What you need to know about the changes to the U.S. Investment Advisers Act after Dodd-Frank: how to become a U.S. registered adviser or confirm an available exemption *

USA - September 3 2012
Non-U.S. advisers to private investment funds with U.S. investors and/or to U.S. clients, may be required to register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), in light of the U.S. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”), unless they qualify for an exemption.

Co-authors: Jacqui Hatfield, Chris Borg, Thao Ngo.

What you need to know about the amendments to the EU prospectus regime implemented on 1 July 2012 *

European Union - July 3 2012
The Prospectus Directive regime in the European Union has been amended by virtue of Directive 2010/73/EU, which gave member states until 1 July 2012 to implement the necessary measures by domestic legislation.

Co-authors: Jacqui Hatfield, Ranajoy Basu.

The JOBS Act of 2012: benefits for foreign issuers accessing the U.S. capital markets *

USA - June 25 2012
On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act containing important changes to U.S. federal securities laws that should make the U.S. capital markets more appealing for foreign private issuers.

Co-authors: M. Tamara Box.

Euro Contingency Planning: why it is necessary now, what it should cover and how we can help *

European Union - June 22 2012
If you have not yet carried out Euro Contingency Planning, we recommend that you do so now.

Co-authors: Panos Katsambas, Jacqui Hatfield, Georgia M. Quenby.