Do the U.S. securities law accommodations through the “foreign private issuer” (FPI) construct benefit the intended entities? That’s the fundamental question that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is analyzing...more
7/9/2025
/ Canada ,
Capital Markets ,
China ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
GAAP ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
In a positive development since our earlier bulletin, the U.S. House and Senate have decided to retain the exemptions from obligations imposed under section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are relied upon by...more
Buried in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which the U.S. Senate passed earlier this year, is a provision that, if enacted, will eliminate exemptions relied upon by insiders of dual-listed Canadian...more
11/1/2023
/ Canada ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Disgorgement ,
Electronic Disclosure ,
Foreign Issuers ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
NDAA ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Short Sales ,
Short-Swing Trading