Issuers see drop in volume of securities class action lawsuits, study finds
At the mid-year point, the number of securities class action lawsuits filed in federal and state courts is at its lowest level...
Regulation Archive
UK publishes final rules for Spacs in bid to attract listings
The UK’s financial market regulator has finalized new rules for special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs) in a bid to attract...
FCA looks to change UK listing rules in competitiveness boost
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on proposed reforms designed to boost the competitiveness...
As companies disclose more ESG data, activists have an opportunity
The growth of corporate disclosure on ESG issues will offer new opportunities to activist investors as they search for evidence of...
Investor coalition calls for tougher methane regulation for oil and gas industry
A large coalition of investors has called on the US administration to strengthen methane regulation and warned that a lack of...
EU to more than quadruple number of companies covered by sustainable reporting rules
The European Commission (EC) has proposed new sustainable reporting rules that would greatly expand the number of companies forced...
Senate Banking Committee chair seeks to overturn 14a-8 reforms
Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has launched an effort to overturn SEC reforms that change the shareholder proposal process and...
Star Market’s success is reshaping how companies go public in China
In 2020, an equities market that had been in existence for less than two years attracted nearly half of all IPO proceeds in...
SEC accuses AT&T of Reg FD violations
The SEC has accused AT&T of violating Regulation FD and has charged three of its investor relations executives with aiding and...
Change rules on Spacs and dual-class shares to attract more IPOs, advises review of UK market
The UK should relax rules around special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs), free-float requirements and dual-class shares to...
