SPACs and Forward-Looking Disclosure: Hype or Information?

By Kimball Chapman, Richard M. Frankel and Xiumin Martin September 21, 2021 by renholding

In 2021, 359 SPACs have raised $95 billion, surpassing the $74 billion raised by 254 SPACs in 2020. The growth in this market might mean that sophisticated investors are using a regulatory loophole to avoid IPO disclosure regulations in taking …

SEC Chair Gensler Testifies Before Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

By Gary Gensler September 16, 2021 by renholding

Good morning, Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Toomey, and members of the Committee. I’m honored to appear before you today for the first time as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I’d like to thank you for your support in …

Disclosure Procedure

By Andrew Jennings September 13, 2021 by renholding

Each year, U.S. public companies spend millions of people-hours producing the securities disclosures that undergird public capital markets. But relatively little is known about how firms produce such consequential information, including whether they are spending too much, too little, or …

The Strategic Use of Form 13F Restatements by Hedge Funds

By Sean Cao, Zhi Da, Daniel Jiang and Baozhong Yang September 7, 2021 by renholding

On July 10, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a proposal to increase the reporting threshold for Form 13F from $100 million to $3.5 billion. Form 13F was adopted in 1975 and required managers with more than $100 …

SEC Chair Speaks Before European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

By Gary Gensler September 2, 2021 by renholding

Thank you, Chair Tinagli and Members of the Committee. I’m honored to appear before this Committee for the fourth time, and for the first time as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As is customary, I’d like to

…

Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses SEC Case on Misleading Disclosure of Cybersecurity Incident

By Robert Downes, Nicole Friedlander, Anthony Lewis, Steve Peikin and Kamil Shields August 24, 2021 by renholding

On August 16, 2021, the SEC charged Pearson plc with misleading investors and failing to maintain adequate disclosure controls and procedures in connection with a cybersecurity incident. According to the SEC’s order, Pearson learned in March 2019 about an intrusion …

Wachtell Lipton Discusses Latest SEC Enforcement Action over Cyber Breach

By John F. Savarese, Wayne M. Carlin and Sabastian V. Niles August 20, 2021 by renholding

In yet another important signal of the SEC’s increasing focus on how public companies respond to, and issue disclosures concerning, significant cyber breaches, the Commission announced yesterday that it had entered into a settled administrative order with Pearson plc, finding …

Debevoise & Plimpton Discusses European Commission’s Views on Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation

By Patricia Volhard, Jin-Hyuk Jang, John Young and Eric Olmesdahl August 6, 2021 by renholding

The European Commission (the “Commission”) recently issued long-awaited answers to questions raised by the European Supervisory Authorities earlier this year on the Regulation on Sustainability-related Disclosures in the Financial Sector (“SFDR”). This Update covers answers to questions that relate to …

SEC Chair Gensler Speaks on Climate Risk and Disclosure

By Gary Gensler July 29, 2021 by renholding

It’s good to be here with the Principles for Responsible Investment. As is customary, I’d like to note my views are my own, and I’m not speaking on behalf of the Commission or the SEC’s staff.

Before we get to …

The Evolution of Environmental Discourse in Conference Calls

By Elaine Henry, Xi Jiang, and Andrea Rozario July 12, 2021 by renholding

Climate change disclosure ranks among the priorities of Gary Gensler, the new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. With the rapid reallocation of capital to green investments – characterized as a “tectonic shift” by BlackRock[1] and a “frenzy” …

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Global Implications of Manager Disclosure

By Michael Young, Richard B. Evans, Miguel A. Ferreira and Pedro Matos July 8, 2021 by renholding

Delegated asset management, and mutual funds in particular, have become the investment vehicle of choice for retail investors in capital markets worldwide. At the end of 2020, open-end mutual funds had a total of $63 trillion in assets under management …

SEC Chair Calls for Transparency on What Funds Mean by Sustainability and Diversity

By Gary Gensler July 8, 2021 by renholding

Thank you for the kind introduction. I enjoyed chatting with you a couple of weeks ago, Ed, and it’s good to meet with the whole committee for the first time.

I’m grateful for your time and willingness to give us

…

How Does Private Firm Disclosure Affect Demand for Public Firm Equity?

By Jinhwan Kim and Marcel Olbert July 6, 2021 by renholding

In 2020, over 98 percent of the 40 million firms that disclosed detailed financial statement information worldwide were privately owned. Given their economic importance, the social value (or cost) of regulating private firm disclosures is likely significant, and how much …

SEC Chair Gensler Speaks at London City Week

By Gary Gensler June 30, 2021 by renholding

I’m honored to be speaking again at London City Week. It’s been eight years since I last spoke here. That was about benchmark interest rates and the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). I may come back to that, but I’m

…

The Impact of Mandatory Gender Pay Gap Disclosure in the UK

By Aneesh Raghunandan and Shivaram Rajgopal June 29, 2021 by renholding

Firms are coming under increasing pressure to close and disclose their gender pay gaps. The pressure stems from several sources, including, (i) socially conscious investors; (ii) interest groups advocating the incorporation of ESG factors into corporate decision-making and stakeholder capitalism …

The Importance of Context for Numbers in Earnings Conference Calls

By Kris Allee, Chuong Do and Huy Do June 28, 2021 by renholding

Numbers generally convey a sense of certainty – especially in accounting and finance. However, this perceived precision also makes it easier to use them in misleading ways. An extensive literature in political science and mass communications discusses how numbers, taken …

Wachtell Lipton Discusses Key Corporate Governance Issues for Mid-Year 2021

By Martin Lipton, Steven A. Rosenblum and Karessa L. Cain June 28, 2021 by renholding

Last year, we did a mid-year edition of our annual Thoughts for Boards of Directors to highlight key issues and considerations in managing the challenging business environment and profound upheaval caused by the pandemic. Many of these issues are still …

Paul Weiss Discusses SEC Move to Consider ESG Disclosures

By Daniel J. Kramer, David S. Huntington, Mark S. Bergman, Brad S. Karp and Audra J. Soloway June 22, 2021 by renholding

The SEC recently closed its period of public comment on the topic of climate-change disclosures after receiving hundreds of submissions. The comments, not surprisingly, reflected a range of views regarding climate-related disclosures, including whether the SEC should or must limit …

The SEC’s Regulation of ESG Disclosures

By David A. Katz and Laura A. McIntosh June 21, 2021 by renholding

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has indicated that ESG disclosure regulation will be a central focus of recently confirmed SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s tenure. At the top of the agenda is climate change disclosure, and the Commission is taking …

ESG and the Pricing of IPOs: Does Sustainability Matter?

By Alessandro Fenili and Carlo Raimondo June 18, 2021 by renholding

In recent years, investors and others in the financial community have devoted increasing attention to the role of sustainability in financial markets and the economy at large. Sustainability is now seen as an alternative form of risk management, a way …

« Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 … 22 Next »

The CLS Blue Sky Blog

Columbia Law School's Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets

disclosure