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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), the most significant tax legislation since the Tax Reform Act of 1986, has passed both houses of Congress and awaits the President’s signature. T...
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was passed by Congress earlier today under a modified title and is currently awaiting signature by President Trump. Among its many changes to the...
Chairman Clayton had previously stated that the SEC’s regulatory flex agenda, when issued, will provide meaningful insight into his objectives for the Commission.
The Fall 2017 agenda w...
In early 2017, the UK Financial Conduct Authority consulted on proposals to reform and enhance the UK primary markets. The FCA looked at a wide span of issues, ranging from a consideratio...
After six months of debate, the market welcomes the Consultation Conclusions to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s New Board Concept Paper, issued on 15 December under an upbeat press relea...
As discussed in a November post, ISS recently published its 2018 policy updates, effective for meetings held on or after February 1, 2018. Last week, the proxy advisory firm released furt...
Davis Polk is pleased to announce the launch of its Intellectual Property and Tech Transactions Update, a quarterly newsletter that will feature summaries and analysis of recent developme...
In what we expect to be the first step in a process of increasing the transparency of the Federal Reserve’s supervisory stress tests and their application to banking organizations subje...
This memorandum highlights some considerations for the preparation of your 2017 annual report on Form 20-F. As in previous years, we discuss both disclosure developments as well as contin...
It’s no longer a trendy topic, but instead has become routine, to recognize that investors are deeply interested in board composition. The 2017 Spencer Stuart Board Index on S&P 500 bo...