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IMPORTANT NOTICE: On December 26, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals restored a preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act. [...]

Directors of a Dutch company that have not yet prepared and/or adopted the annual accounts of the financial year 2023, please pay attention! It is time to take action, as [...]

Making year-end reporting and annual meetings easier for public companies Updated November 2024 Goodwin's Year-End Tool Kit provides resources to help public companies prepare year-end reports and gear up for [...]

WHAT HAPPENED As discussed in our October 27, 2024 post, the SEC has announced new security requirements for Edgar filers. The compliance date is September 15, 2025. The changes will [...]

As 31 December 2024, the end of the financial year for many companies, approaches, this guide aims to remind companies of the reviews they need to conduct on their equity [...]

The Corporate Transparency Act and its implementing regulations (collectively, the 'CTA')1 became effective on January 1, 2024. This memorandum focuses on a few key CTA considerations as the end-of-year deadline [...]

Companies continue to have their hands full addressing new disclosure mandates against the backdrop of an active SEC enforcement agenda. We address related disclosure implications and other considerations to inform [...]

For multinational entities, OECD Pillar Two will involve a cross-functional effort because it impacts quarterly reporting, annual audit cycles, and more. Corporate accounting and tax professionals will need to team [...]

Welcome to the Conyers BVI Corporate Review for Q3 2024. In this edition we cover the upcoming annual return filing deadlines for BVI companies, recent headline transactions, recent publications and [...]

Under the U.S. federal securities laws and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. public companies and foreign private issuers are subject to substantial disclosure requirements in their periodic [...]

On June 24, 2024, the SEC issued five new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) relating to the materiality assessment and disclosure requirements of material cybersecurity incidents under Item 1.05 of [...]

Filling of annual returns hold a crucial role in maintaining transparency and compliance within the corporate sector. As contained in Section 417 of CAMA 2020 of the Company and Allied [...]

Annual General Meeting (AGM) facilitates communication between a company's shareholders and its management. It ensures transparency, accountability, and compliance with legal requirements. According to the Companies Act 2019 (Act 992) [...]

Key Dates 31 March 2024 - COMPLIANCE REPORT For BVI investment business licence holders ('Licensees') for the reporting period ending 31 December 2023 31 March 2024 - INVESTMENT BUSINESS ANNUAL [...]

In the near future, due to new legal obligations or the expectations of their business partners, companies will increasingly have to prepare their own sustainability reports and publish them in [...]

Companies that operate facilities located in Canada that emit the equivalent of 10,000 tonnes or more in carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases ('GHGs') per year are subject to new [...]

On June 3, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had adopted amendments to its rules that will require electronic filing or submission of a variety [...]

The SEC proposed amendments to rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under SEA Sections 13(d) ('Reports by Persons Acquiring More Than Five per Centum of Certain Classes of Securities') and 13(g) [...]

Summary Reporting issuers in Canada are subject to governance standards and continuous disclosure obligations under securities laws and stock exchange rules. From time to time, securities regulators, including the Canadian [...]

Private employers with more than 100 employees and federal contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees are required to annually submit certain workforce demographic data to the Equal Employment [...]

Certain Financial Institutions in Ireland are obliged to file both Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ('FATCA') and Common Reporting Standard ('CRS') reports by 30 June 2021 with Revenue. Those with [...]

In the midst of a global pandemic, when a number of businesses are focusing on survival, the last thing on many directors' minds is meeting Companies House filing deadlines in [...]

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) recently launched a new consultation on restoring trust in audit and corporate governance. The consultation seeks to make a number of [...]

The Corporate Transparency Act (the 'CTA') was adopted on January 1, 2021, to combat the laundering of illicit funds through anonymous 'shell' companies. The CTA will require certain corporations and [...]

On January 22, 2021, the Government of India brought into effect the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 ('Rules'). The Rules amended the exiting Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility [...]

During the summer of 2020, several new rules regarding waste were enacted. These changes in waste legislation were part of the implementation of the Waste Framework Directive and the ongoing [...]

Revised SEC rules that took effect in November are intended to modernize reporting requirements. Matthew Dolloff, Erica Hogan and William Mills explain what the changes are and how companies can [...]

The District of Columbia Council has passed several pieces of legislation that impose significant obligations on D.C. employers, particularly those in the hospitality industry. Below are summaries of recent laws [...]

On November 19, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final amendments to the disclosure rules affecting Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) and related financial disclosures. The amendments were proposed [...]

Introduction In a recent enforcement action, the Securities and Futures Commission (the 'SFC') has publicly reprimanded and fined China Everbright Securities (HK) Limited ('CESHK') HK$2.5 million for relying on expired [...]