04/07/2021
Co-author Howard Mann, an international lawyer specialising in international investment law and sustainable development, spoke on the importance of prioritising domestic laws in relationships between states and investors.
04/07/2021
Other companies will be forced to abandon, or at least delay, planned growth projects.
04/07/2021
Pursuant to the terms of the loan, ZZHK also had a contractual entitlement to recover its costs of the rectification application from Geoswift.
04/06/2021
The SFDR has now become a reality, with EU funds and non-EU AIFs marketed within the EU being obliged, as an initial step, to have updated their prospectuses by 10 March 2021, requiring investment managers to classify their fund product into one of three
04/06/2021
This has been further exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial system, leading to a push by investors for ESG-focused initiatives and an increased emphasis on a company’s responsibilities towards wider society.
04/06/2021
The level of disclosure required needs to be balanced against any potential tax and estate duty savings and most importantly whether the return on the investment outperforms current returns on invested funds.
04/06/2021
Arbitration and climate change
04/05/2021
In a demonstration of the new economics impacting the art market, Christie’s accepted cryptocurrency, in this case Ether, in addition to standard forms of payment for the sale of the singular lot.
04/05/2021
The Guidance updates the factors that OFSI will take in to account when determining whether to take enforcement actions and what those actions might be.
04/04/2021
The draft bill aims to expand the hitherto incomplete protection of whistleblowers and create legal certainty for them.
04/04/2021
The Guidance is part of a broader package including a Staff Working Document foreshadowing a somewhat broader reform of the EUMR. This blog post focuses on the new Article 22 Guidance.
04/04/2021
The fact that directors reached consensus views in advance of Board meetings, leading to insufficient debate and a blindness to colleague concerns, was also cited as an example of poor governance approach.
04/01/2021
“The guidance in our notice details steps platform operators need to take to comply with securities legislation as they prepare to fully integrate into the Canadian regulatory structure,” said Louis Morisset
04/01/2021
This is a significant development for capital markets in the region and will help bolster Singapore as a leading gateway for fund raising.
04/01/2021
The regulators released the long-awaited policy papers on operational resilience for financial services firms
03/31/2021
A prohibition order was initially made against the individual concerned, in this case, regarding his involvement in a business enterprise.
03/31/2021
There are a number of annual requirements for private funds under the new PFL.
03/31/2021
It sets out the conditions and eligibility requirements for non-profit organisations
03/31/2021
The BEIS consultation closes on 5 May 2021, and the government said new regulations would come into force on 6 April 2022, applying to financial periods starting on or after that date.
03/31/2021
Sustainability experts from the Environment Agency and the HS2 rail project are working with CSIC to help explore and develop the code and to help build wider engagement.