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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - August 2024

查看中文 This update primarily provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the second quarter of 2024 relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their...more

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Key Regulatory Updates for Hong Kong Listed Companies - May/June 2024

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The updates in May and June include a consultation conclusion and a consultation paper from the Stock Exchange. The key updates in May and June 2024 include the publication of the consultation conclusions on the Severe...more

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Key Regulatory Updates for Hong Kong Listed Companies - November/December 2023

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The updates include a Consultation Paper, new and revised guidance materials from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and notices from the Companies Registry. The key updates in November and December 2023 include the...more

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Guide to D&O Insurance for SPAC IPOs, 2023 Edition

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As they go through their initial public offering (IPO) and the subsequent merger & acquisition (M&A) process, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) face many regulatory, legal, and business hurdles. Obtaining the...more

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Analysis: Impact of Inflation Reduction Act’s Stock Buyback Excise Tax and Corporate Minimum Tax

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Beginning in 2023, an excise tax of 1% will apply to public company stock buybacks and a 15% corporate minimum tax generally will apply to corporations with book income exceeding $1 billion. Key Points: ..Public...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The “Baby Shelf” Requirements: A Compliance Guide for Issuers

For smaller public companies looking to access the capital markets, the baby shelf requirements contained in Instruction I.B.6 applicable to a Form S-3 registration statement can be a significant limitation. This guide is...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Proposes Modernization of Beneficial Ownership Reporting: Amendments to Schedules 13D and 13G

On February 10, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to Schedules 13D and 13G relating to beneficial ownership reports.  Section 13D requires disclosure by investors of the accumulation of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ubiquitous Use of WhatsApp and Other Unrecorded Internal Communications Result in Substantial Penalties in Recent SEC, CFTC...

The SEC has, for many years, used broker-dealer and associated persons’ failure to create and maintain books and records as a basis for the imposition of serious penalties. In recent actions, it appears to be continuing—and...more

Allen Matkins

Court Orders Discovery In Derivative Action Challenging Racial Diversity

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Last year, the City of Pontiac General Employees' Retirement System filed a derivative suit against the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc.  The gist of the complaint was that the "Defendants...more

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SEC’s Director of Enforcement Unexpectedly Resigns Just Days after Taking the Job: Reminiscent of Previous Resignation by former...

Alex Oh, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s pick for the agency’s Director of the Division of Enforcement, unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday amid growing criticism for her decades-long work as...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Announces Formation of the Climate Risk Unit

On March 17, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman, Rostin Behnam, announced the establishment of the Climate Risk Unit (CRU), an interdivisional group focused on derivatives markets’ role in addressing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Executive Order Restricts U.S. Persons from Trading in Publicly Traded Securities and Derivatives of Certain “Communist...

Key Points - On November 12, 2020, President Trump issued a new EO prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging in transactions in publicly traded securities of certain CCMCs, or any securities that are derivative of, or are...more

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COVID-19: The Virus Creates New Regulatory Priorities and Litigation Risks for Public Companies and Market Participants

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COVID-19 has had an unprecedented effect on the securities and derivatives markets. Public companies and market participants face significant operational challenges and unpredictability, including evolving and novel...more

Burr & Forman

Financial Regulators Post COVID Guidance

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The SEC has gathered its guidance in a single location. Topics covered include: (a) The SEC’s own Business Continuity Plan (“BCP”) and its implementation; (b) Increased market monitoring and surveillance...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on SEC Proposes Changes to Simplify Offering Exemptions, CFTC Receives...

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Amends Disclosure Rules for Registered Debt Offerings - On March 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the financial disclosure requirements for registered debt offerings...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update

As health organizations and governments around the world work to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), businesses should be mindful of the various ways the virus may impact their operations and employees. The wide range of...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on a Number of SEC Proposals Related to Shareholders and Proxy Voting...

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Proposes New Amendments to Modernize Shareholder Proposal Rules - On November 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange of 1934...more

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Equity Derivatives 2019

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The past several years have witnessed the continuing growth of strategic equities as part of corporate finance advisory services for both listed issuers and their controlling shareholders. Strategic equities services offer a...more

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SEC Staff Encourages Proactive Approach to Libor Transition Issues

On July 12, 2019, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, Division of Trading and Markets, and Office of the Chief Accountant (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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A mix of corporate tax cuts and a strong economy helped propel US corporate profits to a 16.1% year-over-year gain, the best figure in 6 years...more

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Investment Funds Update Europe - Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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AMF Public Consultation on ICOs - The AMF launched a public consultation on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) on 26 October 2017 in order to assess how these fundraisings could be regulated. Out of the three regulatory options...more

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Department of the Treasury Issues Report Recommending U.S. Capital Markets Regulatory Reforms

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued a report to the President recommending extensive regulatory and legislative reforms to the U.S. capital markets. The recommendations, in response to the White House's executive...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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RBS has agreed to pay $85 million to the CFTC to resolve allegations that its traders “manipulated the ISDAfix benchmark rate over a period of five years to benefit the bank’s derivatives positions”....more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

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Second Circuit: Facebook Shareholders Lack Standing for Derivative Suits Challenging Pre-IPO Statements

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Earlier this week, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit opinion reinforced that federal courts take standing in derivative actions quite seriously, particular when the alleged director misconduct predated the IPO....more

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