Category: Regulatory
UK FCA Updates on COVID-19 Issues for Listed Companies
On May 27, 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK published a newsletter outlining its continuing expectations of issuers in the UK on market conduct and transaction reporting issues. The FCA also published a Primary Market Bulletin setting out updates for issuers on temporary relief for the timing of […]
Cooley Supports Petition to SEC for E-Signatures
Cooley, together with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Fenwick & West, has submitted a petition to the SEC requesting a rule change to allow companies to use electronic signatures in their filings. Today, companies are required to sign many SEC filings, including registration statements filed in connection with IPOs, […]
UK Pre-Emption Group Provides Temporary Additional Flexibility for Pre-Emption Disapplication Authorities
The UK Pre-Emption Group (PEG) issued a statement, published on April 1, 2020, regarding its expectations for non-pre-emptive issues by companies listed in the UK in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. Temporary increase The PEG recommends that investors, on a case-by-case basis, consider supporting non-pre-emptive issues by companies of […]
COVID-19 Updates for UK + European Capital Markets: FCA, FRC + PRA Joint Statement, AIM Guidance and ESMA Public Statement
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, several key updates for UK and European capital markets have recently been released, focusing primarily on financial reporting, including a joint statement by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), an Inside AIM publication by the London […]
Practical Observations on Preparing Prospectuses Under the New Prospectus Regulation
On 21 July 2019 the new Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) (the “œNew Prospectus Regulation “) regime repealed and replaced the previous Prospectus Directive ( “œPD2 “) regime in all EU Member States. In this briefing we explore the impact of the New Prospective Regulation on issuers producing a prospectus […]