On September 18, 2018, Shearman & Sterling submitted a comment letter on the SEC’s proposed revisions to the financial disclosure requirements for registered debt securities that are guaranteed or collateralized with...more
On August 17, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to simplify and update disclosure requirements. Although the amendments are voluminous in length and breadth of provisions...more
This newsletter provides a snapshot of the principal U.S. and selected international governance and securities law developments during the first quarter of 2018 that may be of interest to Latin American corporations and...more
5/31/2018
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Nasdaq ,
PCAOB ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
UK
This newsletter provides a snapshot of the principal U.S. and selected international governance and securities law developments during the fourth quarter of 2017 that may be of interest to Latin American corporations and...more
3/5/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MiFID II ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
PCAOB ,
Prospectus Regulation (PR3) ,
Securities Litigation ,
UK
On February 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission released new interpretive guidance on public company disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and incidents....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 1 May...more
1/11/2018
/ C&DIs ,
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
This newsletter provides a snapshot of the principal US and selected international governance and securities law developments during the third quarter of 2017 that may be of interest to Latin American corporations and...more
11/29/2017
/ Annual Reports ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
Financial Reporting ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Latin America ,
Mergers ,
MiFID II ,
PSLRA ,
Securities Settlement Cycles ,
Tax Evasion ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
This newsletter provides a snapshot of the principal US and selected international governance and securities law developments during the second quarter of 2017 that may be of interest to Latin American corporations.
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8/9/2017
/ Capital Markets Union ,
CONSOB ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
JOBS Act ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Listing Standards ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Person with Significant Control (PSC Register) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities Litigation
This newsletter provides a snapshot of the principal US and selected international governance and securities law developments during the first quarter of 2017 that may be of interest to Latin American corporations and...more
5/31/2017
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Pay Gap ,
Risk Management ,
Securities Settlement Cycles ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Stock Connect ,
Transparency ,
Unique Transaction Identifiers ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
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
/ Annual Reports ,
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
The EU’s revamped market abuse rules—the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”)—come into direct effect in all EU Member States on July 3, 2016. MAR expands the scope of certain EU rules to EU markets that were previously not...more