Securities, JOBS Act, Disclosure Requirements

Capital Markets Alert – Public Market Advocacy Groups Release Guidance

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/10/2018

On April 27, 2018, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nasdaq, along with certain technology and biotechnology groups, released a policy paper titled “Expanding...more

The Securities Law Crystal Ball

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/20/2017

At the beginning of each new year, we find ourselves engaged in discussions of the evolving securities regulatory landscape and the changes that we anticipate may occur. We have done this for many years now. Each January we...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/14/2016

Financial Industry Developments - The CFPB Publishes Final Rule for Prepaid Accounts - On October 5, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the "CFPB") finalized comprehensive consumer protections for...more

SEC Releases Crowdfunding Rules for Securities Offerings

Dickinson Wright on 12/22/2015

Investors will be able to purchase securities through internet crowdfunding platforms under new final rules released by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in October. The final rules, known as “Regulation...more

SEC Finally Adopts Federal Crowdfunding Rules: All That Glitters May Not Be Gold

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 11/3/2015

On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), by a 3-1 vote, adopted the long-anticipated final rules permitting federal crowdfunding (“Title III Crowdfunding”), providing a potentially attractive...more

London Stock Exchange to Introduce New High Growth Segment of the Main Market

Dechert LLP on 2/28/2013

Background - The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (‘BIS’) announced in September 2012 that it had developed proposals with the London Stock Exchange (the ‘LSE’) to attract high growth companies to list...more