It is now time for foreign private issuers (FPIs) to prepare their annual reports on Form 20-F. For companies with a calendar year-end, the Form 20-F must be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) by...more
As part of its response to the effects and economic disruption that the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) is causing to the worldwide economy, on March 25, 2020, the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S....more
It is now time for foreign private issuers to prepare their annual reports on Form 20-F. For companies with a calendar year-end, the Form 20-F must be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) by April...more
1/2/2020
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Audit Reports ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EBITDA ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 20-F ,
Helms-Burton Act ,
IFRS ,
Libor ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
SEC Comment Letter Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
UK Brexit ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
It is now time for foreign private issuers to prepare their annual reports on Form 20-F. For companies with a calendar year-end, the Form 20-F must be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) by 30...more
1/14/2019
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C&DIs ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
GAAP ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Libor ,
Mining ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
PCAOB ,
Russia ,
SEC Comment Letter Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Sponsors of Terrorism ,
Trade Policy ,
UK Brexit ,
US Trade Policies
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions.
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8/1/2018
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CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FRCP 23 ,
GAAP ,
JOBS Act ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Nasdaq ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
SIFMA
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal European, US and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to European corporates.
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7/20/2018
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Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Iran Sanctions ,
MLD5 ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Prospectus ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Rights ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions.
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2/9/2018
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Asia ,
Board of Directors ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MiFID II ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Popular ,
Securities Fraud
It is now time for foreign private issuers to prepare their annual reports on Form 20-F. For companies with a calendar year-end, the Form 20-F must be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) by 1 May...more
1/11/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
EBITDA ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
GAAP ,
IFRS ,
Internal Controls ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Regulation S-X ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions.
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In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal European, US and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to European corporates.
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7/19/2017
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CONSOB ,
Corporate Governance ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Hong Kong ,
JOBS Act ,
Listing Standards ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Prospectus ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities Litigation ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
UK
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions.
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In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal European, US and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to European corporates.
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4/24/2017
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EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
IFRS ,
Insider Trading ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Prospectus ,
Securities Settlement Cycles ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Unique Transaction Identifiers ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions.
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2/8/2017
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C&DIs ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Resource Extraction ,
SZ-HK Connect ,
Tender Offers ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
UK ,
US v Salman ,
Volkswagen
It is now time for a large number of foreign private issuers to prepare their annual reports on Form 20-F. For companies with a calendar year-end, the Form 20-F must be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...more
1/10/2017
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Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Cuba ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Presidential Elections ,
Resource Extraction ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK Brexit
In May of this year, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance updated its C&DIs regarding the use of non-GAAP financial measures. We summarized the May 2016 update in an earlier client publication. Since the...more
On Tuesday May 17, 2016, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued new C&DIs relating to Regulation G (which governs use of non-GAAP financial measures in public disclosures generally) and Item 10(e) of...more