Yesterday, the NYSE filed a revised direct listing proposal which follows on the heels of last week’s rejection by the SEC of its prior direct listing rule proposal. The new rule propos...
The SEC today rejected the proposed NYSE rule change that would have permitted companies to raise capital in a direct listing. The NYSE has confirmed that it plans to revise and resubmit...
The NYSE has filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission that would permit companies to raise capital in a direct listing. Under the proposed rule change, an ...
This memorandum highlights some considerations for the preparation of your 2019 annual report on Form 20-F. As in previous years, we discuss both disclosure developments and continued are...
On November 5, 2019, at an open meeting the SEC voted (3 to 2) to propose amendments to the proxy rules. The proposed amendments relate to regulating proxy advisory firms. The SEC also vo...
At an open meeting yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed substantial amendments to the shareholder proposal rules. One proposed change is a stricter, tiered approach ...
On October 16, 2019, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14K. SLB 14K outlines the analytical framework of the Division regarding Exchange Act Rule 14a...
The SEC staff has changed its policy on issuing no-action letters to companies seeking to exclude a shareholder proposal from a proxy statement. The agency said it may sometimes respond o...
Last week the SEC published staff interpretations on the new Inline XBRL tagging requirements for Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F and 40-F. The new data-tagging rules, part of the SEC’s eff...
The SEC has proposed updated rules for the business description, legal proceedings and risk factor disclosure that U.S. companies make in registration statements, annual reports and quart...
