Updated September 3, 2021Recently a purported shareholder of certain SPACs initiated derivative lawsuits asserting that the SPACs are investment companies under the Investment Company Act...
Nasdaq’s new board diversity rules, approved by the SEC on August 6, will require listed companies to have diverse board members or explain why they do not. In addition, the rules will ...
This week, the staff of the SEC issued a statement expressing a view that, despite the widespread practice to the contrary, most warrants issued in connection with a SPAC transaction shou...
On April 2nd, the SEC approved NYSE rule changes that will relax current requirements to obtain shareholder approval prior to certain equity issuances. The changes will facilitate capital...
In recent months, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has stepped up its scrutiny of investments by Hong Kong-listed companies in various types of short-term investment products. Importantly, bu...
On December 28, the NYSE proposed rules that would relax its current requirements to obtain shareholder approval prior to certain equity issuances. The proposal, if approved, would more c...
This week, the SEC proposed to amend Rule 144 to revise the holding period determination for securities acquired upon conversion or exchange of certain types of convertible securities. Th...
On December 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved for the second time the NYSE’s proposed rule change that would permit companies to raise capital in a direct listing by s...
After almost a decade of attempting to issue similar rules, on December 16 the SEC adopted amendments that would require resource extraction companies to disclose payments made to foreign...
This memorandum highlights some considerations for the preparation of your 2020 annual report on Form 20-F. As in previous years, we discuss both disclosure developments and continued are...
