On 13 October 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority published updated questions and answers (Q&As) on the Prospectus Regulation.
The Q&As now include Question 15.9: Prospectus exemption in connection with a takeover by means of an exchange offer.
On October 3, 2022, the US Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it charged Kim Kardashian for failing to disclose her interest in the promotion of a crypto asset on social media, resulting in a settlement of USD 1.26 million. In its brief decision, the SEC explained that Ms. Kardashian failed to
On 17 August 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated their webpage on Discussion Paper 22/2: Primary Markets Effectiveness Review: Feedback to the discussion of the purpose of the listing regime and further discussion.
The webpage has updated the section on ‘Next steps’ noting that the period for commenting on the Discussion Paper
On 7 July 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a public statement on prospectus supervision in the context of EU sanctions connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The statement alerts stakeholders to the European Commission’s FAQs, which cover the scope and implementation of EU sanctions and concerns whether there is sufficient legal
Germany further broadens the scope of its new legislative regime for electronic securities: On 18 June 2022, the German Regulation on Crypto Fund Units (Verordnung über Kryptofondsanteile – KryptoFAV; link) entered into force. The KryptoFAV introduces the possibility to issue units in common funds (Sondervermögen) via decentralised crypto securities registers
On 27 May 2022, the FCA published Primary Market Bulletin 40.
In Primary Market Bulletin 40 the FCA follows up on its earlier consultation set out in Primary Market Bulletin 34. In Primary Market Bulletin 34 the FCA set out proposed changes to, 1 procedural note, 10 technical notes and four new technical notes.
On 26 May 2022, the FCA published Discussion Paper 22/2 ‘Primary Markets Effectiveness Review: Feedback to the discussion of the purpose of the listing regime and further discussion’ (DP22/2). DP22/2 will be of interest to, among others, listed companies and exchanges or venue operators.
DP22/2 follows the publication of Policy Statement 21/22, which introduced new
On 4 April 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report on the review of certain aspects of the Short Selling Regulation (SSR).
The final report:
On 23 March 2022, the FCA published Primary Market Bulletin 39.
In this edition, the FCA have announced the removal of the temporary measures that were imposed in 2020 which allowed delayed annual and interim financial reporting. The FCA will also be rescinding the temporary measures in regards to working capital statements and general
On 9 February 2022, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the AFM) published the results of a study into the quality of order execution on payment for order flow (PFOF) trading venues. The report containing the AFM’s findings is titled ‘Assessing the quality of executions on