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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

McDermott Will & Emery

China Draws Scrutiny as US Regulators Renew Anti-Bribery and Corruption Enforcement Focus

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Recent bribery and corruption enforcement efforts by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), combined with new legislative and policy initiatives, including last December’s passage...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights Special Edition: Women’s History Month

Celebrating Women’s History Month, we present a special edition of our quarterly Insights publication, highlighting the talent and insights of women at Skadden. The issue spotlights their authorship on such topics as the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Winter 2024

The oversight obligations of boards continue to expand. Recent enforcement actions and new laws in areas such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and supply chains create new challenges for boards, as we explain in this...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

PCAOB Secures Complete Inspection Access to Audits of Chinese Companies, Removing Delisting Risks

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) announced on December 15, 2022 that it has secured complete access to inspect and investigate audit firms in mainland China and Hong Kong for the first time in history....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

PCAOB Confirms Complete Access to Inspect and Investigate Chinese Auditing Firms

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On December 15, 2022, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the U.S. independent regulator of public company auditing work, announced that it has completed a test inspection of two selected auditing firms in...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

PCAOB Secures Complete Access to Inspect and Investigate Chinese Audit Firms, but SEC Signals Must Remain Vigilant

Last week, the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) announced it had secured complete access to inspect and investigate issuer engagements of audit firms headquartered in China and Hong Kong, marking the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden’s 2023 Insights – Five Critical Areas for the Year Ahead

The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act - The Impact on Chinese Companies Listed on U.S. Stock Exchanges

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The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“HFCAA”)1, in December 2020 passed by the Congress and signed into law by then-president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is one of the most influential measures in the...more

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US-China Auditing Oversight Agreement Signals Cooperation Between Nations but Could Lead to Increased Enforcement Risk

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Due to a recent agreement between the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and Chinese securities regulators, many US exchange–listed companies audited by accounting firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong may be...more

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U.S. and Chinese Regulators Sign Agreement on Access to Audit Materials

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In Short - The Situation: The U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's ("PCAOB") ability to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong was previously restricted...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The U.S. and China Reach Agreement on Audit Cooperation

On August 26, 2022, the U.S. and Chinese governments reached a Statement of Protocol (“SOP”) Agreement regarding cooperation on inspecting the audit work papers of U.S.-listed Chinese companies. The SOP is the culmination of...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

U.S. and China Announce Agreement to Inspect Chinese and Hong Kong Audit Firms

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) recently announced that it has reached an agreement with Chinese authorities that would allow American regulators to inspect audit firms located in mainland China and...more

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Three Reasons the PCAOB's Agreement With China May Not Have Changed the Landscape

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After months of closed-door negotiations, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced on Friday that it has entered into a Statement of Protocol with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

PCAOB and China Sign Agreement on Audit Firm Inspections and Investigations: Too Early to Tell if it Will Prevent Delistings Under...

Last Friday, the United States and China appear to have taken a major step towards resolving their longstanding dispute over inspections and investigations by the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Navigating the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act – The Road to Delisting or Redemption for China-based Companies

Since March, pursuant to the new Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCAA), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has “identified” more than 135 companies that relied on auditors headquartered in mainland...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

ESG in 2022: 10 Things to Look Out For

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Corporate reporting (including SEC developments), climate change,  energy transition, supply chain management, and the mitigation of ESG-related litigation risk are expected to be the leading ESG themes of this year. As...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Sample Letter to China-Based Companies

On December 20, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (“Division”) issued the Sample Letter (“Letter”) to companies based or having the majority of their operations in the People’s...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 10.19.2021 | Top Story: SEC Issues Long-Awaited Report on Meme Stock Craze

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The SEC was out Monday with a long-awaited report on the meme-stock frenzy that helped propel GameStop and a handful of other “little-regarded” companies to meteoric rises in the depths of our first Covid winter. The report,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

China Based VIEs - Is Disclosure Enough?

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Companies based in China have long sought to list their shares for trading on U.S. markets. The reason is clear - the U.S. markets are deep, liquid and the envy of the world....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Adopts Interim Final Rules to Implement the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

On March 24, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted interim final rules to implement portions of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the HFCA Act), which was signed into law by President...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong’s Exchange Improves Its Allure for Chinese Issuers

Despite the impact of COVID-19 and other recent developments in Hong Kong, the city’s role as a center for China-based companies to raise capital became even more important in 2020. The momentum of several trends that began...more

Miller Canfield

Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Signed into Law

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The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (Act), which was signed into law by President Trump on December 18, 2020, amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley) and requires the Securities and Exchange...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

New law aimed at US-listed Chinese companies may impact other public companies with Chinese operations

On December 18, 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act became law. The new law targets foreign public companies whose financial statements are audited by firms with branches or offices in a foreign country that...more

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Trump and Congress Pave the Way for Potential Delisting of Publicly Traded Chinese Companies from US Stock Exchanges

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On December 18, President Trump signed into law the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which aims to increase oversight of Chinese companies listed on US stock exchanges and force the delisting of those that refuse to...more

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