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2024 U.S. Proxy Season: Recent Proxy and Annual Report Developments

Harvard Corporate Governance

Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) amended rules relating to insider trading arrangements and related disclosures. The amendments added conditions to the availability of the affirmative defense to insider trading liability contained in Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).

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ISS Discusses Global Crackdown on ESG Greenwashing

Reynolds Holding

In the latest salvo, on 25 May the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3:1 to approve two proposals enhancing scrutiny of ESG funds and advisers’ ESG practices. Recently updated Canadian fund guidance. Emerging APAC regulation. Conclusion.

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SEC Commissioner Peirce Dissents from Rules on Cybersecurity Disclosure

Reynolds Holding

Today’s rule, by contrast, reads like a test run for future overly prescriptive, overly costly disclosure rules covering a never-ending list of hot topics. ENDNOTES [1] Release at 5 (citing CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. Attorney General. [14] 14] Obtaining approval within four days will be quite a feat. [15] 2—Cybersecurity (Oct.

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A Beginner’s Guide to the SBF Prosecution: Where the Legal Issues Lie

Reynolds Holding

1] holds that the federal securities laws basically do not apply extraterritorially, but they have never quite understood Morrison ’s reasoning or standard. 8] In the case of the federal securities laws, the facts of Morrison show that the mere sending of mail by the defendant National Australia Bank into the U.S. Nat’l Austl.

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SEC Investment Management Chief Speaks on Regulation Outside the U.S.

Reynolds Holding

I have, for instance, a keen appreciation for football, in its European, American, Canadian, Australian, rugby, and even Gaelic permutations. I find that many of the more serious issues we face in the world today, with respect to the securities industry or otherwise, also have a global reach and consequences. No 34731 (Oct.

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Wachtell Lipton Discusses Mergers and Acquisitions–2022 and 2023

Reynolds Holding

House of Representatives to ban Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from operating in the United States and widespread attention focused on the crypto industry following the November 2022 implosion of cryptocurrency exchange FTX). Intercontinental Exchange Inc.’s s $13 billion acquisition of Black Knight, Inc. companies by non-U.S.

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Metals & Mining Investment Banking: The Full Guide to Ground Zero for the Energy Transition

Brian DeChesare

You don’t need to be a technical mining expert to pass your interviews, as all the standard topics will still come up, but you should know the following: The main categories of metals and the factors that drive their prices, production, and supply (see below).

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