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Cabinet Office publishes consultation response on NSI Act 2021

The Cabinet Office has published its response to the consultation on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021 (NSIA 2021), SI 2021/1264. The response summarises feedback received during the consultation period and outlines the changes the government will implement for each schedule of the Notifiable Acquisition Regulations. The document specifically addresses proposed modifications to NSIA 2021.

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Council of the EU publishes final text on regulation on reduced content and standardised format of EU Follow-on and EU Growth issuance prospectuses

The Council of the EU has published the final text of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU).../...amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980 (which supplements Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the EU Prospectus Regulation)) in relation to the reduced content and the standardised format and sequence of the EU Follow-on prospectus and the EU Growth issuance prospectus.

ICMA responds to draft EU prospectus regulation amendments on sequencing and ESG disclosure

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published its feedback on the draft amendments to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980 under the EU Listing Act. The feedback specifically addresses the prospectus format sequencing and ESG disclosure requirements. ICMA welcomes the alleviations provided for base prospectuses and 144A offerings. However, it requests broader exemptions for standalone prospectuses and the reinstatement of explicit alleviation wording. The response also covers issues related to mandatory sequencing rules, the categorisation of ESG disclosures for non-EU Green Bond securities and various technical drafting corrections.

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