This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for foreign private issuers ("FPIs") during the 2023 annual reporting season....more
1/19/2023
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Part I of our two-part series identifies our Public Company Advisory Group's 10 important considerations when preparing Annual Reports on Form 10-K in 2023, organized in two categories:
1. Six Housekeeping Considerations:...more
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This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for foreign private issuers ("FPIs") during the 2022 annual reporting season.
This memo describes our key considerations for...more
2/2/2022
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The recent proposal by the SEC would eliminate overlapping or unnecessary disclosures and promote a principles-based approach to MD&A.
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On January 30, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the...more
The release of MD&A interpretive guidance on KPIs and metrics reinforces their key role in company disclosure.
On January 30, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published guidance on the disclosure...more
On January 24, 2020, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released three new compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) related to revised Instruction 1 to Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K (“Instruction 1”),...more
2/10/2020
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