2020: KEY THEMES
2020: ipos by the numbers
Marketing in the ESG era
Regulatory developments
Key us securities developments
2021:
FORECASTS
INVESTIGATING
INDIVIDUALS
REGULATORY
INTERVENTION
LIBOR
COUNTDOWN
Marketing in the ESG era
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continued to gain traction at both the institutional and retail investor level during 2020, in some cases impacting on the type of ESG information included in prospectuses and other disclosure documents for companies’ public offerings.
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2020: KEY THEMES
Market conditions in 2020 were of course impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, but also by record low interest rates, expansionary fiscal policies put in place by governments across the world, the US elections and ongoing Sino-Australian and Sino-US trade tensions.
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2020: ipos by the numbers
Market conditions unfolded like an obstacle course and were significantly impacted by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a market crash in February, ongoing global trade tensions throughout the year, with bans by China on core Australian exports announced and the US presidential election in November to top it off.
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Regulatory developments
In 2020, regulatory developments in relation to IPOs have been relatively limited compared to previous years, with ASIC and ASX increasing their focus on regulation of secondary raisings during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Key us securities developments
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the national lockdowns commencing shortly thereafter in March 2020, the SEC issued numerous orders and statements providing conditional regulatory relief, assistance to reporting companies impacted by the pandemic and guidance on Covid-19 disclosures.
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2021: Predictions
IPO advisors have not seen such a full IPO pipeline for a while. Covid-19 related concerns have dissipated given how Australia has dealt with the pandemic and investor demand remains strong.
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INVESTIGATING INDIVIDUALS
Individual accountability remains high on the agenda of regulators globally. Will it give rise to more investigations?
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REGULATORY INTERVENTION
Regulators are increasingly using their powers to intervene to secure customer outcomes, whether as a result of enforcement activity or increasingly earlier on in the product life cycle.
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LIBOR COUNTDOWN
We consider 6 key areas to have in mind as we enter the LIBOR ‘endgame’.
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