Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
This edition of the Primary Market Bulletin includes an update on the implementation of the European Single Electronic Format, COVID temporary policy measures on corporate reporting and a reminder for issuers and their...more
Whilst Brexit formally happened when the UK left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020 (exit day), it has been treated as a Member State under Union law during the transition period established by the EU-UK Withdrawal...more
Prospectus Regulation - ESMA publishes Final Report on prospectus disclosure guidance to replace CESR Recommendations - Background - On 15 July 2020, ESMA published its Final Report1 on guidelines for disclosure...more
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 July 2019. ...more
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
On 30 June 2017, a new EU prospectus regulation (the “New Prospectus Regulation”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The New Prospectus Regulation will, through a phased implementation, repeal and...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 FCA and PRA announced changes to enforcement process with the aim of strengthening the transparency and effectiveness of enforcement decision-making processes. Some of the changes have already come into force, the rest...more