On April 9, 2021, the Division of Examinations (“Division” or “staff”) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued a risk alert that highlighted its observations from its recent examinations of investment advisers, registered investment companies and private funds offering ESG products and services. The risk alert also provides observations of effective practices.
Noting that…
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Acting Director John Coates participated in a fireside chat on April 7, 2021 during the annual Global Capital Markets & the US Securities Laws program hosted by the Practicing Law Institute (PLI).
Acting Director Coates, when asked about his priorities at the SEC, mentioned three items: the “unprecedented surge” in…
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced (see press release) that it has created a new webpage, found here, that brings together all of the agency actions and information regarding climate and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. A link to the page will appear prominently on the SEC home page to address
In another step toward the integration of climate factors into the US corporate disclosure landscape, Acting Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Allison Herren Lee, issued a request for public input on climate change disclosures on March 15, 2021.
The request seeks input relating to 15 climate-related disclosure topics, including:
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The past few weeks have seen a flurry of ESG-related announcements coming from the SEC Acting Chair and staff. The most recent press release announced that the SEC has created a Climate and ESG Task Force in the Division of Enforcement:
[T]he Climate and ESG Task Force will develop initiatives to proactively identify ESG-related misconduct. …
March 11, 2021 Webinar
11:00 am – 11:30 am EST
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Join this webcast for partner Christina Thomas’ overview of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s ESG regulations, as well as what she expects will change in the near future with a new US president and a new SEC chair.
Christina recently joined…
On February 24, 2021, Acting Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Allison Herren Lee, announced that the agency will be focusing on public companies’ climate change disclosures as part of an effort to both assess current compliance with federal securities laws and develop new disclosure requirements for climate change. Specifically, she stated…
January 26, 2021 Webinar
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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…
January 14, 2021 Webinar
11:00 AM EST – 12:00 PM EST
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The American Friends of Hebrew University is pleased to partner with Mayer Brown for a discussion regarding ESG investing.
We welcome Professor Ronen Feldman, a leading expert in the field of text-mining and algorithmic trading and professor at the Hebrew University’s…
On December 9, 2020, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released its Climate Transition Finance Handbook (Handbook) and related Q&As to guide issuers in connection with the issuance of:
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