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Listing Rules Amendments Enhance Climate-Related Disclosures for Hong Kong Listed Companies

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The amendments, which will become effective from 1 January 2025, aim to reflect the ISSB Climate Standards to the maximum extent possible. In April 2024, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) released the...more

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Key Regulatory Updates for Hong Kong Listed Companies - January/February 2024

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The updates include a report from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on review of issuers’ annual reports, a summary of private reprimands, and disciplinary actions....more

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Fifth Circuit Will Reconsider Challenges to Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed recently to revisit a challenge to Nasdaq's board diversity rule. As we previously reported, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit upheld the rule in October 2023....more

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The New UK Listing Regime Takes Shape as Further Detailed Proposals are Announced by the UK Financial Conduct Authority

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On 20 December 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published a further consultation paper (CP23/31) (the “December Consultation Paper”) for reforming the UK listing regime....more

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December 1 Deadline Approaches for Listed Companies To Adopt a Dodd-Frank Compliant Clawback Policy

By Friday, December 1, 2023, listed companies must adopt a Dodd-Frank-compliant clawback policy. As background, on February 22, 2023, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) proposed listing...more

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Preparing for December 1 Compliance with NYSE and Nasdaq Clawback Policy Listing Standards

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On June 9, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the executive compensation clawback listing standards and relevant amendments proposed by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq Stock Market...more

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SEC Approves Stock Exchange Rules for Dodd-Frank Clawbacks

On June 9, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved, on an accelerated basis, the New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market’s (Nasdaq) proposed listing standards implementing the SEC’s...more

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SEC Approves December 1st Deadline for NYSE and Nasdaq Clawback Policies: Preparations Companies Should Consider Undertaking Now

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On June 9, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments filed earlier that week by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and The Nasdaq Stock Exchange (Nasdaq) that, among other things, provided...more

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FAQs on the SEC's Prescribed Clawback Policy

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Earlier this year, in connection with final rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), Nasdaq, NYSE and NYSE American proposed listing standards requiring that listed issuers adopt clawback policies to...more

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New York CRPTO Bill Would Prohibit Many Digital Asset Activities and Impose Sweeping Market Structure Changes

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On May 5, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a bill for consideration by the New York State Legislature that would implement comprehensive and far-reaching regulation of digital asset activities in the...more

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NASDAQ and NYSE File Proposed Listing Standards for Clawback Rules

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The proposals align with the SEC’s recent rule related to the recovery of erroneously awarded incentive compensation. On February 22, 2023, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) and New York Stock Exchange LLC (NYSE) each...more

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Mark Your Calendar: 2023 Key Compliance Deadlines for SEC’s Final Compensation Clawback Rules

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As discussed in our recent blog post, the SEC recently adopted final executive officer incentive compensation clawback rules (the “Clawback Rules”) pursuant to the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act.  The Clawback Rules,...more

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How to Navigate the SEC’s New Clawback Rules

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The rules direct stock exchanges to require issuers that are publicly listed in the US to adopt clawback policies for the mandatory recovery of erroneously awarded incentive compensation... ...more

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Compensation Clawback Listing Standards Requirement: US Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts Final Rules

On October 26, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new Rule 10D-1, directing national securities exchanges to establish listing standards that prohibit the listing of any security of a company that...more

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The SEC's Tenuous, Tentative Case For Preemption

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The Securities and Exchange Commission's last week adopted rules requiring the securities exchanges to adopt listing standards requiring listed companies to develop and implement policies providing for the recovery of...more

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SEC Adopts “Clawback” Listing Standards and Disclosure Rules

In another move to implement the provisions of 2010’s Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC has adopted final rules that direct national securities exchanges to adopt listing standards that require issuers to adopt and implement recovery,...more

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SEC Adopts Rules Requiring Compensation Clawback Policies

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The SEC adopted long-pending rules requiring the recovery of erroneously awarded compensation as required by Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules will, among other things, require securities exchanges to adopt listing...more

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SEC, Nasdaq Square Off Against Challengers to Nasdaq's Board Diversity Rule

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The SEC was once again before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Aug. 29, 2022, this time in connection with the agency's approval of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC's (Nasdaq) Board Diversity Rule (Rule). The...more

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Reminder: Nasdaq Board Matrix Disclosure Deadline is August 8th

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Under Nasdaq's new Rule 5606, the board diversity disclosure rule, the deadline for most Nasdaq-listed companies to publicly disclose diversity statistics regarding their board of directors using a Board Diversity Matrix is...more

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Courts Strike Down California Diversity Statutes

Two recent rulings by California state court judges have struck-down California statutes that were intended to foster diversity at California-based public companies. In the first case, Crest v. Padilla, No. 20-STCV-37513...more

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FCA Primary Market Effectiveness Review

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Following on from the FCA’s consultation on the effectiveness of the Primary Market, the FCA has published final rules on, amongst other things, free float and minimum market capitalisation, which come into force on 3...more

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International Capital Markets Newsletter - Winter 2021: New Nasdaq Board Diversity Listing Rules

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On 6 August 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s (“Nasdaq”) proposal to adopt listing rules 5605(f) and 5606 related to enhancing board diversity (the “Board...more

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NYSE Restores Thresholds for Related Party Transactions To Align With SEC Disclosure Requirements

On August 19, 2021, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed an immediately effective rule change (Rule Proposal) restoring a transaction value and materiality threshold for related party transactions that require independent...more

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Inclusion, Equity, & Diversity Update – SEC Approves Nasdaq Rule on Board Diversity

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As companies focus on workforce inclusion, equity, and diversity (IE&D), they are under increasing pressure to assure that the membership of their boards reflects these values. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Proposal

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The growing demand for increased diversity on corporate boards passed another hurdle.  The SEC approved to Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes to mandate increased board diversity requirements.  Three SEC Commissioners, including...more

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