What is SEC Rule 17g-5?

A Brief Explanation of SEC Rule 17g-5

In December 2009, the SEC made changes to Rule 17g-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to increase transparency and address conflicts of interest in ratings by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs), more commonly known as ratings agencies.

Pace of Merger and Acquisitions on the Rise, According to DFIN DealMaker Meter

How We Helped a Company Secure Its Valuable Intellectual Property While Raising Capital

Discover how DFIN helped Svante, an innovator making commercial-scale carbon capture and removal a reality, securely store and share sensitive information with deal stakeholders to close $420M in Series D and E financing.

There Are No Shortcuts with SEC’s New Pay Versus Performance Rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new Pay Versus Performance rule is broad and deep, including a highly technical regulation that demands close attention. Shortcuts are not an option.

Fortunately, the SEC has issued a helpful FAQ that answers a lot of the questions companies might have.

DFIN Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

DFIN’s Earnings Report Spotlights Software Transformation

Donnelley Financial Solutions’ 4Q22 and FY22 earnings, released this week, showcase our progress in becoming a software-centric company. We are on track to meet our goal of deriving 55% to 60% of total sales from software by 2026.

For the full year, we achieved record software solutions net sales of $279.6 million. Software solutions net sales were nearly 34% of our full-year net sales, up from 27% in 2021 and just 14% in 2016, the year we were spun off from our parent company. Amazing progress.

The Risks of Dark Data Are Rising

Businesspeople have been so conditioned over the years to see the value in Big Data that they often overlook the risks lurking in all that rich information.

There’s a good reason for that: Big Data drives so much business activity today. It informs product development, marketing, recruitment and host of important business decisions. When fed into powerful analytics and AI systems, it can yield insights that make executives smarter and help a company innovate.

What is Dark Data? How to Manage and Protect It

The term dark data doesn't refer to data that's dark or harmful — in fact, it’s quite the opposite. This term reflects data that organizations collect but do not use, such as data they're required to store for compliance purposes. While dark data is benign and not harmful, there are reasons to be concerned about it.

Read on to learn about the risks and how to protect dark data, plus how to find and identify this data within your organization.

"The Insider by DFIN" is a series of video interviews featuring the latest trends, topics and key perspectives on the global capital markets.

In this Insider, Dannie Combs, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Donnelley Financial Solutions, discusses the state of security in 2023 and what companies should know about protecting their data.

Five Security Issues to Focus on in 2023 Is Your Data Safe? Don’t Be So Sure.

Five Security Issues to Focus on in 2023