Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 65 – The Trump Administration’s Decision to Halt FCPA Enforcement – The Implications for Asia and the World with Tom Fox, Malcolm Nance, and Philip Rohlik
Great Women in Compliance: Hearing the Unheard - Leading with Courage When the News Isn’t Good
Daily Compliance News: March 19, 2025, The Why CISOs Quit Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Compliance By Design
Compliance into the Weeds: A Deep Dive into Employee Leaks and Corporate Culture
Innovation in Compliance: Nikki Rausch on Harnessing Relationships for Sales and Effective Compliance
Compliance Tip of the Day: Corporate Leaks and Compliance
All Things Investigations: Terrorism Designations of Mexican Cartels Fundamentally Enhances Risk for All Companies
Daily Compliance News: March 18, 2025, The Slack Channel Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: AI for Whistleblower Anonymity
FCPA Compliance Report: Celebrating the 2025 World’s Most Ethical Companies: Highlights with Erica Salmon Byrne
Daily Compliance News: March 17, 2025, The Severance Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending March 15, 2025
Compliance Tip of the Day: Use of Blockchain in Compliance
Daily Compliance News: March 14, 2025, The $200 Transaction Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Superforecasting
Everything Compliance: Episode 151, The What is Illegal DEI Edition
Daily Compliance News: March 13, 2025, The Uncle Jeffrey Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Taming Complexity
Hill Country Podcast: Upcoming Exhibits and Events at the Museum of Western Art
AT A GLANCE - In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below, please do not hesitate to contact a...more
COMPETITION - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11833 - ABB / WM / JV) - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11837 - KPS / Ineos Composites)...more
An article published by The New York Times on March 14, 2025, details a travel ban proposal under review by the Trump administration affecting 43 countries, categorized using a color-coded triage system (the “Article”). The...more
On 6 March 2025, Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approved a draft law on Space Economics, submitted by the Prime Minister and the Ministro delle Imprese e del Made in Italy, which has now been sent to the Senate for final...more
A couple of weeks into the 2025 legislative session, Florida legislators are considering a suite of bills focused on "foreign principals" and their political activities, access to critical infrastructure, procurement,...more
In 2024, U.S. courts issued consequential decisions in cases brought against foreign states and their agencies and instrumentalities under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”). This alert summarizes key decisions in...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published a press release providing an update on its workstreams. The BCBS states that it will publish by mid-2025 an update on the outcome of its work to prepare a suite...more
Hot on the heels of the UK government’s February 2025 draft "strategic steer", the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a new Mergers Charter. The Charter details principles the CMA will apply when engaging...more
Tax developments - Pillar 2’s viability: Perspectives from industry leaders - In a prior edition of Tax Bytes, we explained how “some, including the Finance Ministers of Hungary and India, have questioned the viability...more
The value of European banking M&A hits its highest point in a decade as lenders hunt for growth across the continent - A potential ramping-up in European banking M&A has become a hot topic as a lower net interest margin...more
KEY POINTS - - On the face of it buy-now, pay-later (BNPL), as an interest and charge free credit facility, appears low risk but couple its ready availability with the fact that it comes without any of the protections...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published its 2025 Work Program, setting out its ongoing and planned initiatives for 2025. These include: (i) prioritising issues related to non-bank...more
2024 saw a continued trend of heightened dawn raid activity by antitrust authorities across the globe. Of the 31 jurisdictions surveyed, 24 (77%) confirmed that the regulator had carried out dawn raids during the course of...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a letter (dated 11 March) to the Treasury Select Committee providing an update on the FCA's approach to enforcement and diversity and inclusion proposals. Following the...more
The Cayman Islands has long been a leading jurisdiction for wealth management, offering innovative structures that cater to the complex needs of high-net-worth individuals and families. One such structure is the Foundation...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published an overview of its planned consultations for 2025. The consultations relate to workstreams under the EU Listing Act,...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a consultation report on neo-brokers, a subset of brokers which provide online-only investment services and do not operate physical branches....more
A visual breakdown of the geographical trends in antitrust enforcement fines around the world. Europe - At the country level, antitrust enforcement fines in Europe were USD2.3 billion, a significant increase from 2023. ...more
Lashify, Inc. v. International Trade Commission Before: Prost, Taranto, and Chen. Appeal from ITC Investigation. The Federal Circuit expands the economic prong of the domestic-industry analysis to include domestic spending on...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Fenwick Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more
Recent geopolitical events have prompted further changes in the European Union (EU) and UK sanctions regimes against Russia, Belarus and Syria....more
BEA administers the mandatory BE-10 survey to obtain key statistics on U.S. investment abroad for U.S. agencies, policymakers, business leaders, researchers, and the general public. Generally, any U.S. person that had a...more
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asia continues to expand, with jurisdictions across the region implementing diverse regulatory frameworks to attract and control foreign capital. Understanding the nuances of these...more
For midsized companies engaged in cross-border trade—whether selling overseas or purchasing from foreign suppliers—the ability to enforce contracts is critical. After all, if a contract cannot be enforced, it’s not worth the...more
This article was originally published shortly after the election on November 26, 2024. It has been updated to reflect updates from U.S. Presidential Actions and foreign trade partner countermeasures taken after President...more