CorpCast Episode 1: Sections, 204, 205 and In re Numoda
The FCA is seeking views on proposals to update its climate-related disclosure rules for listed issuers to align with the new UK SRS....more
Nasdaq has formally advanced its plan to extend U.S. equities trading to nearly 24 hours a day. On December 15, 2025, Nasdaq filed SR-NASDAQ-2025-106 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to introduce a new “Night...more
In mid-December 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the INVEST Act – aimed at providing more investors with the opportunity to invest in private funds and at promoting private capital reaches into entrepreneurs in...more
On 13 October 2025 the FCA fined an employee for insider dealing for selling his own and close family member’s entire shareholding whilst in possession of, and using, inside information. The FCA has imposed a financial...more
This month, the SEC adopted a Policy Statement under which the SEC staff will no longer prohibit public companies from including a provision in their organizational documents requiring mandatory arbitration for claims brought...more
Effective October 1, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is lowering the fee rate for public companies and other issuers who register their securities. The new fee will drop from $153.10 to $138.10 per million...more
The Stock Exchange adopts most of its proposals to optimise IPO price discovery and open market requirements, with certain modifications based on market feedback. On 1 August 2025, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited...more
In order for stock to be qualified for an exclusion on gain under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 1202, the issuing corporation must, among other requirements, have aggregate gross assets of no more than $75 million at...more
On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1582 (GENIUS Act) with bipartisan support (68–30), creating the first comprehensive federal framework for stablecoin regulation. This landmark legislation establishes clear...more
No loss to issuers puts note trustees in the spotlight. The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has overturned the Court of Appeal’s order that Peking University Founder Group Company Limited (PUFG), as the keepwell...more
The SEC Staff has expanded the ability of issuers to make confidential submission of draft registration statements and clarified the procedures for making confidential submissions. This new policy takes effect immediately....more
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
El Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público de Colombia expidió el Decreto 1239 de 2024 con el objetivo de consolidar un marco regulatorio que potencie la liquidez del mercado de valores, facilitando una mejor formación de...more
On 23 September 2024, the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) announced that it will begin incorporating the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS Standards) issued by the International Sustainability Standards...more
The updates include a consultation paper on a new phase of paper listing and a joint announcement on temporary modifications to requirements for specialist technology companies and de-SPAC transactions....more
On 14 April 2024, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited published conclusions to its consultation on the enhancement of climate-related disclosures under its environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) framework. With...more
The securities law disclosure framework has evolved to encourage; companies acting in good faith to disseminate relevant projections pertaining to their businesses to the general public "without fear of open-ended liability."...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that the fees that registrants pay to register their securities with the SEC will increase from $147.60 per million dollars to $153.10 per million dollars, effective...more
On 24 July 2024, the Ministry of Finance proposed Blockchain Bill IV, which will offer greater flexibility and legal certainty for issuers using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). The Bill will update three of Luxembourg’s...more
Ether ETFs Begin Public Trading, Generate $1.07B in Cumulative Volume - According to reports, on July 23, nine different spot ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from eight different issuers began public trading on...more
The government will enact the new legislation to bring issuers of fiat-referencing stablecoins into the regulatory perimeter. On 17 July 2024, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the Hong Kong Monetary...more
This is our initial public offering guide. It will help you decide whether an IPO is the right move for your company and, if so, help you make sure your IPO goes off as quickly and as smoothly as possible, without any...more
As discussed in our January 10, 2024 webinar, new SEC rules require resource extraction issuers that file reports with the SEC to file a Form SD within 270 days after each fiscal year end to report their payments to the U.S....more
Demand for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) is rapidly growing across the decentralized finance (DeFi) community, with growing interest among existing crypto-native participants and across the traditional finance industry...more
On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P., in a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, that “pure omissions” made in required disclosures do not...more