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SEC Approves First U.S. National Securities Exchange Focused On Sustainability

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the registration of the first U.S. “green” stock exchange—Green Impact Exchange (GIX)—with trading to begin in 2026....more

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Bermuda Public Companies Update, Winter 2025

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This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the second half of 2024. Global Market Update - In...more

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SEC Delivers its Enforcement Report, Industry Says Goodbye to SEC Chair Gensler, and Lessons on Third-Party Transfers and...

Welcome to our December 20243 Regulatory Roundup, where we provide practical advice on the latest regulatory headlines. We start this issue with the SEC’s 2024 enforcement results, which fell somewhat short after its 2023...more

DLA Piper

From Expert to Director: How to Navigate the Complexities and Scrutiny of Public Company Board Service

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Becoming a first-time director of a public company is a goal not easily achieved and can represent a significant personal and professional accomplishment, giving an individual a platform to share their expertise to help a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Approves Nasdaq Corporate Governance Rule Amendments to Cure Periods and Phase-In Schedules

On August 26, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order approving  proposed amendments by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) to clarify and modify the phase-in schedules for certain corporate...more

Allen Matkins

Is A Change In Transfer Restrictions In A Shareholder Agreement Subject To Qualification?

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A recent post discussed whether amending a shareholders agreement is subject to qualification under the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968.  For the purpose of that discussion, it is important to recognize that not...more

Alston & Bird

Navigating AI-Related Disclosure Challenges: Securities Filing, SEC Enforcement, and Shareholder Litigation Trends

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Companies’ accelerating reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) means heightened Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and shareholder plaintiff scrutiny. Our Securities Litigation Group underscores what companies need to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Revised Proposed Reforms to UK Listing Rules Confirm a Lighter Touch Regime and Set Out a Transition Road Map

As part of the wider review of the UK’s capital markets regulatory landscape, in May 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Consultation Paper CP23/10, which set out proposed reforms for companies with listed...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Stays Share Repurchase Disclosure Rules

On November 22, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it issued an order postponing the effective date of the share repurchase disclosure rule (Repurchase Rule).[1] The Repurchase Rule was...more

Allen Matkins

A Field Guide To Issuer And Nonissuer Transactions

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The California Corporate Securities Law of 1968 applies a tripartite classification scheme to securities transactions.  Corporations Code Section 25110 requires qualification of issuer transactions; Section 25120 requires...more

Conyers

Norway Bulletin - April 2023

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We are pleased to bring you the Conyers Norway Bulletin for 2023, in which we highlight developments affecting Bermuda-based companies in the Norwegian market over the past year. Compared with global markets, the Oslo...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Changes in the Market and the Emergence of New Players Together Are Impacting Activism

Despite a slowdown in M&A activity and macroeconomic headwinds, stockholder activism remains a potentially powerful tool for investors aiming to extract value from companies. The activism landscape continues to evolve as new...more

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SEC Amends Rules for Disclosure of Share Buybacks

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On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments (the share repurchase amendments) to its rules regarding disclosure of securities repurchase programs (also known as share buybacks) by companies...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden’s 2023 Insights – Five Critical Areas for the Year Ahead

The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more

Allen Matkins

Ninth Circuit Holds Loss Causation Required For California Securities Claim

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Section 25400(d) of the California Corporations Code declares it is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, in this state...more

WilmerHale

COVID-19: The Virus Creates New Regulatory Priorities and Litigation Risks for Public Companies and Market Participants

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COVID-19 has had an unprecedented effect on the securities and derivatives markets. Public companies and market participants face significant operational challenges and unpredictability, including evolving and novel...more

White & Case LLP

Belgian Code on Companies and Associations: A practical handbook on the new law

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The new Belgian Code on Companies and Associations enters into force on 1 May 2019. The Belgian Code on Companies and Associations (the "BCCA"), enacted by the Belgian parliament on 28 February 2019, repeals the existing...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - April 2019

This Hong Kong regulatory update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed (or planning to list) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their...more

Allen Matkins

California Corporations And Convertible Shares

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Section 403 of the California Corporations Code provides authority for a California corporation to issue convertible shares when so provided in the articles of incorporation. In general, conversion may be upon the "happening...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Litigating Securities Fraud in the Climate-Change Era

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Climate change disclosure is receiving greater attention from Canadian public companies and their investors. As various legal claims begin to shape the world of climate change litigation, both in and outside of Canada,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Capital Markets Alert – Public Market Advocacy Groups Release Guidance

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

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

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