A federal appeals court has directed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rework certain regulatory amendments, adopted in May 2023, requiring public companies to provide enhanced disclosures on repurchases of...more
On October 31, 2023, the Fifth Circuit ruled in Chamber of Commerce v. SEC that the SEC acted arbitrarily and capricious, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, when it adopted the new share repurchase disclosure...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted final rules that seek to modernize and improve disclosures related to stock buyback programs. The rules apply to all domestic issuers, Listed Closed-End Funds and...more
On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in a 3-to-2 vote, adopted1 amendments significantly increasing disclosure requirements for public companies and certain investment companies with respect to...more
As we approach the end of 2022, the international debt capital markets continue to remain challenging due to the successive shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing supply chain disruptions, the war in Ukraine and...more
By recently releasing yet another revised representation and warranty framework, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued their efforts to assuage the concerns of the lending industry that a default by a borrower poses an unfair...more
The SEC recently published two rule proposals to address concerns over the Commission’s ability to gauge and monitor any risks that the asset management industry poses to the financial system and investors. This includes the...more