in Aug 2024, and in 2026 new FTC leadership dropped its appeals, leaving the rule dead. In…
On Feb 17, 2026 the SEC published five new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations for Regulation Crowdfunding. They clarify that the $5M rolling 12-month raise cap is measured f…
On 5 February 2026 DPIIT revised its startup recognition framework, raising the general turnover ceiling from Rs 100 crore to Rs 200 crore and creating a dedicated Deep Tech Startu…
Minnesota's Paid Leave Act took effect January 1, 2026, providing paid family and medical leave with job protection to nearly all Minnesota employees. Unlike many state programs, i…