Securities Offerings in the Global Market: Focus on 2012
Overview:
Against the backdrop of rapidly changing global financial markets, there have been many regulatory developments affecting cross-border capital markets transactions, including changes relating to accounting standards, listing requirements on foreign stock exchanges, corporate governance, and derivatives regulation, among others.
Given these regulatory developments, capital markets practitioners should always be up-to-date on recent regulatory guidance and emerging issues.
The Knowledge Group is assembling a team of experts to provide you with insights on the following hot topics:
• Introduction: The Euro Crisis and the Global Regulatory Response
• A Closer Look at Capital Markets
• What’s in IFRS?
• Corporate Governance
• Derivatives Regulation
• Best Practices
• Looking Beyond 2012
Agenda:
- Current State of Play for Use of IFRS in Global Capital Markets
- number and trend in number of SEC registrants using IFRS
- other capital markets requiring or allowing use
- potential use of IFRS in U.S. by domestic companies
- SEC Staff Paper-Analysis of IFRS in Practice-focusing on consistency
- Practical complexities associated with cross-border and dual listing transactions
- new and emerging accounting
- pre-clearance matters
- existing disclosure obligations and considerations for dual listing transactions
- regulator-to regulator consultations
- country and regulator centric accounting policies and standards-implications
- Issues Raised in Specific Transactions
Who Should Attend:
- Lawyers
- Accountants
- General Counsel
- And other Securities Professionals
Chris Paci, Chair of DLA Piper’s Capital Markets practice group, has substantial experience representing investment banks and US and foreign …
George Barboutis is a US-qualified partner with the London office of DLA Piper practicing with the firm’s International Securities Group …
Kathryn M. Trkla is a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP where she is a member of the Securities, Commodities …
Mark S. Bergman is co-head of the Securities and Capital Markets Group at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP …
John Abbott is a partner in PwC's Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services (CMAAS) group, based in New York metro. …
Course Level:
Intermediate
Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials
Method of Presentation:
On-demand Webcast (CLE)
Prerequisite:
NONE
Course Code:
114197
Total Credits:
2.0 CLE
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