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Proskauer Rose LLP

Effect of the New NYSE and Nasdaq Clawback Listing Standards on Registered Funds and BDCs

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Beginning on December 1, 2023, companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) will need to adopt and comply with policies providing for the recovery, or “clawback”, of...more

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New York CRPTO Bill Would Prohibit Many Digital Asset Activities and Impose Sweeping Market Structure Changes

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On May 5, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a bill for consideration by the New York State Legislature that would implement comprehensive and far-reaching regulation of digital asset activities in the...more

A&O Shearman

Greater Flexibility for Raising Capital in Nasdaq Direct Listings

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On December 2, 2022, the SEC, acting through its Division of Trading and Markets, approved changes that Nasdaq had proposed to its regime for primary direct listings (which Nasdaq refers to as direct listings with a capital...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Direct Listings May Pose Challenges for Cash Intensive Life Sciences Companies

Are direct listings a viable potential alternative for all companies seeking to go public?  The answer may likely be no, especially for early stage life sciences companies that are not household names. ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Rejects NYSE Proposal to Allow Primary Direct Floor Listings

Last week, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed proposed rule changes with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow companies to sell shares on their own behalf in direct listings. Currently, direct listings...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Direct Listings Now Permitted on The Nasdaq Global Market and The Nasdaq Capital Market

On December 3, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq's recently amended proposal to allow direct listings on The Nasdaq Global Market and The Nasdaq Capital Market. Prior to this rule change,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Extends Review Period for Nasdaq Direct Listing Proposal

On October 17, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the review period for Nasdaq's proposed rule changes relating to direct listings, designating December 3, 2019 as the date on which the SEC will...more

Vedder Price

Investment Services Regulatory Update - October 2017

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New Rules, Propsed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Extends No-Action Relief on Auditor Independence and the “Loan Provision” - On September 22, 2017, the staff of the SEC’s...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC Seeks Public Input on Exchange-Traded Product Trading Issues

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Growth in the ETP industry has led the SEC to seek public comment on a variety of topics related to the listing and trading of ETP shares. On June 12, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release (the...more

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Heightened Independence Standards for Advisors Should Give Compensation Committees Pause for Thought After July 1, 2013

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On July 1, 2013, the portion of the revised "listing standards" of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ Stock Market (Nasdaq) related to the independence of advisors to compensation committees of listed companies...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

SEC Approves NYSE and NASDAQ Rules on Compensation Committees and Advisers

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved new listing requirements promulgated by the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Stock Market relating to the composition and oversight provided by compensation...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Approves Exchanges’ Proposed Rules for Compensation Committees and Their Advisers

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) formally approved several new listing rules proposed by NASDAQ and the NYSE on January 11, 2013. The new listing rules are designed to bring the listing standards of each...more

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