In preparation for 2022, reporting companies should be aware of the SEC filing deadlines and financial statement “staleness” dates that will apply to them, as well as recent regulatory reforms that may affect the preparation...more
HKEx Finalizes New Rules on Listings for Overseas Issuers -
Following a consultation process conducted earlier in 2021, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) has announced amended listing rules for overseas...more
In preparation for 2021, reporting companies should be aware of the SEC filing deadlines and financial statement "staleness" dates that will apply to them, as well as recent regulatory reforms that may affect the preparation...more
On April 27, 2018, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nasdaq, along with certain technology and biotechnology groups, released a policy paper titled “Expanding...more
5/10/2018
/ Biotechnology ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Capital Markets ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Reporting ,
ICFR ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investment Banks ,
JOBS Act ,
Large Corporate Filers ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Mutual Funds ,
Nasdaq ,
New Guidance ,
Offerors ,
PCAOB ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Short Sales ,
SIFMA ,
Small Business ,
Technology Sector ,
Tick Size ,
WKSIs ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
After publishing the “New Board Concept Paper” in December 2017, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) issued a consultation paper on February 23, 2018, titled “A Listing Regime for Companies From Emerging...more
4/26/2018
/ Biotechnology ,
China ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dual Class Share Structures ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Innovation ,
Listing Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Research and Development ,
Secondary Listings ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Voting Rights
After publishing the “New Board Concept Paper Conclusions” in December 2017, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) issued on 23 February 2018 a consultation paper entitled “A Listing Regime for Companies From...more
2/26/2018
/ Biotechnology ,
China ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dual Class Share Structures ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
HKEx ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Innovation ,
Investor Protection ,
Issuer Eligibility Criteria ,
Listing Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Research and Development ,
Secondary Listings ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Technology Sector ,
Voting Rights ,
Waivers
In July 2017, global index providers S&P Dow Jones (S&P DJI) and FTSE Russell (FTSE) announced changes to their index eligibility rules, with S&P DJI excluding from certain of its indices companies with multi-class capital...more
8/9/2017
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Structures ,
Dow Jones ,
Eligibility ,
FTSE ,
Index Funds ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
S&P ,
Share Class Structures ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Voting Powers ,
Voting Rights
On 19 June 2015, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) published conclusions to its concept paper on weighted voting rights (Concept Paper), announcing that it will proceed with conducting a formal consultation...more