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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill adopted by Congress in response to the economic fallo...
Digital dollars and central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are in the spotlight, and questions abound as to the potential design, availability and functionality of a CBDC in the United St...
On March 16, 2021, a coalition of international and U.S. antitrust authorities announced their formation of a joint working group to reevaluate their approach to reviewing mergers in the ...
In important developments in the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, LIBOR’s regulator and its administrator, as well as trade groups, have made recent announcements r...
On 4 March 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final guidelines on disclosure requirements under the EU Prospectus Regulation. These guidelines will a...
On March 5, the SEC announced charges against AT&T for violating Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure), the agency’s marquee rule forbidding companies from “selectively disclosing” materi...
Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a newly created Climate and ESG Task Force in the Division of Enforcement. The announcement is a reminder for public companies,...
The Federal Reserve’s final guidance on board of directors’ effectiveness (Board Effectiveness Guidance) is a key milestone in its multi-year review of the practices of boards of dire...
SEC Chair Hearing. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a nomination hearing to consider Gary Gensler’s candidacy for Chair of the Securitie...
On 3 March 2021, the review of the UK listing regime chaired by Lord Jonathan Hill published its recommendations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on how the UK can enhance...