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On December 8, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) released sample comments covering disclosure topics...

As discussed in a previous Capital Markets Watch post, SEC Staffing Up for a New Era of Crypto Control, stablecoins are meant to be a less volatile alternative to traditional cryptocurrencies.

Gabon, the second-most forested nation after Suriname, aims to create 187 million carbon credits, almost half of which could be sold on the offsets market in what would be the single largest issuance in history. The government is working with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s REDD+ mechanism to create the credits, Gabonese Minister of Water, Forests, the Sea and Environment Lee White said last week on the sidelines of a Commonwealth group of nations meeting in Rwanda. Gabon also...

On February 10, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced new proposals to amend the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...

On May 19, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC's proposal to allow companies to directly list their equity securities on the exchange without an underwriter.

Hi all,  Reading this on the Web or know someone who might enjoy receiving Asian Insider? Our sign-up page is here. Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi in remand till Feb 17; Internet cut, then restored Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been remanded in custody until Wednesday (Feb 17), not Monday as previously thought, her lawyer said. The junta cut Internet service and deployed troops around the country in signs of a feared crackdown on anti-coup protests, hours after security forces f...

Dubai: The GCC capital market activity is seen picking up as the regional economies have transitioned to a ‘new normal’ characterised by uncertainties, according to Pwc’s GCC Capital Markets Watch survey. “GCC IPOs [initial public offerings] have resumed albeit with limited activity. In contrast, the debt market has been highly active and we expect the debt market activity to continue in the near future,” said Mohamed ElBorno, Partner, Head of Assurance at PwC Middle East. Resilient p...