Below is a summary of the main developments in US and EU corporate governance and securities law and certain financial markets regulation developments since our last update in September 2019.
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10/29/2019
/ C&DIs ,
CONSOB ,
Corporate Governance ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FATF ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Libor ,
New Rules ,
NYSE ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments (the “Proposed Rule”) to modernize its existing requirements for how companies disclose risk factors and describe their business and...more
8/13/2019
/ Best Practices ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Factors ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
U.S. DEVELOPMENTS -
SEC and NYSE/Nasdaq Developments -
SEC Proposes to Expand “Testing the Waters” Exemption to Permit Pre-Offering Communications -
On 19 February 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
6/24/2019
/ Climate Change ,
Commission Delegated Regulation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Green Bonds ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
IOSCO ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to simplify and modernize disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and certain forms....more
3/27/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EDGAR ,
Financial Reporting ,
GAAP ,
IFRS ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
MD&A Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This newsletter provides a snapshot of the principal US and selected international governance and securities law developments during the third quarter of 2018 that may be of interest to Latin American corporations and...more
11/19/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Filing Fees ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud
On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule (available here) that overhauls its existing disclosure requirements for mining company issuers, including royalty companies. The new...more
11/6/2018
/ Commodities ,
CRIRSCO ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Materiality ,
Mineral Exploration ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Mining ,
Qualified Person ,
Regulation S-K ,
Royalties ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Vertical Integration
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
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
/ C&DIs ,
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 a 318-page release published on July 13, 2016, the SEC is proposing a number of technical amendments to disclosure requirements for SEC filers that it believes have become outdated or are identical or similar to...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