Top Employment Law Considerations for Startups, with Ashley K Pittman
Revisiting Executive Compensation and Employee Incentive Plans
Blakes Continuity Podcast: Distressed M&A Forecast: A Mix of Sun and Clouds
Balado Continuité – Loin des yeux, près de l’action : règles d’or du télétravail
Day 17 of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement-Financial Health Monitoring
At Hutchison PLLC, we specialize in working with startups, so we completely understand that when you’re trying to build a business from nothing, legal isn’t always your top priority. You need to quickly figure out product...more
Recently, Hank Harris, Ward and Smith Business Consulting Director of Consulting, delivered his take on the factors currently shaping the construction industry and what he anticipates the future will bring. Harris spent...more
The White House has given its crucial imprimatur to a deal for Oracle (and Walmart) to take a stake in Chinese video app TikTok, “an agreement that will delay the U.S. government’s threat to block the popular app in the...more
On 11 March 2020 ESMA has issued a public statement in relation to the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on financial markets in the European Union. As a result, issuers will have to take action in order to cope with the current...more
Many Commodity Futures Trading Commission registrants and other market participants are responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by implementing business continuity plans that move personnel from their “normal...more
One by one, at devastating speed, communities across the globe are facing the effects of Covid-19. With more than 115,000 reported cases to date, we are no longer awaiting a new reality; we have met it head on....more
It’s been a week or so, and we’re running out of ways to say that this is bad. But it certainly is. Your bear market stats for the day: the biggest daily drop by percentage for both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial...more
On 5 December 2019 the Bank of England (Bank), UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published coordinated consultation papers and policy on new requirements to strengthen...more
The rapidly developing news on the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) in the United States and other nations across the world has resulted in significant turmoil in global financial markets, bringing renewed...more
Last week, international regulators began issuing guidance and/or relief to impacted firms in response to the spread of COVID-19. The impact of this novel coronavirus has already begun materially to affect operations and...more
Over the past two weeks, the international markets have been roiling under news that the COVID-19 virus, commonly referred to as the coronavirus, may be spreading. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the...more
The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority is consulting on proposals for modernizing the regulatory framework on outsourcing and third party risk management by the financial services sector. The proposals are relevant to...more
The Bank of England, U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority and U.K. Financial Conduct Authority have published a shared policy summary and consultation papers on strengthening operational resilience in the financial services...more
Following the 1 October referendum on the independence of Catalonia and the national police’s actions to prevent the referendum—which many viewed as both disproportionate and ineffective—the president of the Generalitat of...more
SEC Issues Guidance on Mutual Fund Fee Structure - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management recently issued a guidance update addressing disclosure issues and certain procedural...more
This special report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the private equity and hedge funds space, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more
- AXA Prevails at First Post-Jones v. Harris Excessive Fee Trial - Potential Secondary Effects of Regulatory Examinations: Evidentiary Issues and Preclusion in Parallel Litigation - On The Horizon: Global...more
Investment Adviser AXA Wins Excessive Fee Trial - A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled in favor of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (AXA Equitable) and its wholly owned subsidiary, AXA Equitable Funds Management...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts Amendments to Form ADV and Investment Adviser Act Rules - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Form ADV and Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more
In its third rulemaking in two days without holding a meeting, the SEC proposed a new rule that would require registered investment advisers to adopt and implement written business continuity and transition plans. The...more