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UK Corporate Briefing - October 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more

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The Informed Board - Summer 2024

Across industries, companies are facing new and uncertain regulatory pressures and demands in areas including artificial intelligence, sustainability, algorithmic pricing and fintech-bank relations. In this issue of The...more

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SEC Drops Swing Pricing, Adopts Amendments to Form N-PORT and N-CEN and Issues Guidance on Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management...

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Boards of Directors; Investment Advisers; Compliance Officers; Fund Administrators- Quick Take: In its August 28, 2024, open meeting, the SEC amended fund reporting...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Securities Law Update - August 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains news on...more

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New York Federal Court Refuses to Extend Accounting Controls Requirements to Cybersecurity Controls

Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires public companies to “devise and maintain a system of internal accounting controls.” In a recent opinion, a New York federal court rejected the Securities...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Takeaways From the Dismissal of SEC Claims Against SolarWinds and Its CISO

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed many of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) claims against software development company SolarWinds and its chief information security...more

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Understanding the “G” in ESG: The critical role of compliance

Octavia Butler, a pioneering American writer, once wrote: “There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.” Can this analogy also be applied to the concept of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)? While...more

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The Duty of Directors and Officers to Respond to Red Flags

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The duty of oversight requires directors to (1) make a good faith effort to ensure that their corporations have proper reporting systems in place, and (2) take action to address red flags that indicate potential corporate...more

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Preparing Now for the SEC’s New Climate Rules

On March 6, 2024, the SEC adopted new rules mandating climate-related disclosures in public companies’ annual reports and registration statements. As anticipated, the rules are facing multiple legal challenges, which have...more

J.S. Held

INDEPTH FEATURE: Corporate Fraud & Corruption 2024

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To what extent are boards and senior executives in your country of focus taking proactive steps to reduce incidences of fraud and corruption from surfacing within their company? Over the past several years, there has been...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HKEx Moves Forward With Diversity, Climate and Sustainability Initiatives

In recent years, investors and other members of the public have been focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and financial regulators globally having been taking initiatives to require companies to meet...more

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Key Considerations for the 2024 Annual Reporting and Proxy Season Part II: Proxy Statements

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Each year in our Annual Memo series, White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group provides practical insights on preparing Annual Reports on Form 10-Ks, Annual Meeting Proxy Statements and, for FPIs, the Annual Report on Form...more

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Establishing a Business Entity in Turkey (Updated)

A. Types of Business Entities - 1. Description of The Types of Entities - Pursuant to Turkish Foreign Direct Investment Law, foreign investors are free to make foreign direct investments in Turkey and shall be...more

J.S. Held

Crosscurrents—European Union Fails to Pass Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive & SEC Bails on Scope 3 Requirements

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Introduction - With the adoption by 196 parties of the Paris Agreement in December 2015, legally binding international climate change arrived. The Paris Agreement requires increasingly aggressive five-year cycles climate...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Sweden (Updated)

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE VARIOUS AVAILABLE LEGAL ENTITY TYPES - The most common form of legal entity to start a newco in Sweden is through a Limited Liability Company (Sw. Aktiebolag). There are, however, other types of...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Spain (Updated)

1. TYPES OF BUSINES ENTITIES - 1.1 Description of the types of entities available in each jurisdiction through which to conduct business - • Limited companies: Corporation and Limited Liability Company - When...more

J.S. Held

2024 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)

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The extraterritorial expansion of ESG laws and policies will reach a significant turning point in 2024. Investors, government regulators, and consumers are demanding greater transparency and disclosure when it comes to a...more

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Establishing a Business Entity in Romania (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality, or setting up a unit of a foreign mother company,...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Lithuania (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - Investors may choose from the following types of business entities: • Private limited liability company • Public limited liability company • Individual enterprise • Limited...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Emerging Expectations: The Board’s Role in Oversight of Cybersecurity Risks

Key Points - - New SEC rules from 2023 require public companies to report material cybersecurity incidents promptly and detail their cybersecurity risk management strategies in annual reports — requirements that increase...more

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What Has Changed in the New Corporate Governance Code?: Five Key Things to Know about the New Code and Associated Guidance

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On 22 January 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (the FRC) published revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code (the 2024 UKCGC), replacing the 2018 version with effect from financial years commencing on or after 1...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Italy (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures to do business in Italy. They differ from one another due to the extent of liability undertaken by its members. In...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in India (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - 1.1 Description of the types of entities available in India through which to conduct business: A foreign entity may establish a business presence in India by: • opening a liaison...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Hungary (Updated)

Since 1990, the Hungarian economy is based on the principles of market economy and considers the freedom of economic competition as a priority. On such basis, the regulation of business associations went through significant...more

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