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Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

SEC’s 2025 Examination Priorities Signal Key Areas of Interest to Whistleblowers

On October 21, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations published its 2025 Examination Priorities, outlining the main areas of interest for the Division in its examinations of regulated...more

Mayer Brown

B3 publica segunda rodada da consulta pública com alterações das regras do Novo Mercado

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A B3 divulgou em 10/10 a segunda consulta pública (Consulta Pública nº 02/2024-DIE) sobre proposta de evolução das regras do Novo Mercado. A nova rodada terá prazo de duração de apenas 1 mês, com encerramento em 11 de...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SEC Charges Former Public Company Director and CEO with Concealing Close Friendship with Company Executive

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As most public companies enter their fourth fiscal quarter and look ahead to filing their Form 10-Ks and proxy statements, a recent settlement agreement announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) serves as...more

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SEC Rulemaking Returns After Quiet Stretch: Assessing the SEC “Reg. Flex” Agenda for BDs and Exchanges

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Despite the SEC’s already prolific rulemaking under Chair Gensler, the agency still has a few dozen additional rulemaking initiatives in the queue. Broker-dealers, exchanges, and other trading and markets participants can...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SEC Amends Schedule 13G Beneficial Ownership Reporting Deadlines

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On September 30, 2024, the revised Schedule 13G filing deadlines became effective. In this article, we provide an overview of the new regime and provide a comparison with the corresponding notification deadlines in the EU and...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Abandons Review of Vacated Private Fund Adviser Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission let pass the deadline to seek a review of the decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) to vacate the SEC’s final rule relating to private fund...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Time is Here: Public Companies Should be Mindful of the Upcoming Insider Trading Policy Form 10-K Exhibit Filing Requirement

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In connection with the upcoming Form 10-K/proxy season, public companies with a fiscal year ending on December 31 will be required, for the first time, to publicly file their insider trading policies as exhibits to their...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Multinationals Face Challenges as They Prepare To Comply With the EU’s Sustainability Reporting Law

As the deadlines approach for multinationals to make their first disclosures under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the EU’s new sustainability reporting law, they are confronting the significant time...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - August 2024

查看中文 This update primarily provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the second quarter of 2024 relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

CSA Propose Amendments Related to CSE’s Senior Tier, Majority Voting, Escrow Agreements and More

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) recently published for comment proposed amendments and changes to certain national instruments and policies to: (i) address the Canadian Securities Exchange’s (“CSE”) creation of...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Nasdaq Proposes to Accelerate Delisting Process

Nasdaq has proposed amendments to its listing standards that would accelerate the delisting process for certain companies that fail to satisfy its minimum bid price requirement. These proposals are ostensibly in response to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Navigating Inbound M&A in India: An Overview

The inbound M&A landscape in India has been experiencing a significant surge of global interest over the past couple of years. While M&A activity globally has cooled, India has emerged as a destination of choice for companies...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What’s Next for Ethereum ETFs Following SEC Approval?

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ollowing the approval and launch of Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (EFTs) in January 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved eight Ethereum ETFs for listing and trading on SEC-regulated exchanges on...more

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SEC Upcoming Rule Making Agenda Recently Released - Activity Largely Paused Until After the Election

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The SEC recently released its Spring 2024 Reg. Flex Agenda, which is a list of upcoming SEC rule making activities, including both rule proposals and adoption of final rules....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The Road to Net Zero: Core Principles to Prevent Greenwashing

“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Announces Release of Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda

On July 8, 2024, SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced the release of the SEC’s Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda (Regulatory Agenda), which outlines the SEC’s planned regulatory actions over the next 12 months. This latest Regulatory...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The End of Chevron Deference and the Implications for the SEC

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On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless Inc. v. Department of Commerce[1], overruling the Chevron doctrine. This holding overturns the decades-long...more

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Sustainability Spotlight – Q1 2024

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Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 36: The Intersection of AI and Securities Regulation

This week, RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt welcome Ignacio Sandoval, a partner at Orrick and former special counsel in the SEC's Office of Chief Counsel, to explore the timely and complex subject of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Fifth Circuit Rules SEC Exceeded Its Authority in Adopting Private Fund Advisers Rule

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On June 5, 2024, a three-judge panel in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission exceeded its statutory authority in adopting the so-called “Private Fund Advisers Rule” (or the...more

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Fifth Circuit Vacates Private Fund Adviser Rules

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On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “court”) held that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) exceeded its statutory authority when it adopted the Private Fund Adviser Rules...more

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Congressional Democrats Urge SEC Action on Climate Disclosures

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On June 4, 2024, a number of Congressional Democrats (10 Senators; 28 Congressmen) sent a letter to Chairman Gensler of the Securities & Exchange Commission, urging that the SEC “enforce[] [] existing SEC climate...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

SEC Moves Closer to Regulating the Use of AI by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held an open meeting of its Investment Advisory Committee on June 6, 2024, which featured a panel to review the use of artificial intelligence in investment decision making....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

House Passes Cryptocurrency Bill Promising Regulatory Clarity

After many iterations over the years attempting to regulate the cryptocurrency space, the House of Representatives passed the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, or FIT21 Act, on May 22, 20241.  The...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

House Passes Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation: Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21)

On May 22, 2024, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21), which would amend existing securities and commodity regulatory statutes to...more

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