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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

New Annual Report Requirement for Pennsylvania Business Entities

On November 3, 2022, Governor Wolf signed into law Act 122 of 2022. Among the many changes made by this legislation, Act 122 created an annual reporting requirement (like that imposed by most states) for most Pennsylvania...more

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Bank of England publishes annual report on the supervision of financial market infrastructures

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The Bank of England has published its annual report on its supervision of financial market infrastructures, covering the period December 16, 2023 —December 17, 2024. The report sets out the work undertaken by the BoE over the...more

Sullivan & Worcester

EPA Proposes New Stormwater Regulations for Three Boston Area Watersheds

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On October 31, 2024, Region 1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), which covers the New England states, proposed sweeping new requirements to regulate stormwater discharges from certain commercial,...more

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New memorandum of law regulating the crypto sector in Israel

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The Israel Tax Authority and the Ministry of Finance have published a memorandum of law to regulate the digital asset sector in Israel. This memorandum recognizes digital assets for the first time as capital assets subject to...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Time is Here: Public Companies Should be Mindful of the Upcoming Insider Trading Policy Form 10-K Exhibit Filing Requirement

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In connection with the upcoming Form 10-K/proxy season, public companies with a fiscal year ending on December 31 will be required, for the first time, to publicly file their insider trading policies as exhibits to their...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Investor Advocate Report on Objectives

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Investor Advocate recently issued its fiscal year 2025 Report on Objectives. The Report is one of two annual reports required to be filed by the Investor Advocate with...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CFPB Annual Report Sees Continued Increase in Consumer Reporting Complaints and Complaints Involving Fraudulent Activity, Student...

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On March 29, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its Consumer Response Annual Report, providing a high-level overview of the 1,657,600 consumer complaints received by the Bureau from January 1...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: SEC Adopts Final Rules for Climate-Related Disclosures as Controversy and Challenges Loom

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On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an adopting release (Release Nos. 33-11275 and 34-99678), entitled The Enhancement and Standardization of ClimateRelated Disclosures for Investors (the...more

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SFDR Annual Reporting Deadline Looms for Many

For funds categorised as Article 8 or 9 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) with a 31 December financial year end, the periodic reporting deadline of 30 June is approaching with 100 days to go.  Now...more

Perkins Coie

The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule Has Arrived: Scope 3 Is Out—But What Is In?

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After nearly two years of public comments and deliberation, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a Final Rule on Mandatory Climate Disclosures (Final Rule). While less sweeping than initially proposed,...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Update on SEC Climate Change Rules

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In a never ending saga to the climate disclosure rules, on March 15, the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed the recently adopted climate change disclosure rules....more

Fenwick & West LLP

The SEC Adopts Final Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

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On March 6, 2024, the SEC adopted final rules (Final Rules) requiring extensive climate-related disclosures in companies’ annual reports and registration statements. The new rules are set forth in Release No. 33-11275. The...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SEC Adopts Climate-Related Risk Disclosure Rules: What Public Companies, Executives and Investors Need to Know

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new climate-related risk disclosure rules on March 6, 2024, two years after the SEC proposed new climate-related disclosure rules and three years after the SEC first...more

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SEC Adopts Landmark Climate Disclosure Rules

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6, 2024, adopted a new slate of standardized climate-related disclosure rules for public companies and foreign private issuers. Adopted by a 3-2 vote, the final rules...more

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SEC adopts climate-related disclosure regime covering all registrants

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New rules reflect significant concessions in response to public comments, but compliance will require careful consideration and significant investment by SEC registrants. - Scope 3 emissions disclosure not required for...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Preparing to Comply with the SEC’s New Climate Rules

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On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules relating to climate-related risks, which are available here. The new rules will require extensive new disclosures, which in turn will require...more

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The Rise and Decline of Coal Mining Jobs, 1970-2022

Coal production and mining jobs over the past half-century have been influenced by several factors, principally demand from the utility sector, technological breakthroughs in natural gas production, railroad deregulation, and...more

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October 2023 HSR Analysis: Gauging the Current Climate of Mergers and Acquisitions

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Editor’s Note: The Hart Scott Rodino Act (HSR Act) is a federal law that requires companies planning to merge or acquire certain assets or voting securities to notify the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Key Takeaways from the CFIUS Annual Report for 2021

On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the Committee) released its Annual Report to Congress for calendar year 2021. The report, replete with charts, tables, and...more

White & Case LLP

ESG Disclosure Trends in SEC Filings - Annual Survey 2022

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The regulatory landscape for ESG disclosure by U.S. public companies faces potentially dramatic changes, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposing rules that would mandate comprehensive climate change...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Stablecoin Regulation Update

On May 10, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen presented the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Annual Report before the Senate Banking Committee about the need for sensible stablecoin legislation (we have previously...more

Perkins Coie

What Companies Should Know Now About the SEC’s Proposed Rule on Mandatory Climate Disclosures—and How to Plan Ahead

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on March 21, 2022, proposed detailed and wide-ranging requirements for publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate risks in their...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Proposes Comprehensive Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

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On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released its new and longanticipated proposed rules for the enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosures. The proposed rule...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

SEC Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures: A Look at Scope 3 Emissions Reporting Requirements

True to its word, the SEC released its proposed rule, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, last week. The rule would require companies to disclose a wide variety of climate-related...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

SEC Proposes Extensive Climate Change Reporting Obligations for Public Companies

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On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed its long-awaited rules requiring more robust climate change disclosures for publicly traded companies. The reach of these proposed rules is extremely...more

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