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ESG Masterclass — ESG and Impact Investing
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Podcast - The CFPB's Proposal to Create a Public Registry
Breaking Mindsets with Sharon Sorkin from Ford on Being Reliably Transparent
Auditing and Monitoring in Healthcare
Exploring The ‘S’ In ESG & What To Expect In 2023
The Line Between Gift Giving and Bribery
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 21: "Interview with Drago Kos of the OECD Working Group on Bribery"
ABA Sound Advice: Conducting Civil Rights Audits: Benefits and Best Practices
Early Advocates of Organic Food Products, Amy’s Kitchen Believes in the Benefits of a Fully Regenerative Ecosystem and Aims to Help Heal the Planet Through Its Business
AI, Analytics, and the Benefits of Transparency
Life With GDPR: Episode 50-The Experian Enforcement Notice Case
Scrutiny Increasing On Energy Private Equity Valuation
Compliance Perspectives: Supply Chain Compliance Challenges
Devil in the Details: Gilbert King on Truth and Transparency in the Judicial Process
An Overview of the SEC’s Recently Adopted Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Rule
The Department of Justice has launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program to fight corporate crime. See how it impacts your organization. The U.S. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has just rolled out the...more
Until recently, the most popular topic of discussion in the financial services world has been the outcome of the Supreme Court case CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association of America, regarding the constitutionality...more
A draft bill to amend the Income Tax Ordinance was published in early March 2024. The objective of the draft bill is to increase transparency in the Israeli tax system. That is in order to combat unreported capital and to...more
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) seeking to “increase the transparency of the standards that apply to the agency’s review of business combinations involving...more
In this review of taxation and the British Virgin Islands, Conyers Corporate Counsel Nicholas Kuria discusses some of the most commonly misunderstood notions relating to the use of offshore jurisdictions, with a focus on the...more
In January of 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (the “CTA”) as part of the 2021 Defense Bill. Initially introduced in 2019, the CTA requires private companies to disclose their “Beneficial Owners”...more
In recent months, various groups—including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other high-level government regulators—have raised questions about the appropriateness of “add on” charges paid by consumers who are buying...more
The UK financial services regulators’ proposals for creating a new regulatory framework for diversity and inclusion (D&I) in financial services include proposals that in-scope firms report various aspects of their D&I data on...more
Summary of What Has Happened and What Is Yet to Come - On 19 October 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), pursuant to...more
The proposed rule, if adopted, would apply to mortgage originators and issuers of mortgage-backed securitizations that rely on automated valuation models (“AVMs”) to determine the value of real estate collateral. The...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
The Proposed Rule Aims To Increase Transparency in CVC Mixing - On October 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposal)...more
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong’s de facto central banking institution, issued a directive for banks setting out high-level principles on planning for a transition to a net-zero economy. In a “Dear CEO”...more
Consumers and businesses stand to benefit from rapid access to funds at any time when routed through participating financial institutions. On July 20, 2023, the Federal Reserve announced the long-awaited launch of its...more
Whether everyday Americans saving for retirement, college tuition, or their forever homes know it or not, there’s a chance that their money is tied, directly or indirectly, to private funds. Moreover, those Americans probably...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK FCA’s publication of a portfolio letter to payments and e-money firms; the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing the July 2023 launch of its FedNow Service; and...more
Continuing its trend of aggressive oversight over financial institutions, the CFPB has recently announced proposals to create two publicly accessible databases that, it says, will highlight alleged bad actors, identify...more
Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) Chair Jerome Powell spoke at a symposium hosted by the Swedish Central Bank on Tuesday. In his speech, Chair Powell highlighted three main points: (1) that Federal Reserve monetary policy...more
Durch das Transparenzregister- und Finanzmarktinformationsgesetz (TraFinG) wurden im Zuge der Umwandlung des Transparenzregisters von einem Auffang- zu einem Vollregister Übergangsfristen für nun meldepflichtige...more
Düsseldorf, 4. November 2022 – Am 26. Oktober 2022 hat das Bundeskabinett einen Gesetzesentwurf für ein Zweites Gesetz zur effektiveren Durchsetzung von Sanktionen (Sanktionsdurchsetzungsgesetz II) beschlossen. Mit dem Gesetz...more
On January 1, 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA” or the “Act”) to “better enable critical national security, intelligence and law enforcement efforts to counter money laundering, financing of...more
This note summarizes those provisions of the Act applicable to England and Wales that deal with the new register of overseas entities ("ROE") that has been established at Companies House in the UK. It seeks to identify and,...more
What You Need to Know: Members at the Joint Meeting of the Executive (EX) Committee and Plenary voted to move forward forming the Innovation, Cybersecurity and Technology (H) Committee. Additionally, charges for the new...more
In this episode, the first in our three-part EU ESG Considerations for Beginners miniseries, Akin Gump financial regulatory partner Ezra Zahabi looks at the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and what it means...more
On June 3, 2021, President Biden issued a National Security Memorandum establishing the fight against corruption both at home and abroad as a core United States national security interest and directing the development of a...more