The European Commission has issued new Standard Contractual Clauses designed to facilitate international transfers of personal data in compliance with the GDPR. The new provisions better reflect the variety of global data...more
A flurry of changes to stock exchange rules and capital markets regulation and practice have been introduced following the end of the Brexit transition period in the UK on 31 December 2020, as well as new initiatives launched...more
On 6 March 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) launched a consultation paper outlining new climate-related disclosure requirements for premium listed issuers and consulting on guidance on existing obligations set...more
3/21/2020
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Consultation Periods ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Sustainability ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
UK
In November 2007, the European Investment Bank set the blueprint for sustainable investment with the issuance of the world’s first green bond. Since then, interest in green finance, and in particular, green bonds, has...more
2/13/2020
/ Africa ,
ASEAN Funds ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Global Economy ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Finance ,
International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) ,
Investment Funds ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Luxembourg Stock Exchange ,
Middle East ,
Nigerian Stock Exchange ,
Sukuk ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy
In November 2019, Euronext announced the launch of its Euronext Green Bonds Offering across its six regulated markets in Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Oslo and Paris. The Green Bonds Offering was the first product...more
2/11/2020
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Eligibility ,
EU ,
Euronext ,
Green Bonds ,
Innovation ,
Investment Opportunities ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Luxembourg Stock Exchange ,
Offerings ,
Stock Exchange ,
Sustainable Finance
On 21 July 2019, the remaining provisions of the EU Prospectus Regulation came into force. Since this date, prospectuses for offers of securities to the public or admission to a regulated market in the EU have been required...more
2/10/2020
/ Alternate Performance Measures (APMs) ,
Capital Markets ,
EBITDA ,
EU ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Final Report ,
International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) ,
Public Offerings ,
Risk Factors ,
Technical Standards ,
UK
On 24 October 2019, the Financial Reporting Council (the "FRC"), the regulatory body for auditors, accountants and actuaries, published the UK Stewardship Code 2020 (the "Code"). In its press release, the FRC states that the...more
11/15/2019
/ Accountants ,
Actuaries ,
Asset Management ,
Auditors ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Funds ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Service Professionals ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Stewardship Code ,
UK
In a series of votes on 29 January 2019, the parliament of the United Kingdom (the “UK”) rejected proposals aimed at preventing the UK from leaving the European Union (the “EU”) on 29 March 2019 without a Withdrawal Agreement...more
2/4/2019
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Equity Securities ,
EU ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
EU Transparency Directive ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Equity Securities ,
HM Treasury ,
Home Member State ,
Host Member State ,
Member State ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Passporting ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
As part of its 13th Programme of Law Reform, the Law Commission published a Consultation Paper1 on the electronic execution of documents on 21 August 2018. Whilst the Law Commission provisionally clarified that existing law...more
As part of its Capital Markets Union action plan, in June 2017 the EU adopted the new Prospectus Regulation (2017/1129), which overhauls the prospectus regime and is intended to improve accessibility to capital markets for...more
The European Commission on 30 November 2015 announced proposals to overhaul the prospectus rules to improve access to finance for companies and simplify information for investors.
The new prospectus regulation forms part...more
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (‘BIS’) announced in September 2012 that it had developed proposals with the London Stock Exchange (the ‘LSE’) to attract high growth companies to list...more
On 15 February 2013, the government published a set of proposals relating to the implementation of the Nuttall Review’s recommendations on share buybacks. The changes are designed to reduce the barriers that disincentivise...more
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In our previous DechertOnPoints, The Draft Financial Services Bill in the Contextof the Proposed New UK Financial Regulatory Structure and Draft UK Financial Services Bill and the New UK Financial...more