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UK Financial Markets Standards Board transparency draft statement of good practice on the governance of sustainability-linked...

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The Financial Markets Standards Board has published a consultation on its transparency draft of its statement of good practice on the governance of sustainability-linked products. SLPs are products whose financial and/or...more

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SEC Reporting Update - December 2024

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Insider Trading Policies. As previously discussed in our Winter 2022-2023 Corporate Communicator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules in December 2022 relating to insider trading policy...more

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International Organization of Securities Commissions Publishes Report on Transition Plan Disclosures

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a report on transition plan disclosures. The report sets out how transition plan disclosures can support the objectives of investor protection and market...more

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International Organization of Securities Commissions Final Report on Voluntary Carbon Markets

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions has finalized a report on promoting the financial integrity and orderly functioning of the Voluntary Carbon Markets. The final report includes a set of 21 good...more

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Mansion House 2024

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Rachel Reeves, the U.K. Chancellor has set out a package of reforms in her Mansion House speech. The reforms aim to drive growth and competitiveness in financial services. Ms. Reeves stated that the regulatory changes...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Major Changes Ahead at the SEC in the Trump Administration

Under the second Trump administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to see broad changes in regulatory and enforcement initiatives once Chairman Gary Gensler leaves the commission, as is expected....more

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European Securities and Markets Authority Opinion on the Functioning of the Sustainable Finance Framework

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has published an Opinion on the sustainable finance regulatory framework, setting out possible long-term improvements. ESMA acknowledges that while the EU sustainable finance...more

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Financial Conduct Authority Consults on Rules for Admission of Securities to UK Trading Platforms

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The Financial Conduct Authority has opened a consultation on proposed rules for companies seeking to admit securities to a U.K. regulated market or "primary" multilateral trading facility under the new Public Offers and...more

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Chamber Of Commerce Highlights Some Differences Between SEC And California Climate Disclosure Mandates

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Last year, the California legislature enacted two bills, SB 253 and SB 261 that purport to impose burdensome disclosure mandates on businesses.  The legislature did so in spite of obvious constitutional infirmities.  It was...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Securities Snapshot: 1st Quarter 2024 - New Climate-Disclosure Rules Subject to Heat of Legal Challenges

While your winter blues are hopefully melting away, recent rule making from the Securities and Exchange Commission is feeling the heat of several lawsuits. In this Snapshot, we review the legal challenges facing the SEC’s...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Adopts Final Enhanced and Standardized Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final enhanced and standardized climate-related disclosure rules requiring disclosure of climate-related information in registration statements and...more

White & Case LLP

Key Considerations for the 2024 Annual Reporting Season: Your Upcoming Form 20-F and other FPI-Specific Considerations

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This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for foreign private issuers ("FPIs") during the 2024 annual reporting season, divided into two sections: Form 20-F Housekeeping...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

[White Paper] United States Insurance Trends and Decisions 2023

As 2024 rapidly approaches, we look back at some of the key decisions, trends, and developments impacting the U.S. insurance industry in 2023 and look ahead at some trends and cases to watch in 2024. Insurers continue to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2024 Insights: Corporate Trends

Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024 - Despite market headwinds, dealmakers have looked to carveouts, spin-offs, joint ventures and other creative deal structures to engage...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden’s 2023 Insights – Five Critical Areas for the Year Ahead

The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more

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SEC is Rumored to Be Dropping Scope 3 GHG Emissions Disclosures from Final Climate Disclosure Rule

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It has been publicly reported that the SEC is considering dropping “Scope 3” GHG emissions from the mandatory climate disclosures that were proposed last March. Such a development--a major change to the key policy initiative...more

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Litigating Securities Fraud in the Climate-Change Era

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Climate change disclosure is receiving greater attention from Canadian public companies and their investors. As various legal claims begin to shape the world of climate change litigation, both in and outside of Canada,...more

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