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In a recent speech, SEC Chair Jay Clayton highlighted three areas of risk disclosure that the regulator plans to monitor in the upcoming filing season: (1) the impact of Brexit, the Unite...
On December 19, 2018 the European Commission published the legislative proposals and delegated acts (the “Package”) which it had previously outlined in its Contingency Action Plan of ...
The SEC yesterday announced that it has adopted the Dodd-Frank hedging policy disclosure rules and issued a request for comment on quarterly reporting. We will provide additional informa...
The SEC’s solicitation of comments on the proxy process has led to more than 150 public letters. While almost no companies sent in letters under their own names, investors have submitt...
This client memorandum highlights important considerations for the preparation of your 2018 annual report on Form 20-F. As in previous years, we discuss both disclosure developments as we...
In the decade leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, de novo bank charters averaged more than 100 per year.[1] This robust flow of new bank charters continued a trend since the 1960s an...
On December 7, 2018, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2018-97, which provides initial guidance on Section 83(i) of the Internal Revenue Code. Section...
The move away from a one-size-fits-all regulatory framework based on asset size continues.On October 31, the Federal Reserve proposed a rule to implement Section 401 of the Economic Growt...
On December 3, 2018, a U.S. government working group aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the BSA/AML regime issued a second joint statement, which focuses on innovative...
In a wide ranging speech yesterday on SEC rulemaking, Chairman Clayton stated that after disregarding the more “aspirational” approach of past administrations, the SEC’s changed its...