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Hong Kong Concludes Consultation on Proposed Approach to Stablecoin Legislation

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The government will enact the new legislation to bring issuers of fiat-referencing stablecoins into the regulatory perimeter. On 17 July 2024, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the Hong Kong Monetary...more

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Tokenized Real-World Assets: Pathways to SEC Registration

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Demand for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) is rapidly growing across the decentralized finance (DeFi) community, with growing interest among existing crypto-native participants and across the traditional finance industry...more

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FastLane, a faster admission to LuxSE’s EuroMTF market

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FastLane now gives access to the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for non-European sovereigns and corporate issuers whose shares are listed on an EU Regulated Market without the requirement of a prospectus...more

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China Securities Regulatory Commission Proposes Major Expansion of Shanghai London Stock Connect Programme

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The expansion would include Shenzhen Stock Exchange and potentially European stock exchanges, and would permit overseas issuers to raise capital in China through CDR listings. On 17 December 2021, the China Securities...more

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International Organization of Securities Commissions Reports on Liquidity Provision in the Equity Secondary Markets

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a report on liquidity provision in the secondary markets for equity securities...more

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New ESMA Guidelines on Prospectus Disclosure

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Prospectus Regulation - ESMA publishes Final Report on prospectus disclosure guidance to replace CESR Recommendations - Background - On 15 July 2020, ESMA published its Final Report1 on guidelines for disclosure...more

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Direct listings—something new, or variations on a theme?

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There has been a lot of publicity and interest surrounding the direct listings of Spotify (2018) and Slack (2019) in the United States. In many respects, these transactions resemble the traditional "introduction" which has...more

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Impact of COVID-19 on Italian High Yield Issuers

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A Q&A for Italian high yield issuers, focusing on capital markets implications and best practices. Disclosure Requirements on COVID-19 Impact for High Yield Issuers - Q: How should companies disclose the impact of the...more

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Government-backed initiatives to support businesses impacted by the Coronavirus

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The UK Government has been quick to respond to the economic shock and disruption caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 and, over the past week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury and the Bank of England have announced...more

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PRIIPs and Corporate Bonds - Clarity at Last?

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ESAs issue important guidance in relation to the application of the PRIIPs Regulation to corporate bonds. Key Points: ..The ESAs have issued their final view on whether certain features within bonds are conclusive as to...more

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Governance & Securities Law Focus: Europe Edition, October 2019

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Below is a summary of the main developments in US and EU corporate governance and securities law and certain financial markets regulation developments since our last update in July 2019. ...more

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Private Placements in Europe: Mapping the alternatives

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European Leveraged Finance Client Alert Series: Issue 7 - The term "private placement", while having a relatively settled meaning in US financings, can have a variety of meanings in Europe. White & Case's European...more

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Prospectus Regulation: How to Navigate the New Rules on the Summary Section

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New length restrictions will require issuers to focus on key information for investors. Under the Prospectus Regulation, which comes into force on 21 July 2019 (See EU Prospectus Regulation: New Format and Content...more

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International Capital Markets Newsletter Issue 1 – Spring 2019: International Securities Market – Two Years On

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In March 2017, the London Stock Exchange Group (“LSEG”) announced a new debt multilateral trading facility (“MTF”) targeted at institutional and professional investors, the International Securities Market (the “ISM”). The ISM...more

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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on SEC "Test-the-Water" Communications, CFTC Meetings, Third-Party Civil...

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Proposes To Expand “Test-the-Waters” Reforms to All Issuers - On February 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed Rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933, which would permit any...more

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Ten years on: The surprising resilience of European leveraged finance: LBOs and CLOs boost the market

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Loans backing LBOs have driven the market in Europe this year, with volumes reaching €56.5 billion, up 37 per cent from €41.3 billion in 2017. By the middle of 2018, total loans in the US breached US$100 billion, up a third...more

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ESMA Clarifies The Application of The Prospectus Directive and Transparency Directive in The Event of a "No-Deal" Brexit

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In a series of votes on 29 January 2019, the parliament of the United Kingdom (the “UK”) rejected proposals aimed at preventing the UK from leaving the European Union (the “EU”) on 29 March 2019 without a Withdrawal Agreement...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Fourth Quarter 2018: Thinking of a UCITS? – Points to Consider

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With close to EUR 10 trillion in net assets,1 UCITS are an attractive proposition for managers. The UCITS brand is globally recognised and is firmly established as a product of choice for retail investors and institutions...more

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New EU rules ease access to capital for SMEs

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The new EU Prospectus Regulation (the “New Prospectus Regulation”), which entered into force on 20 July 2017 (although many of its provisions take effect on 21 July 2018 and 21 July 2019), aims to facilitate access to capital...more

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Could Spotify’s Direct Listing Process Be Used In Europe?

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Latham & Watkins recently advised the largest global music streaming subscription service in the world, Spotify, on its successful New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listing using a novel direct listing process. Spotify’s...more

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Il Nuovo Regolamento Prospetti

Il 20 luglio 2017, a seguito di pubblicazione in Gazzetta Ufficiale del 30 giugno 2017, è entrato in vigore il Regolamento (UE) 2017/1129 del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio (il “Nuovo Regolamento Prospetti”), relativo al...more

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FCA Publishes Policy Statement Setting Out Changes to the Listing Rules, European Capital Markets Update

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The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published a policy statement on 26 October 2017 setting out certain amendments to the Listing Rules ("LRs") and related technical notes ("Policy Statement"). The FCA...more

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Negative Interest Rates: Autorité des Marchés Financiers Takes Position on Information to be Included in Bond Prospectuses,...

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During the last decade, negative interest rates have raised concerns in the European debt capital markets landscape. Prospectuses often allow the issuance of debt securities for which the interest rate is linked to indexes...more

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New EU Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129 Entered into Force, European Capital Markets Update

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On 20 July 2017, the new EU Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or...more

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Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume XII, Issue 33

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New and Updated C&DIs on Omission of Financial Information from Draft Registration Statements - Since the adoption of the Fixing America’s Surface...more

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