ArticleCanadian Corporation Receives U.S. Tender Offer ReliefThe tender offer will be conducted pursuant to Canadian statutory requirements.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleEU Agrees To UK Request To Postpone BrexitThe European Union Council agreed to extend the deadline for Brexit from October 31, 2019 to January 31, 2020. The United Kingdom requested the extension.European UnionGovernment, Public SectorHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFederal Register: SEC Corrects Supplemental Information In Rule Amending EDGAR Filer ManualThe correction was published in the Federal Register.United StatesAccounting and AuditHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFINRA To Impose GASB Accounting Support FeeFINRA notified members that it will assess $8,935,500 to fund the annual budget of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board ("GASB").United StatesAccounting and AuditHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFIA PTG Encourages CFTC To Approve ICE Futures' Pre-Hedging ProposalFIA PTG Encourages CFTC To Approve ICE Futures' Pre-Hedging ProposalUnited StatesAntitrust/Competition LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFRB Extends Expiration Date For COVID-19 Related Lending Facilities - November 30, 2020The Federal Reserve Board, with the approval of Treasury, extended the expiration date, from December 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021.United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleAssociate Director Of Enforcement To Leave The SECSEC Associate Director of Enforcement Stephen L. Cohen will be leaving the agency at the end of the month.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleBroker-Dealer Settles SEC Charges Regarding Improper Handling Of ADRsA subsidiary of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited agreed to settle SEC charges of lending "pre-released" American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs").United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleEffective And Compliance Dates Set For SEC Amendments On Financial Disclosure Under Regulation S-KThe SEC published in the Federal Register a final rule designed to "modernize, simplify, and enhance" Regulation S-K financial disclosure requirements.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFederal Register: SEC Adopts Final Rule On Appointment And Removal Of PCAOB Hearing OfficersThe SEC rule mandating that the appointment or removal of a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") hearing officer be subject to agency approval was published in the Federal Register.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFederal Register: SEC Adopts Process For SBS Entities To Apply For Relief For Statutorily Disqualified PersonnelAn SEC proposal to establish a process for registered security-based swap ("SBS") dealers and major SBS participants applying for relief from the prohibition ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFederal Register: SEC Extends Comment Period On Variable Annuity And Life Insurance ContractsComments must be submitted by March 15, 2019.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFederal Register: SEC Proposes Greater Flexibility On Communications With Institutional InvestorsThe SEC proposal allowing issuers to communicate with potential investors to determine whether such investors ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFederal Register: SEC Proposes Revising Offering Process For BDCs And Closed-End FundsThe SEC proposal modifying the offering process for business development companies ("BDCs") and other closed-end investment companies under the Securities Act was published in the Federal Register.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFederal Register: SEC Reconsiders Cross-Border Swap RulesSEC-proposed amendments and interpretive guidance to certain rules governing security-based swap activity in a cross-border context ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFederal Register: SEC Requests Comments On Securities Offering ExemptionsThe SEC concept release reviewing the framework for exempt offerings was published in the Federal Register.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFINRA And Exchanges Provide Guidance On Upcoming Clock Synchronization RequirementsFINRA and the national securities exchanges (the "SROs") provided guidance on upcoming clock synchronization requirements pursuant to the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail ("CAT NMS Plan"). United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFINRA And ISG Extend Effective Date For Large Trader Reporting Data ElementsFINRA And ISG Extend Effective Date For Large Trader Reporting Data Elements.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFINRA Highlights Change To Delay Periods For Historic TRACE Data SetsEffective October 2, 2017, the delay period applicable to Historic Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine ("TRACE") Data for corporate bonds and agency debt will be reduced from 18 months to six months. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFINRA Names New Senior VP Of Office Of Government AffairsFINRA named Gregory J. Dean, Jr. Senior Vice President for the Office of Government Affairs. Mr. Dean had been serving as Senior Director, Regulatory & Government Affairs...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader