Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights December 3, 2021 Client Update FCA confirms new Listing Rules to boost growth and innovation on UK stock markets On 3 December 2021, significant changes to the UK Listing Rules came into force focused on making the UK public markets more… November 18, 2021 Client Update SEC mandates universal proxy cards for contested board elections The new rule may make it easier for dissidents to persuade shareholders to vote for a few nominees opposed by management in… November 8, 2021 Client Update ISS seeks comments on significant proposed policies on multi-class structures and ESG matters On November 4, 2021, ISS proposed for comment potential U.S. voting policies. Of particular note are proposed policies where… November 5, 2021 Client Update SEC issues new guidance on shareholder proposals The SEC signaled increased unwillingness to allow companies to exclude shareholder proposals from proxy statements. November 1, 2021 Client Update China’s personal data law comes into force accompanied by draft rules on cross-border data transfers Personal Information Protection Law of China (PIPL) came into effect today, containing rules comprehensively regulating… October 18, 2021 Client Update SEC reopens comment period for its Dodd-Frank clawback rule The SEC’s renewed request for comments on its clawback rule suggests an aggressive approach to recovery of incentive-based… October 14, 2021 Client Update UK Secondary Capital Raising Review On 12 October 2021, HM Treasury launched an independent expert review that will make recommendations on improving the UK… October 4, 2021 Client Update NYSE proposes to amend “votes cast” A proposed NYSE amendment would eliminate the requirement to include abstentions as “votes cast” against a company's… September 29, 2021 Client Update SEC enforcement action highlights scrutiny of "alternative data" and trading firms that use it An enforcement action against an alternative data provider for misrepresenting its practices offers lessons both for trading… September 23, 2021 Client Update Ninth Circuit panel allows Slack securities claims to advance On September 20, a divided Ninth Circuit panel broke with nearly 50 years of precedent in holding that investors could… Load More
December 3, 2021 Client Update FCA confirms new Listing Rules to boost growth and innovation on UK stock markets On 3 December 2021, significant changes to the UK Listing Rules came into force focused on making the UK public markets more…
November 18, 2021 Client Update SEC mandates universal proxy cards for contested board elections The new rule may make it easier for dissidents to persuade shareholders to vote for a few nominees opposed by management in…
November 8, 2021 Client Update ISS seeks comments on significant proposed policies on multi-class structures and ESG matters On November 4, 2021, ISS proposed for comment potential U.S. voting policies. Of particular note are proposed policies where…
November 5, 2021 Client Update SEC issues new guidance on shareholder proposals The SEC signaled increased unwillingness to allow companies to exclude shareholder proposals from proxy statements.
November 1, 2021 Client Update China’s personal data law comes into force accompanied by draft rules on cross-border data transfers Personal Information Protection Law of China (PIPL) came into effect today, containing rules comprehensively regulating…
October 18, 2021 Client Update SEC reopens comment period for its Dodd-Frank clawback rule The SEC’s renewed request for comments on its clawback rule suggests an aggressive approach to recovery of incentive-based…
October 14, 2021 Client Update UK Secondary Capital Raising Review On 12 October 2021, HM Treasury launched an independent expert review that will make recommendations on improving the UK…
October 4, 2021 Client Update NYSE proposes to amend “votes cast” A proposed NYSE amendment would eliminate the requirement to include abstentions as “votes cast” against a company's…
September 29, 2021 Client Update SEC enforcement action highlights scrutiny of "alternative data" and trading firms that use it An enforcement action against an alternative data provider for misrepresenting its practices offers lessons both for trading…
September 23, 2021 Client Update Ninth Circuit panel allows Slack securities claims to advance On September 20, a divided Ninth Circuit panel broke with nearly 50 years of precedent in holding that investors could…