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SEC Proposes Regulation E-Delivery for Investor Documents
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a rule that would let firms deliver certain investor documents electronically without first obtaining affirmative consent, while preserving an option for paper delivery.
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The proposal was announced in a press release dated 2026-07-16. The proposed rule is titled Regulation E-Delivery.
It would permit electronic delivery without first obtaining affirmative consent, subject to requirements and conditions. The rule preserves the option for investors to continue receiving paper documents.
Currently, the default format under existing regulatory delivery practice is paper. The proposal covers documents including prospectuses for funds and other issuers, fund annual and semi-annual shareholder reports, proxy statements, trade confirmations, disclosures under Form CRS, and Form ADV Part 2 Brochures.
A transition process is included for investors currently receiving paper delivery. Transitioning recipients would be provided with 2 paper notices.
The public comment period will run for 60 days following publication of the proposing release in the Federal Register. The press release announcing the proposal carries release number 2026-67.
The SEC proposed a rule called Regulation E-Delivery, which would supersede the Commission's decades-old, guidance-based e-delivery approach. Under the proposal, firms would be permitted to deliver certain documents electronically without first obtaining affirmative consent from investors, subject to specified requirements and conditions.
The rule would preserve the option for investors to continue receiving paper delivery of documents. This marks a shift from the current regulatory delivery practice, under which the default format is paper.
The proposed rule would apply to a range of investor-facing documents, including prospectuses for funds and other issuers, fund annual and semi-annual shareholder reports, proxy statements, trade confirmations, disclosures under Form CRS, and Form ADV Part 2 Brochures. As part of that transition, affected investors would be provided with 2 paper notices.
The public comment period for the proposal will remain open for 60 days following publication of the proposing release in the Federal Register. The announcement was made in a press release dated 2026-07-16, carrying release number 2026-67.