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European Supervisory Authorities Make Recommendations for the EU Securitisation Market

Background Article 44 of the EU’s Securitisation Regulation (“SECR”) requires the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) to produce a report every three years on: (a) the implementation of...more

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Breaking: FMCSA Extends Comment Period for “Transparency in Property Broker Transactions” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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On February 18, 2025, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) granted a request to reopen the comment period for its Broker Transparency Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) originally published at 89 FR...more

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Massachusetts “Patients First Act” Implementation and Enforcement Re-Extended

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The Massachusetts Senate proposed an amendment on Monday December 2, 2024, that would delay implementation and enforcement of the 2021 Patients First Act addressing health care cost transparency. Section 31 of the amendment...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Foreign Investment Law in 2023: National Security Is (Still) Paramount

In this annual review of Canadian foreign investment law, we discuss developments over the past year, including proposed amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) and new government policies on the treatment of specific...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to Shareholder Reporting Rules, Affecting Schedule 13D/G Filers and Impacting Section 16(a) Reporting

Rule amendments, if adopted, would substantially shorten filing deadlines for initial and amended Schedules 13D and 13G, as well as increase the number of securityholders required to file Section 16(a) reports (Forms 3, 4,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to Schedule 13 Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed amendments to accelerate the filing deadlines for Schedule 13D and Schedule 13G beneficial ownership reports, expand beneficial ownership...more

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SEC Proposed Form PF Amendments Kick Off SEC Chair Gensler's Push for Increased Transparency for Private Funds

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On January 26, the SEC approved proposed amendments to Investment Advisers Act Rule 204(b)-1 and Form PF to require prompt reporting of certain extraordinary events that may signal distress or market instability. The...more

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Singapore Holds Public Consultation on Data, Digitalisation, and Corporate Transparency Legislative Updates

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The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) of Singapore is running a public consultation exercise from 17 December 2021 to 28 January 2022 to seek feedback from the public on proposed amendments to the Companies...more

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FAST-41 Environmental Review and Permitting Process Changes in the Senate Infrastructure Bill

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Title VIII of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684), the infrastructure bill recently passed by the U.S. Senate, includes several important amendments to Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface...more

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California Privacy Rights Act: Latest Update, Impact and Next Steps

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The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is a ballot initiative that, if passed in November, will significantly amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more

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CCPA 100-Day Compliance Checklist: It's Not Just About the Privacy Policy

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White & Case Technology Newsflash With only 100 days left in 2019 as of the date of this publication, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will be here before you know it. As we have described previously, the CCPA...more

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The Biologic Patent Transparency Act: Proposed Revisions to Purple Book

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Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of six senators introduced the Biologic Patent Transparency Act (“BPTA”), which the senators say will “help increase patent transparency, promote biosimilar competition, bring needed...more

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Lobbying in British Columbia—Pending Changes to the Lobbyists Registration Act

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On October 29, 2018, the Government of British Columbia introduced Bill 54, the proposed Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act (Bill 54), as part of its commitment to reform the province’s lobbying rules and enhance...more

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British Columbia Takes Action to Reform Municipal Campaign Finance

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Further to our article of October 10, 2017, we note that on October 30, 2017, the government of British Columbia introduced amendments to the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act that will change municipal campaign...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Third-Party Litigation Financing: Mandatory Disclosure on the Horizon?"

The use of third-party litigation financing — generally defined as the funding of litigation activities by entities other than the parties themselves, their insurers or their counsel — continues to increase in the United...more

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Singapore Legal Update - April 2017

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The New Registers of Registrable Controllers and Nominee Directors - Companies incorporated in Singapore and foreign companies registered to carry on business here have 60 days from 31 March 2017 to keep a register of...more

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SEC Proposes Additional Event Disclosures for Municipal Bond Issuers

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On March 1, 2017, the Securities Exchange Commission voted in open meeting to propose amendments to Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 adding two event notices to the current fourteen required in...more

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Proposed Amendments to SCA Reduce Regulatory Burden, Improve Transparency

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Singapore’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) have invited public feedback on amendments to the Singapore Companies Act aimed at reducing regulatory burden and improving...more

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CFTC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Awards Process and Anti-Retaliation Authority

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The amendments would make the CFTC’s whistleblower awards process more uniform with the SEC’s program and would enable the CFTC to bring enforcement actions against employers that retaliate against whistleblowers....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

CFPB Proposes Changes to Mortgage Industry

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a proposed rule regarding integrated disclosure for mortgage transactions and, more recently, published a policy paper regarding loss mitigation programs in housing...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

State Water Board Cleans Up Its Water Quality Enforcement Policy

On August 4, 2016, the California State Water Resources Board (State Water Board) issued a draft rule amending its 2010 Water Quality Enforcement Policy. The proposed amendments are intended to provide additional clarity,...more

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European Securities and Markets Authority Proposes Amended MiFID II Standards on Non-Equity Transparency and Position Limits

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The European Securities and Markets Authority published two Opinions proposing amendments to two of its draft Regulatory Technical Standards under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and the Markets in Financial...more

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European Commission under MiFID II Requests Amendments to Draft Technical Standards

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The European Commission published three separate letters rejecting European Securities and Markets Authority draft technical standards and requesting amendments in accordance with the Markets in Financial Instruments...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Buried in Budget: CBCA Amendments Proposed

The federal government’s recently released 2015 Budget (Budget) indicates that the government will be proposing amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) relating to gender diversity, director elections,...more

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New Anti-Corruption Provisions in EU Legislation: Increased Accountability for Mining, Oil and Gas Companies

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Large non-listed companies incorporated in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) which operate in the oil, gas and mining sectors will need to annually disclose any payments made to the national, regional or local authority of a...more

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