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After being squeezed out of the R&W insurance market in 2021, deals in the healthcare services sector have regained interest from insurers and are seeing lower rates and greater competition....more
In state capitals across the country, a new year signals the start of a new legislative session. And this opens the door to new rules affecting state regulatory and occupational licensing boards and the practitioners they...more
More than a year ago the world fell victim to a global pandemic that would change life in ways that could never have been predicted. In the early stages of the pandemic, we published a White Paper directed at financial...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently issued an interim report by CFTC Staff on the April 2020 price collapse of the West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude oil futures contract (WTI Futures Contract)....more
Note From the Editors - With this Summer 2020 issue of Vital Signs, we take a moment to again applaud the remarkable actions of all the health care and life science organizations around the globe working tirelessly on our...more
The current COVID-19 pandemic has already impacted many derivatives transactions. This note sets out a checklist of key legal issues market participants may need to consider in relation to OTC derivatives contracts....more
On June 26, 2020, the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, joined by the Directors of the Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management and Trading & Markets of the SEC, provided a statement summarizing...more
In response to the COVID-19 "call to action" from the World Bank and the IMF, the G20 announced a debt service suspension initiative (the "DSSI") on 15 April, supporting an NPV-neutral, time-bound suspension of principal and...more
New guidance for issuers and market participants on capital raising events and alternative working arrangements, and additional time allowed for filing half-yearly financial reports. On 27 May 2020, the FCA published its...more
In the wake of COVID-19, the SEC and FINRA are taking steps to support markets and market participants. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) continue...more
Mark Twain is often misquoted as saying "History never repeats itself, but it often rhymes." Whoever said them, these words certainly come to mind in the current economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic....more
With the global economy reeling from the direct effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, no sector is spared from its impact, including the art market. As auction houses seek to find ways to sustain business during this time of...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
The SEC has transitioned to a “full telework posture” in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States. However, the Commission is taking pains to assure market participants that it is still business as usual at...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to numerous industries and sectors on a worldwide scale in an unprecedented manner. The asset management industry, like so many other business sectors, has proven far...more
On March 17, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) issued...more
The FCA expects firms to use flexibility to support consumers, has delayed new publications, and extended deadline for responses to published consultations to 1 October 2020. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has...more
With the continuing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe, its full implications remain unknown. For OTC derivatives market participants, COVID-19 raises a number of considerations that firms should take into...more
The EU watchdog, The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which coordinates securities market supervision across the 27 countries of the European Union, announced on March 11 that it was prepared to use its...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a call for input (CFI) on the use and value of data and advanced analytics in wholesale financial markets, now and in the future. ...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