On June 29, 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an updated opinion on the additional information that it considers will need to be included in a “...
Companies contemplating U.S. acquisitions or with existing U.S. investments should be aware of two recent regulatory developments involving notifications to U.S. authorities. The Federal ...
The UK Takeover Panel has confirmed a number of changes to the UK takeover regime in a series of Panel Statements released in late December and early January.
On 23 December 2014, the Pan...
The CRD IV package, comprising the Capital Requirements Directive IV[1] (CRD IV) and the Capital Requirements Regulation[2] (CRR), sets out requirements in relation to the remuneration po...
On 14 November 2014, the UK Takeover Panel published a response statement (RS 2014/1) to its July consultation on miscellaneous changes to the Takeover Code (PCP 2014/1). The consultatio...
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has issued a new consultation paper (CP 14/21) on sponsor competence. The consultation paper provides feedback and final rule changes in...
Two key publications have recently been issued which are relevant to UK listed companies in terms of their corporate governance policies on remuneration and risk management.
The first is ...
The UK Takeover Panel is consulting on a new framework for the regulation of statements made by the parties to an offer relating to a particular course of action that they commit to or in...
The move toward stricter regulation of remuneration in the financial services industry in the European Union has continued over the course of the past year, rendering the web of overlappi...
Two sets of important guidelines have recently been issued which are relevant to UK listed companies seeking to raise new capital or contemplating other types of corporate finance transac...
