In the second quarter of 2025, EU and UK sanctions policy continued to take shape against a complex and shifting geopolitical backdrop. The European Union sharpened its focus on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ by proposing new...more
What’s New? The European Union and the United Kingdom remain committed “to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin” by way of imposing further sanctions as Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine enters the fourth year. Within a...more
2/28/2025
/ Belarus ,
Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Syria ,
UK
In this alert, we present the key lessons to be learned from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the SEC) settlement with Sound Point Capital Management, LP (Sound Point), and discuss whether a similar enforcement...more
2/13/2025
/ Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Lenders ,
Market Abuse ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Settlement ,
UK