Audit Board

AUGUST 4, 2022

Climate change concerns are greatest in industries heavily reliant on fossil fuels — and energy and utilities companies that haven’t begun strategically planning are already behind. Why ESG Needs To Be a Top Priority for Energy and Utilities Companies . In response, businesses in the energy sector are taking action.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 29, 2024

Those stakeholders are looking for metrics on a company’s carbon footprint and energy usage–and evidence that the business is working to reduce both. And there are reporting best practices for ESG auditing that can be helpful to companies and the legal and tax agencies providing auditing support. But that has been changing.

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Value Scope

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

As it pertains to the energy sector, the weight energy carries in various indices has gone down significantly in the last few years. While we might not have an answer right now about the regulatory aspects of ESG reporting, this paper will introduce analytical methods for providing valuations of ESG performance. Environment.

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ABI

JANUARY 20, 2020

However, courts are split as to whether a bankruptcy court has the power to authorize the rejection of an electric power purchase agreement or whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) has exclusive jurisdiction over these contracts. [1] Energy Regulatory Comm’n, Adv. ( 27 (S.D.N.Y.

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 9, 2024

The business environment has also become more complex: macroeconomic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, regulatory unpredictability, political polarization, culture wars, cybersecurity threats, the growth of generative AI, and energy transition are among the issues that boards are now expected to navigate.

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Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 28, 2023

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had simultaneously sued and approved a settlement (a consent order) related to the proposed acquisition of EQT Corporation by funds managed by Quantum Energy Partners (Quantum). On August 16, 2023, the U.S. ENDNOTES 1 Press Release, U.S. Dep’t of Just., Dep’t of Just.,

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Reynolds Holding

JUNE 22, 2022

In recent years, innovation in the blockchain or “Web3” space has been impacted by uncertainty on the regulatory front. Despite repeated calls for regulatory clarity from industry members, lawmakers and even SEC commissioners, little progress has been made in achieving that clarity. securities law. securities law.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 29, 2024

On April 4, 2024, the Federal Register published the U.S. Qualifies as an Education Facility The entity qualifies as any of the following types of education facilities: (i) A local educational agency, educational service agency, or state educational agency.

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Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 24, 2022

In 2021 and 2022, as the market continued to focus increasingly on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) issues, government financial regulators across many independent agencies strongly indicated that increased enforcement relating to ESG is on the horizon, while private plaintiffs filed novel securities class actions based on ESG issues.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 15, 2024

Derivatives are financial instruments used to shift risks, such as fluctuations in interest rates or foreign exchange rates or changes in the value of assets such as stocks, bonds, metals, or agricultural or energy products. Federal law requires that exchange-traded derivatives generally have to be cleared. In the U.S.,

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Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 11, 2022

some federal and state elected officials and enforcement officials recently have raised concerns with whether ESG-related initiatives involving competitors can violate the antitrust laws. regulatory authorities have taken a more proactive approach to facilitate promotion of collaborative ESG efforts within the boundaries of antitrust law.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 26, 2023

Moreover, the Commission has failed to explain why we need this rule. 2] When companies fail to make the required disclosures about cyber risks or inform investors of a cyber incident in a timely manner, the Commission can bring an enforcement action based on existing disclosure obligations. [3] Accordingly, I dissent.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 12, 2024

state-authorized or state-chartered financial institutions” [3] —which, based on a plain reading of the Financial Institutions Codes, include Florida state-chartered banks, trust companies and credit unions, as well as Florida state-licensed branches, agencies, administrative offices, and representative offices of non-U.S. 655.005.” [17]

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 22, 2023

SIGNIFICANT LEGAL AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS IN 2022 SEC’s proposed climate-related disclosure rules: On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed expansive climate-related disclosure requirements in a proposing release that, if adopted, would require U.S.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 23, 2023

As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I am not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the staff. Later this month marks 90 years since President Franklin Roosevelt signed the first of the federal securities laws, the Securities Act of 1933.

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Reynolds Holding

JUNE 16, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2022. The Working Group on Securities Disclosure Authority respectfully submits these comments on the Commission’s recent proposal related to mandated, standardized climate-related disclosures for investors. We differ in our views on the specifics of the Commission’s proposal.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As set out in our 28 July 2022 client alert “ H1 2022 — ESG Trends and Expectations ”, although the invasion of the Ukraine highlighted the need to accelerate the green energy transition, the unforeseen event did not slow progress on a number of other key ESG themes. and Europe. and Europe.

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

4] For those financial institutions that are members of climate initiatives or that have otherwise publicized GHG emission reduction targets, such credit decisions may be scrutinized by certain state enforcement agencies who also may request the institution’s documentation supporting the credit decision.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 19, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on climate disclosure, first proposed in March 2022 and likely to be issued in final form in October 2023, [1] have drawn considerable controversy and face an uncertain fate in the inevitable litigation. [2] 4] The new corporate climate disclosure bills may well continue that tradition.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 14, 2022

On June 21, 2022, the House Energy and Commerce Committee formally introduced a new federal privacy bill: the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (“ADPPA”). Even if not enacted, its provisions are likely to influence a future federal privacy law. Federal and State Enforcement. Federal Trade Commission.

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Audit Board

AUGUST 31, 2023

With the rise of each new question or headline about environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and regulatory requirements, your organization expects you to have answers. However, the UK is creating the UK Sustainability Disclosure Standards (SDS) that “may be referenced in any legal or regulatory requirements for UK entities.”

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 21, 2022

On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed, in a 510-page release , climate-related disclosure rules for public companies. In addition, financial institutions will need to consider their obligations under certain state, federal and non-U.S. BACKGROUND.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 24, 2020

Tech M&A hit the global regulatory crosshairs in 2019 – creating a deal environment in which regulatory clearance, timing and scope of review quickly become one of the most critical factors in assessing transaction risk. regulatory schemes imposed to achieve parallel objectives. In the U.S., Key takeaway?

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 7, 2023

Developments in the United States In the last six months, ESG initiatives and antitrust have come to the forefront of legislative and regulatory policy. antitrust agencies. In August 2022, 19 state attorneys general wrote to the CEO of BlackRock. A month later, during a U.S. On November 3, 2022, five Republican U.S. Shortly after, D.C.

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Benzinga

APRIL 18, 2022

Tod Monsen, CEO of Rock Canyon Bank went on to say, "NBH Bank brings us best-in-class banking solutions for our clients, and I am looking forward to working alongside their proven and high energy leadership team as we work to take our performance to the next level.". million of cash consideration and approximately 3.1

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Benzinga

APRIL 28, 2023

Mr. Ritrievi added, "Throughout March, our calling team devoted significant time and energy drawing clear distinctions between the risk profile and management of those failed and troubled banks and Mid Penn. 2) Regulatory capital ratios as of March 31, 2023 are preliminary and prior periods are actual. Mid Penn declared $3.2

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This mid-year update provides an overview of the major developments in federal and state securities litigation in the first half of 2022: I. Filing And Settlement Trends. Summary of Trend Cases—Core Federal Filings 2018 – June 2022. . We have already seen many notable developments in securities law this year. Cochran , No.

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