Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – The annuity regulatory landscape
Canada’s Competition Act was amended effective December 15, 2023 to both (i) establish a new, more expansive framework for challenging anti-competitive conduct by dominant firms and (ii) specifically provide that it is an...more
Communications from the European Patent Office (EPO), which include official actions, were originally sent by registered letter and the rules were written to take this into account and assumed that such communication would...more
On July 1, 2022, the amended Regulations and Rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) (the 2022 Rules) will come into effect after being approved by the Member States on March 21,...more
In This Issue. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) adopted new rules to address firms with a significant history of misconduct; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order approving rule...more
What is the law/regulation? Following a consultation that ran between May and June 2018, the European Commission published a draft delegated regulation in January 2019 (the “ESG Regulation”). The ESG Regulation amends the...more
What is the law/regulation? As part of a broader European Union (“EU”) initiative on sustainable development which seeks to place environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations at the heart of the financial...more
On 3 April, the Commission adopted an Amendment to extend the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the COVID-19 outbreak adopted on 19 March (covered in our previous alert: European Commission...more
This article discusses the global developments for the registration of cannabis and cannabis-related trademarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union....more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Approves Amended Rule Change to FINRA Rule 5110 - On December 23, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) proposed amendments to...more
Earlier this month, the ESAs published a final report on proposed updates to the existing EMIR margin rules (the “Margin RTS Updates”). Although not yet final, the absence of a public consultation and fast approaching...more
On 1 January 2019, International Financial Reporting Standards 16 came into effect, which introduced a change in reporting requirements for operating leases (such as leaseback leases). But has this had the negative effect on...more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act, the EU Court of Justice's rulings on the "Right to Be Forgotten" and what qualifies as a joint...more
On Tuesday 28 May 2019, the EMIR Refit Regulation (the "EMIR Refit") was published in the Official Journal. Relevant entities now have only 19 days to prepare for some of the key changes, ahead of the go live date of Monday...more
A new profits tax exemption ordinance (Bill)1 became effective on 1 April 2019. The Bill introduces a Private Funds Exemption, which has significant implications for the private funds industry. Benefits include: fund managers...more
FSMA Communication on new procedure for electronic filing of documents - The Financial Services and Markets Authority ("FSMA") published Communication FSMA_2019_08 (in French and Dutch) on 21 March 2019 regarding the new...more
Law amending Financial Market Laws to Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 and Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/2401 published in the Federal Law Gazette - The Law amending Financial Market Laws to...more
Publication of decrees amending the regime of French direct lending funds - The Ordinance n° 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 introduced the possibility for "financing vehicles" (organismes de financement, OF) to grant loans....more
Irish Revenue Guidance on Section 110 - The Irish Revenue Commissioners (“Revenue”) issued a new Tax and Duty Manual (the “Tax Manual”) on 24 May 2018, setting out the position to deal with some of the uncertainties around...more
Central Bank to Amend the Requirements for Loan Origination QIAIFs - The Central Bank has published a notice of intention to amend the requirements for loan origination Qualifying Investor AIF set out in the AIF Rulebook....more
Earlier this month, SEC Division of Corporation Finance Director William Hinman delivered the keynote address at the Practising Law Institute’s Seventeenth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe. Director Hinman...more
FCA Issues New Guidance on Cyber Resilience and Notification of Cyber Attacks - The FCA published a new page on its website providing informal guidance on cyber resilience on 18 May 2017. Following the recent global...more
AMF Priorities in the EMIR Review - The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the “AMF”, the French financial markets authority) published two position papers on 2 May 2017 relating to the EMIR review...more
Restructuring an international group of companies in Europe continues to be challenging. While companies can transact business freely across European borders, coordination between the stakeholders involved in a cross-border...more