Documents/SEC/3: Investment Decisionmaking/3.1: Disclosure Materials

3.1: Disclosure Materials

Investors have accurate, adequate, and timely public access to disclosure materials that are useful, and can be easily understood and analyzed across companies, industries, or funds.

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Supporting Initiatives: 1. Expand Disclosure Requirements: The SEC will enhance market transparency through broader dissemination of information by market participants including: a) Disclosing fees and expenses paid by investment company shareholders;b) Disclosing incentives and conflicts of interest that intermediaries have in offering investment company shares to investors; c) Expanding the types of significant events that must be reported; d) Accelerating the filing periods for which certain activities are reported; and e) Disclosing company activities which raise concerns about global security risks that are material to investors. 2. Modernize Commission Databases: SEC databases will be enhanced so that information on mutual funds is more accessible and the electronic disclosure of information about investment advisers is enhanced. 3. Enhance Disclosure Review: The SEC will examine the business processes and supporting technology of the disclosure review program, with an eye towards streamlining these activities, enhancing the information available to the public, and making it easier for the public to analyze that data.

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