In this issue:
ASIAN DEVELOPMENTS -
- HKEx Launches Consultation on Reform of Connected Transaction Rules
US DEVELOPMENTS -
- SEC Developments
- Noteworthy US Securities Law...more
7/16/2013
/ China ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EMIR ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Mandates ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation
On July 10, 2013, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule changes that will permit general solicitation and general advertising in securities offerings under Rule 506 of Regulation D and Rule 144A....more
Argentina filed a petition for writ of certiorari in US Supreme Court: what Argentina wants, when the Supreme Court will answer, and whether or not Argentina will get its day in the high Court.
On June 24, the Republic...more
6/28/2013
/ Bonds ,
Debt Restructuring ,
FISA ,
Foreign Official ,
Immunity ,
Injunctions ,
Jurisdiction ,
NML v Argentina ,
Pari Passu ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity
The plaintiffs have squarely rejected the proposal that Argentina made in its March 29 reply to the Second Circuit’s March 1 inquiry as to how Argentina planned to “make current” the “original bonds” held by the plaintiffs....more
In This Issue:
- EU DEVELOPMENTS
..European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) Publishes an Update of the Committee of European
Securities Regulators (“CESR”) Recommendations Regarding Mineral...more
In responding to the Second Circuit’s March 1 inquiry as to how Argentina planned to “make current” the “original bonds” held by the plaintiffs, Argentina has once again made it clear that it will not treat the plaintiffs any...more
Section 219 (codified as Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act) has been in effect for six weeks. During this time, more than 100 SEC-registered reporting issuers have made required disclosures regarding their Iran or...more
The Second Circuit has ordered Argentina to submit a payment proposal, following oral argument in the NML v. Argentina appeal.
As we reported in our February 28 note, the three-judge panel of the Second Circuit expressed...more
The three-judge panel of the Second Circuit heard approximately two-and-a-half hours of vigorous oral argument in NML v Argentina yesterday. While no decision was announced, the judges gave strong suggestions as to their...more