The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published two final reports providing technical advice to the European Commission (EC). The final report on prospectus regulation forms part of ESMA's technical advice...more
A) BACKGROUND On October 8, 2024, the EU Council adopted the Listing Act – a regulation amending, among other things, the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. Even though the Listing Act went into force on 4 December 2024,...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) recently announced measures to support the competitiveness of Canadian capital markets in response to the current uncertainty in global markets. The measures are being...more
Canadian securities regulators recently implemented three blanket orders introducing exemptions intended to reduce friction for capital raising. Key among these improvements is an exemption that eliminates the requirement for...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) has published a consultation on debt offerings to retail investors which proposes to introduce a single disclosure standard for debt prospectuses, removing the current distinction...more
This new system aims to modernise administrative procedures, enhance efficiency while ensuring robust investor protection standards. The CSSF also seizes this opportunity to introduce a list of amendments to the prospectus,...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation paper containing draft guidelines on supplements which introduce new securities to a base prospectus. This is further to the new EU Listing Act...more
Das ursprünglich am 7. Dezember 2022 durch die EU-Kommission vorgelegte Maßnahmenpaket, das unter dem Titel „EU Listing Act“ bekannt ist, wurde nun endlich im November 2024 im Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union veröffentlicht....more
On May 9, 2024, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) announced three new exemptions designed to support capital raising for early-stage businesses in Ontario through the OSC TestLab program. The initiatives include the...more
As part of its annual review, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) conducted a comprehensive evaluation of its service commitments, including the temporary changes announced on December 7, 2021....more
The OSC Corporate Finance Branch’s annual report provides an overview of its operational and policy work for fiscal 2021, providing timely guidance for market participants. ...more
An increase in the volume and complexity of filings with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has resulted in the temporary extension of review timelines for certain offering documents, compliance reviews, applications and...more
This practice note identifies Brexit-related disclosures that offer detailed discussions of its effects, including how Brexit might impact the company, its employees, management, operations, and prospects. The company name,...more
CMRP has introduced new EU rules for NPL securitisations and a framework for “STS” synthetic securitisations - On 1 January 2019 EU Regulation 2402/2017 (Securitisation Regulation) started to apply, giving rise to one of...more
In recent weeks, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and market participants have dealt with the current and potential impact of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. To help market participants remain in...more