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SEC Chair Gensler Speaks on Emerging Trends in Asset Management

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That’s why they passed the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which covered intermediaries such as exchanges and broker-dealers as well as established our agency to oversee the securities markets. 3] SEC Commissioner Robert Healy told Congress in 1940 that, left unchecked, these risks and conflicts had produced a “shocking” number of abuses. [4]

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Updating Annual Report Risk Factors

Harvard Corporate Governance

Ten Key Developments to Consider when Updating Annual Report Risk Factor Disclosures. Market Conditions : Changes in global economic conditions, including volatile equity capital markets, may adversely affect a company’s business, revenues, and earnings.

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Gibson Dunn Offers 2022 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update

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The court ultimately held for the defendants, finding that the bylaws were “validly enacted on a clear day,” and the board “did not unfairly apply” them or make “compliance [with them] difficult.” 2. Failure To Disclose Specific Risks. B. Court Of Chancery Offers Guidance On “Vague” Schnell Standard. In Coster v.

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Wachtell Lipton Discusses Mergers and Acquisitions–2022 and 2023

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Most notably, the IPO market for tech companies (and generally) ground to an almost complete halt, with the number of tech companies raising at least $1 billion in their IPOs falling from twelve in 2021 to zero in 2022 and major anticipated IPOs, such as those of Instacart and WeTransfer, shelved for the foreseeable future.

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Gibson Dunn Offers 2022 Year-End Securities Litigation Update

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Although the market for SPAC IPOs has cooled relative to 2021, litigation arising out of SPAC transactions remains active, and courts have started to rule on motions to dismiss in SPAC-related shareholder lawsuits, with several recent decisions finding plaintiffs’ allegations to be sufficient to move forward. See In re Caremark Int’l Inc.

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Mayer Brown Discusses Bank Regulators’ Proposed Overhaul of Capital Requirements

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Further, while US regulators initially signaled that capital levels would not be materially impacted by the Endgame Standard, the Capital Proposal is now expected to increase common equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) capital by around 16% for banking organizations subject to the Capital Proposal.

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