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SEC Adopts Final Climate Disclosure Rules

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Proposed rules are moderately scaled-back in final version; Scope 1 and 2 are required if material; Scope 3 is out; compliance will still be burdensome - On March 6, 2024, by a split vote of 3-2, the U.S. Securities and...more

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SEC Adopts Final Climate Rules

The SEC adopted amendments to its rules under the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that will require registrants to provide certain climate related information in their registration statements and...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Tips for SEC Exam Preparedness

For your reading pleasure, we present a list of tips for surviving a routine SEC Examination. This list has been compiled by SEC3 employees including ex-SEC examiners. It is not to be considered all-inclusive and is provided...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures: Emerging climate change disclosure principles for the insurance industry

As concerns about the ecological and financial impacts of climate change have grown in recent years, so has the interest of insurance regulators in the exposure of the insurance industry to the risks raised by climate change...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures: Emerging climate change disclosure principles for the insurance industry

As concerns about the ecological and financial impacts of climate change have grown in recent years, so has the interest of insurance regulators in the exposure of the insurance industry to the risks raised by climate change...more

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Climate Change Regulation for US Insurers: September 2021 Update and Overview

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There are less than two months before world leaders meet in Glasgow for the UN-sponsored Climate Change summit known as the Conference of the Parties (COP 26). This summer, we have been inundated with dire reports about...more

Dechert LLP

Biotech Beware: Increased SEC Focus on COVID-Related Activities and Claims Amplifies the Enforcement Risks for the Unaware or...

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Key Takeaways - As stocks surge in reaction to news about COVID-19-related products and solutions, the SEC is actively working to protect investors from misleading statements, fraud, and even investment scams relating to the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Compliance in a Time of Crisis

Addressing the Evolving Risks - Warren Buffett said that “only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Buffett was not talking about compliance programs in a time of crisis, but his wisdom applies...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Staff Issues Disclosure Guidance on International Intellectual Property and Technology Risks

In December 2019, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published new "CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 8" (Guidance) regarding disclosure obligations companies...more

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Do Turkish Companies Have to Comply With the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)?

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Your business complies with the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and/or Turkish Personal Data Protection Law numbered 6698 and its secondary legislation ("PDPL"); but does it comply with the California Consumer...more

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Directors put on notice over climate change related disclosures

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ("ASIC") has recently released updates to its existing regulatory guidance on effective disclosure, to clarify its position on the disclosure of climate change-related...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Staff Encourages Proactive Approach to Libor Transition Issues

On July 12, 2019, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, Division of Trading and Markets, and Office of the Chief Accountant (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: FTC and FDA Team Up to Send Warning Letters About Social Media Influencer Posts

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued joint warning letters to four sellers of e-liquids, the nicotine “juice” used in vaping regarding their use of social media...more

Dechert LLP

FCA Enforcement Risk: The Year Ahead

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Firms will need to ensure their systems and controls to prevent financial crime and money laundering are working effectively: this is just part of the message contained in the FCA’s Business Plan for 2019/20. The Business...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Is Your Wine Business Ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act?

Companies within and outside the State of California who offer products and services to California residents are focusing on what they need to do to comply with the new California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review - November 2016

Things That Won't Help A Retirement Plan Sponsor Limit Their Liability. Yup, not going to help. When I was a teenager, we were told that eating oat bran would lower cholesterol and it didn't. We're told that...more

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Transparency and Human Trafficking: Is Your Company Prepared?

Companies increasingly face expectations that they will “know and show” that they are taking appropriate steps to manage the human rights impacts associated with their business activities. New transparency requirements on...more

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