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United Kingdom Aims to Minimise the Transition and Marketing Requirements For AIFMs Under AIFMD

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/22/2013

INTRODUCTION - On 13 May 2013, HM Treasury published a response document to its earlier consultation regarding transposition of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) in the UK, along with amended...more

SEC Roundtable Discusses Current Securities Law Topics at 33rd Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute

by Mark Reyes, Mark Wood | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 2, Lona Nallengara and Shelley E. Parratt, the acting director and the deputy director, respectively, of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, participated in a roundtable...more

OSC’s Crowdfunding Proposal Receives Favourable Comments

by Justin Dharamdial, Hugo-Pierre Gagnon, Shahir Guindi, Matthew Oliver, Ward Sellers | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/15/2013

On March 8, 2013, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) closed the comment period on its Staff Consultation Paper 45-710: Considerations for New Capital Raising Prospectus Exemptions (the Consultation Paper), which sought...more

Release of new book on the 'Best Practices Under the FCPA and Bribery Act" [Video]

by Thomas Fox on 5/2/2013

This past week, my second book, “Best Practices Under the FCPA and Bribery Act” was released. Over the past few years I have tried to provide the compliance practitioner with solid information that can be used to implement,...more

EU Publishes Regulation on European Venture Capital Funds

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 4/30/2013

On March 25, the EU’s Official Journal published the regulation on European venture capital funds (VCFs), which will become applicable throughout the EU on July 22, 2013. ...more

FundersClub: What Does The SEC’s No-Action Relief Really Mean?

by Rani Doyle | Dentons on 4/19/2013

On March 26, 2013, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter to FundersClub Inc. and FundersClub Management LLC. There has been speculation in the crowdfunding, VC and angel investor...more

SEC's Division of Trading and Markets Releases FAQs Regarding Rule 15a-6 and Foreign Broker-Dealers

by Paul S. Lawler | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/8/2013

Rule 15a-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides conditional exemptions from broker-dealer registration for foreign broker-dealers that engage in certain specified activities involving U.S. investors. These...more

Major Reforms in Telecommunications, Broadcasting, and Economic Competition Open New Investment Opportunities in Mexico

by Salomon Kalach | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/26/2013

The excessive concentration and lack of economic competition in many sectors of the Mexican economy, especially in the realms of telecommunications and broadcasting, are well known. For decades politicians have been talking...more

Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2013: Marketing and Distributing Your Fund in the Middle East: If...

by Chris Harran | Dechert LLP on 3/26/2013

Those familiar with fundraising in the Middle East will be familiar with the concept of what is loosely dubbed “market” or “tolerated” practice. The terms are, in most people’s minds, interchangeable, but in fact look at the...more

Historical Reform of the Mexican Telecommunications Industry

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/20/2013

The new President of Mexico, Mr. Peña Nieto, has reached an unprecedented multi-party agreement between his party, the Partido Revolucionario Industrial (PRI), and the rest of the major political forces: the Partido Acción...more

The Rise of Mobile Payments – Impact on M&A Activity in 2013

by Lucy Overbury | MoFo Tech on 3/20/2013

What’s involved? - A recent study by Juniper Research predicted that the total value of mobile payments for digital and physical goods, money transfers and near field communications transactions – short-range wireless...more

AIFMD Implementation – What Should Non-EU Private Fund Advisers be doing?

by Andrew Henderson, Katerina Sandford | Ropes & Gray LLP on 3/7/2013

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) has been in the public domain for over two years. However, various legal measures, both at European Union (“EU”) and at individual EU Member State (“Member State”)...more

Levick Weekly - March 1, 2013: The Libor Scandal; Prosecutors Have A New Plan

by Gene Grabowski, Richard S. Levick | LEVICK on 3/4/2013

In This Issue: - The Food Safety Modernization Act - The LIBOR Scandal - Prosecutors Have a New Plan - Food Safety Compliance - A Hogan Lovells Roundtable - Lessons from the Oldest CEO Succession Plan on...more

China 20/20 Legal and Regulatory Developments - January 2013

by Seung Chong, Elizabeth Cole, Veronica Lockyer, Yan Zeng | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/10/2013

In This Issue: SAFE Issues Notice of State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Improving and Adjusting Foreign Exchange Policies Related to Direct Investment; SAFE Makes Revisions to Provisions on Foreign...more

2012 Payments Systems Year-in-Review

by Craig Hoffman | BakerHostetler on 12/29/2012

The interchange fee and the potential of mobile payments were the dominant payment system issues in 2012. From a landmark antitrust settlement to seemingly daily announcements of a new prepaid or mobile payment product, there...more

Levick Weekly - December 14, 2012: Our Strongest Answer To Terrorism Funding

by LEVICK on 12/14/2012

In This Issue: - Executive Communications - U.S. Fiscal Policy - Our Strongest Answer To Terrorism Funding - CNOOC & NEXEN: Is Canada’s Energy Sector Fertile Ground For Foreign Investment? - NACD Boardvision...more

Focus on Securities - Will Canada Make Room for Crowdfunding?

by Dentons on 10/25/2012

In This Issue: - 1. Will Canada Make Room for Crowdfunding? - 2. Contact Us Excerpt From “Will Canada Make Room for Crowdfunding?” When the U.S. recently changed its securities laws to enable...more

Tyco International – The Importance of the Books and Records under the FCPA

by Thomas Fox on 9/26/2012

On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced settlement with Tyco International (Tyco) for books and records violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Tyco...more

SEC Proposes Rule to Eliminate Prohibition Against General Solicitation and General Advertising in Rule 506 and Rule 144A...

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 9/11/2012

On August 29, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued for public comment a proposal to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising contained in Regulation D...more

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United Kingdom Aims to Minimise the Transition and Marketing Requirements For AIFMs Under AIFMD

SEC Roundtable Discusses Current Securities Law Topics at 33rd Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute

OSC’s Crowdfunding Proposal Receives Favourable Comments

Release of new book on the 'Best Practices Under the FCPA and Bribery Act" [Video]

EU Publishes Regulation on European Venture Capital Funds

FundersClub: What Does The SEC’s No-Action Relief Really Mean?

SEC's Division of Trading and Markets Releases FAQs Regarding Rule 15a-6 and Foreign Broker-Dealers

Major Reforms in Telecommunications, Broadcasting, and Economic Competition Open New Investment Opportunities in Mexico

Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2013: Marketing and Distributing Your Fund in the Middle East: If...

Historical Reform of the Mexican Telecommunications Industry

The Rise of Mobile Payments – Impact on M&A Activity in 2013

AIFMD Implementation – What Should Non-EU Private Fund Advisers be doing?

Levick Weekly - March 1, 2013: The Libor Scandal; Prosecutors Have A New Plan

China 20/20 Legal and Regulatory Developments - January 2013

2012 Payments Systems Year-in-Review

Levick Weekly - December 14, 2012: Our Strongest Answer To Terrorism Funding

Focus on Securities - Will Canada Make Room for Crowdfunding?

Tyco International – The Importance of the Books and Records under the FCPA

SEC Proposes Rule to Eliminate Prohibition Against General Solicitation and General Advertising in Rule 506 and Rule 144A...

Fine Lines: Data Reselling or Consumer Reporting?

The JOBS Act of 2012: Benefits for Foreign Issuers Accessing the U.S. Capital Markets

Accessing the US markets -- A warmer climate for foreign issuers

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act – Implications for Foreign Private Issuers

New Iran and Syria Information Technology Sanctions

CFIUS Submits Annual Report To Congress

Release of new book on the 'Best Practices Under the FCPA and Bribery Act" [Video]

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