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New SEC private fund disclosure rules rejected by US court
A US appeals court has now thrown out those Rules in their entirety, finding that the SEC exceeded its statutory authority in adopting the Rules in August 2023 (given it was not empowered under either of provisions it relied upon to adopt the Rules). ...
Nature-related risks should be at the top of the boardroom agenda: key steps directors should take to manage these risks
Nature-related risks and opportunities have fast become a hot topic of discussion in Australian boardrooms. Investors have warned that boards and executives need to be upskilled on nature-related risks to be ready for what is to come. ...
Switzerland found to have contravened European Convention on Human Rights in responding to climate change
The European Court of Human Rights (the ECHR) has recently delivered a decision concerning the human rights impacts of climate change in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v Switzerland (European Court of Human Rights, Grand Chamber, Application No 53600/20, 9 April 2024) (Verein). ...
Takeaways from recent guidance on cyber incident disclosure obligations for listed companies
In this Insight, we examine the guidance note and related developments and offer our view as to when disclosure (for the purposes of the ASX listing rule requirements) of cyber incidents should generally only occur. ...
Mandatory human rights due diligence in the mainstream – what the CS3D means for companies
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) has been approved by the EU Council and EU Parliament and is expected to be formally adopted in coming months. The CS3D will establish a due diligence standard on sustainability issues and create potential legal liability for in-scope co ...
Understanding 'adequate procedures' – a key element in Australia's foreign bribery law reforms
In the wake of the new 'failure to prevent' offence, the Commonwealth Attorney-General is required to publish guidance on the steps that can be taken to prevent an associate from bribing foreign publi ...
How to prepare for, and execute, a successful exit
After a relatively subdued 2023, we are predicting that the rest of 2024 will prove to be the year of the exit, with improving macroeconomic conditions providing the ideal environment for the exit of a number of high-quality assets. ...
Reforms to strengthen and streamline the FIRB regime
On 1 May 2024, the Australian Treasurer announced reforms to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) framework, to make it stronger, more streamlined and more transparent. On the same day, the Government released an updated Foreign Investment Policy document, setting out the reforms. ...
Federal US privacy reform
Covered in this webinar: what has changed since previous efforts to introduce federal US privacy laws; what the proposal covers and what's missing; how might it impact Australian organisations; how does it compare to current Australian privacy law reform proposals; and what's next for the draft legislation. ...
Key steps to prepare for the fifth edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations
The ASX Corporate Governance Council (the Council) recently published the Consultation Draft for a fifth edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (the Recommendations). ...