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The past year presented a complex landscape for China-based companies seeking to access global capital markets. Against a backdrop of challenging macroeconomic conditions and escalating geopolitical tensions, regulatory...more
中美审计监管合作取得积极进展，消除在美国上市的中概股会被退市摘牌的预期，中概股公司赴美上市重启在望。 2022年12月15日，美国公众公司会计监督委员会（PCAOB）确定其能够获得对位于中国大陆和香港的会计师事务所进行全面检查和调查的权限。此举消除了市场上，对于中概股公司有可能将最早于2023年被禁止在美国交易，以及从美国证券交易所退市的预期。这是近年来，关于中美审计监管的最新积极进...more
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) announced on December 15, 2022 that it has secured complete access to inspect and investigate audit firms in mainland China and Hong Kong for the first time in history....more
On December 15, 2022, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the U.S. independent regulator of public company auditing work, announced that it has completed a test inspection of two selected auditing firms in...more
Last week, the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) announced it had secured complete access to inspect and investigate issuer engagements of audit firms headquartered in China and Hong Kong, marking the...more
The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“HFCAA”)1, in December 2020 passed by the Congress and signed into law by then-president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is one of the most influential measures in the...more
Due to a recent agreement between the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and Chinese securities regulators, many US exchange–listed companies audited by accounting firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong may be...more
In Short - The Situation: The U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's ("PCAOB") ability to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong was previously restricted...more
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced on August 26, 2022, that it has signed a Statement of Protocol (SOP) Agreement with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and China’s Ministry of...more
On August 26, 2022, the U.S. and Chinese governments reached a Statement of Protocol (“SOP”) Agreement regarding cooperation on inspecting the audit work papers of U.S.-listed Chinese companies. The SOP is the culmination of...more
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) recently announced that it has reached an agreement with Chinese authorities that would allow American regulators to inspect audit firms located in mainland China and...more
After months of closed-door negotiations, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced on Friday that it has entered into a Statement of Protocol with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and...more
On August 26, 2022, the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the "PCAOB") signed a Statement of Protocol (the "SOP") with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the "CSRC") and the Ministry of Finance of the...more
Last Friday, the United States and China appear to have taken a major step towards resolving their longstanding dispute over inspections and investigations by the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) of...more
In December 2020, then-US president Donald J. Trump signed into law the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the "HFCAA"). This law is just one measure, among many, that have been promulgated by legislative and...more
Since March, pursuant to the new Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCAA), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has “identified” more than 135 companies that relied on auditors headquartered in mainland...more
Takeaways - Chinese investments requiring CFIUS review have declined as the U.S. scrutinizes those transactions aggressively, and rules governing interactions with “Chinese military-industrial complex companies” have been...more
End-of-Year Sanctions Target Chinese Supply Chains and AI, Quantum Computing, and Biotechnology - Several US executive branch agencies and the US Congress have adopted wide-ranging end-of-year sanctions, export control and...more
On July 30, 2021, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chair Gary Gensler issued a public statement announcing that he has asked SEC staff to require additional disclosures from offshore issuers with ties to China-based...more
Companies based in China have long sought to list their shares for trading on U.S. markets. The reason is clear - the U.S. markets are deep, liquid and the envy of the world....more
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board published a proposed rule designed to create a framework for determinations to be made under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act passed last year (HFCAA). That Act...more
On March 24, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted interim final rules to implement portions of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the HFCA Act), which was signed into law by President...more
Despite the impact of COVID-19 and other recent developments in Hong Kong, the city’s role as a center for China-based companies to raise capital became even more important in 2020. The momentum of several trends that began...more
The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (Act), which was signed into law by President Trump on December 18, 2020, amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley) and requires the Securities and Exchange...more
On December 18, 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act became law. The new law targets foreign public companies whose financial statements are audited by firms with branches or offices in a foreign country that...more