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SEC, California, and CSRD Climate Disclosure Requirements Comparison Tool

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 4/19/2024

Following an order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implementing a stay of its final climate disclosure rules pending review of legal challenges to such rules in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more

Austria implements EU Transparency Directive

Ius Laboris on 4/16/2024

On 27 March 2024, Austrian legislation was published transposing the European legal requirements of the so-called Transparency Directive into national law....more

The EU Adopts a Directive Amending MiFID II and MiFIR on Data Transparency, the Consolidated Tape and Payment for Order Flow

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 2/27/2024

The Council of the European Union has confirmed that it has adopted changes to EU trading rules in the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”)...more

Special Report: Primarily Non-Financial Corporate Reporting for U.S. Companies - Where to Start?

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance on 2/9/2024

A wave of new legislation and regulation in the U.S. and Europe has the potential to significantly impact the non-financial reporting obligations of U.S. companies. With the myriad of requirements overlaid with varying...more

Deeper dive on the applicability of CSRD

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance on 2/9/2024

As set out in our Proskauer Special Report “Primarily Non-financial corporate reporting for U.S. companies – where to start?”, it may be complex to determine the applicability of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting...more

The Spanish Insurance Distribution Act

Hogan Lovells on 2/7/2020

The Spanish Insurance and Reinsurance Distribution Act implementing the Directive 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016 on Insurance Distribution (the ”IDD”) has been finally approved and...more

EU Secondary Legislation for Financial Reporting Formats Published

A&O Shearman on 6/13/2019

A Commission Delegated Regulation establishing Regulatory Technical Standards for electronic financial reporting formats under the European Transparency Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European...more

International Capital Markets Newsletter Issue 1 – Spring 2019: International Securities Market – Two Years On

Dechert LLP on 6/5/2019

In March 2017, the London Stock Exchange Group (“LSEG”) announced a new debt multilateral trading facility (“MTF”) targeted at institutional and professional investors, the International Securities Market (the “ISM”). The ISM...more

UK Government Publishes Guidance on Proposals to Onshore Primary Markets Legislation for Brexit

A&O Shearman on 12/6/2018

HM Treasury has published explanatory guidance on a draft statutory instrument, the Official Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The statutory instrument is still under...more

“We’ve Updated Our Privacy Policy” - How the EU’s New Data Protection Law is Changing Data Policy Considerations for American...

Goulston & Storrs PC on 8/15/2018

If you have ever made an online purchase, chances are that you have received at least one email in the last month notifying you that a company’s privacy policy has changed. ...more

Overview of the Recent EU Adoption of Common Rules and Framework for Securitization Transactions in Europe

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 2/1/2018

As part of the Capital Markets Union action plan announced in September 2015, the European Parliament and the Council issued on Dec. 12, 2017, the regulation laying down a general framework for securitization and creating a...more

Corporate Insurance Newsletter – October 2017

Hogan Lovells on 11/1/2017

The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for October has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. In this...more

Decrypting the New Whistleblower Law in France

Littler on 5/25/2017

On December 9, 2016, France enacted a statute broadly granting whistleblower protections to employees. This new law represents the next step in the evolution of such protections in France. The focus on this area of law...more

Funds Bulletin - February 2017

Hogan Lovells on 3/7/2017

Funds Bulletin (a monthly round-up of topical legal, regulatory and tax issues affecting the fund industry). Features our summary of the FSCP's position paper on the impact of Brexit on financial services consumers, as well...more

Conflict Minerals Legislation Coming to the EU

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 11/28/2016

According to this Reuters article and a blog by Elm Sustainability Partners LLC, an informal deal for EU conflict minerals legislation has been reached. The final text will be voted on by the member states on December 7,...more

SEC Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers Could Lead to Increased FCPA Scrutiny, Disclosures

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/8/2016

New rules issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that require resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to U.S. and foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas or...more

Update on the EU’s Proposed Regulation on Securitisation and its Potential Impact on US Market Participants

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 12/18/2015

We discussed the European Commission’s (the “Commission”) proposal for a regulation (the “Regulation”) intended to harmonise existing EU laws applying to securitisations, including EU risk retention rules, and to create a...more

Transparency Directive II and Changes to the DTRs

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/12/2015

Summary - On 26 November 2015, the United Kingdom’s major shareholding notification rules will be amended in order to implement the requirements of the revised Transparency Directive (“TD2”, as amended by Directive...more

Germany Tightens Voting Rights Disclosure - New rules increase complexity of voting right disclosures and impose

K&L Gates LLP on 10/16/2015

On October 1, 2015, the German Parliament adopted the national “Act Implementing the EU Transparency Directive Amending Directive (2013/50/EU)” (the “Act”). The aim of the directive is to harmonize the regime for notification...more

Legislative Proposal for an EU Framework for Simple, Transparent and Standardized Securitization

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 10/7/2015

On September 30, 2015 the European Commission (EC) published a legislative proposal for an EU framework for simple, transparent and standardized securitization. It has also published a legislative proposal for a regulation...more

Transparency Template For Covered Bonds

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 9/29/2015

On September 17, 2015, the Covered Bond Label Foundation and the European Covered Bond Council announced agreement on the implementation of a Harmonized Transparency Template (HTT) across jurisdictions for all covered bond...more

FCA and Ofgem Question Adequacy of Commodity Firms’ Compliance and Market Abuse Controls

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 9/11/2015

In the most recent edition of its regular market conduct and transaction reporting-focused ‘Market Watch’ publication, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) provides a review of commodities firms’ compliance and...more

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Dechert LLP on 7/15/2015

German Federal Council Passes Retail Investors Protection Act - The German Federal Council approved the Retail Investors Protection Act on 12 June 2015 which will enter into force in the near future. The Act is designed...more

"Ad Hoc Guidance Requirements Unaffected by the Amended EU Transparency Directive Background"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/29/2013

Background - In the wake of the current financial crisis, predicting earnings is challenging. The media is flooded with profit warnings. Boards throughout Europe are faced with a difficult question: Must a company post...more

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