The SEC has announced the agenda for its next Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) meeting, to be held on Thursday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time at the SEC’s headquarters and via webcast. The IAC is tasked with advising the Commission on “regulatory priorities, the regulation of securities products, trading strategies, fee structures, the effectiveness of disclosure, and on initiatives to protect investor interests and to promote investor confidence and the integrity of the securities marketplace.”

The IAC’s agenda for Thursday focuses on some key issues that are high on the Commission’s priority list, including public company disclosure reform, proxy voting by funds and tokenization of equity securities. In a morning panel, the IAC will explore potential changes to quarterly reporting and amendments to Regulation S-K, focusing on “whether there are opportunities to reduce unnecessary disclosure burdens on public companies without compromising investor protection and capital formation.” The afternoon panel will address the topic of proxy voting by investment funds, delving into some issues relating to retail participation in proxy voting, including persistent quorum challenges and the costs associated with solicitation efforts, with a focus on identifying “potential avenues for modernization within the context of existing regulatory protections.” Finally, the IAC will consider a draft recommendation prepared by the Market Structure Subcommittee addressing the tokenization of equity securities.

The IAC’s deliberations and recommendations can be useful to the Commission as it considers a variety of rulemaking initiative that touch on these areas.

– Dave Lynn