Worldwide: Finance and Banking

On April 15, 2026, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) filed a proposed rule change (SR-NASDAQ-2026-033) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) to increase initial listing requirements...

As addressed in our prior client memo, the "Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act" (the "HFIAA"), which was enacted on December 18, 2025 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, requires the directors and officers of foreign private issuers ("FPIs") to make filings under Section 16(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

The FCA has published final notices for Carillion and its former CEO for breaches of the Listing Rules and the UK Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). The publication of the notices follows the withdrawal by the CEO...

In the final episode of our Debt Sales 101 mini-series, we focus on what happens after a debt sale closes and how sellers manage ongoing compliance, oversight, and risk.

One does not need to be Miranda Priestly to observe that discounts are a trending topic for the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) advisory opinions (AOs).

Foreign exchange bureaus operating in the United States face rigorous IRS and FinCEN oversight due to their classification as Money Services Businesses (MSBs) under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

BNP Paribas is seeking a Vice President - Legal Counsel to serve on the Asset Finance & Securitization (“AFS”) Legal team.

A civil lawsuit filed by investors against banks who lent to and underwrote securitizations for the collapsed subprime auto finance company Tricolor Holdings alleges that these financial institutions ignored...

The Treasury Department has significantly shifted its approach to corporate and partnership tax regulation in 2025, withdrawing several proposed rules that faced criticism for being overly burdensome and complex. This regulatory rollback, driven by executive orders aimed at reducing compliance costs, has left taxpayers and advisors navigating uncertainty about which transaction structures remain permissible and how the IRS will enforce substantive tax rules without mandatory reporting requirements.

Federal agencies are deploying equity and equity-linked capital instruments across the critical minerals sector, fundamentally reshaping how mining and processing projects are capitalized, governed and exited. This structural shift introduces new considerations for sponsors and strategic investors navigating transactions where national security priorities intersect with private capital formation.

The explosive growth in demand for data center capacity has created one of the most active infrastructure financing markets in recent memory.

Welcome to the latest installment of Climate Law Matters. At a time when renewable energy deployment faces very real challenges—from political headwinds and regulatory uncertainty to funding challenges...