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Securities Law

Crypto Consultation: The Australian Token-Mapping Exercise

On 3 February 2023, Australia’s Department of the Treasury released its ‘Token Mapping Consultation Paper’ (Consultation Paper), which seeks to explore how existing regulation applies to the crypto sector and to inform future policy choices in the crypto industry. The Important Bits Background In October 2021, the Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology

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Polish Development Fund Expands Its Investment Activities

Polish Development Fund Ventures (PFR Ventures) is a development finance institution dedicated to fund investments in Poland. Part of the Polish Development Fund, which is fully owned by the government of Poland, PFR Ventures is the largest fund investor in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Together with private investors, business angels and corporations,

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European Commission Approves New Synthetic Securitization Instrument

To help companies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the 22 participating EU Member States, the European Commission has approved the creation of a new synthetic securitization product. The new product comes in the form of guarantees on synthetic securitization tranches, under the European Guarantee Fund, and is managed by the European Investment Bank Group

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US Startups: Understanding Your Disclosure Obligations to Investors

A company and its management have an obligation to disclose all material information that a reasonable investor would want to know prior to making an investment in the company. Information is material if there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in determining whether or not to make an investment.

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SEC Continues Effort to Modernize Disclosure Requirements

As part of its ongoing effort to modernize and simplify disclosure obligations applicable to public companies, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted amendments to certain requirements set forth in Regulation S-K. These amendments impact the description of business (Item 101), disclosure of legal proceedings (Item 103) and disclosure of risk factors (Item

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Securitization Law in Greece: Your Legal Partners Contributes to 2018 ICLG Guide

Structured finance and investment laws vary considerably across jurisdictions. Compliance with these laws can present a particular challenge for businesses and investors whose interests cross borders. To help companies better understand the laws and regulations governing securitization-related matters, Ally Law’s member firm in Greece, Your Legal Partners, together with the law firm Dracopoulos & Vassalakis

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“Doing Business And Investing In Australia” Guide Now Available

Russell Kennedy Lawyers, the Ally Law member firm located in Melbourne and Canberra, Australia, has published its Doing Business and Investing in Australia Guide providing a general overview of the key legal issues of which foreign organizations should be aware when seeking to do business in or invest in Australia. Topics covered include an overview on

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Final Recommendations From U.S. SEC Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies, created by the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued its Final Report last month summarizing its recommendations from the past six years as well as detailing those areas the Committee has identified as areas for continued focus. The SEC formed the Committee to provide recommendations on rules, regulations,

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U.S. Guidance On Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, And Initial Coin Offerings

This summer the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a Report of Investigation (Report) that represents the first major U.S. regulatory guidance for the mushrooming cryptocurrency markets. Ally Law member  firm Rich May has prepared a primer of the key provisions of the Report and what they mean. A brief summary of the primer

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