On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by unanimous consent the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which would require the United States Securities and Exch...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Enforcement Division’s Annual Report highlights the agency’s record number of enforcement actions in 2020, a focus on retail fraud case...

With the House expected to vote on a cannabis legalization bill tomorrow, we have updated our visual memorandum to describe the post-election prospects for the three most important cannab...

In a very significant development, the administrator of LIBOR announced on November 30 that it expects in early December to consult on its intention to cease the publication of most USD L...

Last week, the SEC enacted sweeping changes to a number of financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K. The rule changes, among other things, eliminate the requirement that regist...

Rules and Regulations SEC Simplifies Private Offering Rules Withdrawal of SEC Staff No-Action Letters Related to Rulemaking on Funds of Funds and ETFs Industry Update OCIE Issues Risk ...

Rules and Regulations SEC Simplifies Private Offering Rules   Industry Update OCIE Issues Risk Alert on Observations from Examinations of Investment Advisers with Multiple Branch Offic...

On November 18, the administrator of LIBOR announced that it will, in the near future, consult on its intention to cease the publication of all GBP, EUR, CHF and JPY LIBOR settings after ...

This week the SEC amended its rules to permit electronic signatures on documents submitted to the SEC through EDGAR, as long as certain procedures are followed. We expect these amendments...

On 19 November 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced a review by HM Treasury of the UK listing regime (the Review). In particular the Review focuses on free float ...