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EU Listing Act Package Goes Into Effect in Early December

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On 14 November 2024, a number of amendments to: the Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) ("PR");  the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 596/2014) ("MAR"); and  the Markets in Financial...more

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly; Highlights of the Last Two Weeks in Web3 Law: December 5, 2024

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The Polsinelli Blockchain+ team took a break from the usual Bi-Weekly updates for the Thanksgiving holiday, but the Web3 legal developments did not. There was a significant ruling out of the 5th Circuit, which has major...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems: More on the Changes to the UCC’s Definitions of Money – UCC 9-102(a)(54A) – Part Four

The following article is part four of our series on the 2022 Amendments to the UCC. You can find the previous articles here. Our last article explored the amendments to the main definition of “money” in Article 1 of the UCC....more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

New Guidelines on Offering and Intermediating Joint Investment Arrangements

The Israel Securities Authority published a position statement recently addressing various issues pertaining to brokerage activities and offerings of joint investment arrangements, including the applicability of the...more

WilmerHale

5 Ways SEC's Crypto Approach Could Change Under Trump

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The election of Donald Trump as president could have a significant impact on the crypto industry given his campaign promise of a procrypto administration. Trump will be able to appoint a new chair of the U.S. Securities and...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Pennsylvania Joining the United States in Proposing a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve: Implications for the Energy Industry

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On November 19, Pennsylvania Representative Mike Cabell (R-117) introduced legislation to form the Pennsylvania Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, aiming to diversify the state’s financial holdings by allocating up to 10% of its...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Identities of Investment Fund Limited Partners in CFIUS Reviews

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As deals increase in complexity, and ownership structures are oftentimes opaque and obfuscated, it is important to be mindful of CFIUS’s continued stance of requesting identities of Limited Partners (LPs) in transactions...more

A&O Shearman

Mansion House: UK Financial Conduct Authority Feedback on Advice Guidance Boundary Review and Next Steps

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published feedback to its December 2023 advice guidance boundary review. The review included a number of proposals to improve how people can access help with their pensions and retail...more

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Mansion House: New Remit Letters for UK Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority to Focus on Growth

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HM Treasury has published remits and recommendations for the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, set out in a letter sent from Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to Nikhil Rathi, FCA...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Discussion Paper on Improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has issued a discussion paper on potential options for improving the U.K. transaction reporting regime. The FCA has two primary objectives: to improve the usefulness of transaction...more

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UK bankers' remuneration: significant reform proposals

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The PRA and FCA are consulting on new proposals to simplify the UK remuneration regime and make it more proportionate for banks. Changes would reduce the number of material risk takers (MRTs) subject to the rules, simplify...more

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Mansion House: HM Treasury Publishes Remit and Recommendations Letter for Financial Policy Committee

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HM Treasury has published a letter from Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, setting out the remit and recommendations for the Financial Policy Committee for 2024/25....more

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HKMA guideline on Digital Bond Grant Scheme

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On November 28, 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published the guideline on Digital Bond Grant Scheme (DBGS). As acknowledged in the 2024 Policy address, the DBGS is part of the Hong Kong Government and HKMA’s...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday December 5

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December 4, 2024- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled “Innovation Revolution: How Technology is Shaping the Future of Finance.”...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

EDGAR Next: SEC Adopts Improvements to EDGAR Filer Access and Account Management

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On September 27, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule and form amendments to enhance the security and account management of its electronic filing system called EDGAR (i.e., Electronic Data...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday December 4

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December 3, 2024 - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule addressing data brokers that sell Americans' sensitive personal and financial information....more

Bennett Jones LLP

Short-Selling Structure not Abusive—Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal Dismisses OSC Allegations in High-Profile Enforcement...

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In recent years, the OSC and other regulatory bodies began signaling to public markets that regulators intended to crack down on what they termed abusive short-sellers. Against this backdrop, the OSC brought enforcement...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2024 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report

Wilson Sonsini’s 2024 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report reviews the corporate governance practices and disclosures of the Valley's largest public companies between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024. The...more

Cooley LLP

“Outspoken critic” and former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins to be nominated as SEC Chair

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As widely reported, former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins (2002-2008) is to be nominated to serve as SEC Chair. This WSJ op-ed describes him as the “anti-Gensler”—the “opposite of Mr. Gensler in temperament and regulatory...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast - Defense Dynamics: Navigating the Post-Election Landscape for the National Security Sector, Part 2

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In the second part of "Defense Dynamics: Navigating the Post-Election Landscape for the National Security Sector," hosts Misha Lehrer, Dan Sennott, and Simon Coon discuss the anticipated changes in U.S. defense policy...more

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New SEC Chair Nominee is Paul Atkins

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Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins has been selected as the new SEC Chair nominee. Paul served as a Commissioner from 2002 to 2008 and was a staffer at the SEC during the ’90s....more

Hogan Lovells

Cryptocurrency mining company BIT Mining Ltd. (500.com) settles FCPA enforcement actions with DOJ and SEC in Japan bribery scheme

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Cryptocurrency mining company BIT Mining Ltd. has agreed to pay a combined penalty of US$10 million to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for engaging in a scheme to bribe...more

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Trends in Cayman Islands Companies listing on the NYSE and Nasdaq

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The Cayman Islands is the most common non-US jurisdiction for listed entities - Entities established in 47 different jurisdictions are currently listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq. Of these different jurisdictions, outside of...more

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The Benefits of Guernsey and Jersey companies for UK and US listings

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There is a growing trend for large UK-based companies to consider exploring listings on US stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ, potentially at the expense of the London Stock Exchange plc...more

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Shareholder Proposals: ISS Tracks 10 Years of Trends

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As we lurch toward the end of the year, it’s a good time to take stock of our lives. But also, it’s kind of nifty to compare where we are with shareholder proposals compared to a decade ago. This 13-page report from ISS...more

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