Lexis Practice Advisor
This practice note focuses on recent market trends in risk factor disclosure required in US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and provides recent risk factor disclosure examples, covering COVID-19, Brexit, London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) cessation, cybersecurity, and China-based issuers. Additionally, this practice note discusses recent amendments to the description of…
On April 2, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved changes initially submitted by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) in December 2020 that amend certain of its shareholder approval rules. The NYSE proposed the changes because the prior requirements made it unnecessarily difficult for listed companies to raise necessary capital in private placement…
March 17, 2021 Webinar
11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
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In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to raise a number of issues specific to public companies that file reports with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
During this webinar hosted by Intelligize, Laura Richman and Christina Thomas will address these issues, specifically…
February 16, 2021 Webinar
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
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The use of non-GAAP financial measures by public companies continues to draw regulatory scrutiny and media attention. Companies often use these measures to supplement GAAP numbers and convey information they believe is relevant, meaningful and useful in understanding their financial performance. Join…
February 10, 2021 Webinar
1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
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In recent years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has continued to execute on its disclosure effectiveness initiative, which has as its objective eliminating redundant and outdated disclosure requirements, as well as modernizing the requirements applicable to SEC reporting companies. As a result,…
February 1, 2021 Webinar
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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Commercial Paper programs remain a popular financing tool used by investment grade corporate issuers. Total US commercial paper issuance by non-financial corporates currently approximates $200B, and $80B in Europe.
The Commercial Paper market has made a full recovery from the brief dislocation of…
January 29, 2021 Webinar
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact public companies that file reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as they respond to their disclosure obligations and navigate other challenges posed by the pandemic. Join Candace Jackson, Christine McDevitt, Christina Thomas and…
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation recently delivered its annual report for FY2020 to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the US Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the US House of Representatives, as required under the Securities Exchange Act. The report…
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation issued a press release announcing a call on February 4, 2021, open to the public.
The session, referred to as the Capital Call, will be the second such event, and will provide an opportunity for the Office to discuss its work…
January 26, 2021 Webinar
9:00 am – 11:00 am EST
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2021 DCM Developments in the Shade of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The debt capital markets have been busy in 2020 and have enabled many issuers to prepare their treasury requirements for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the one hand, but on the other…
