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Women in PE and Finance to Know: Caroline Dallas

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The interview below is part of an ongoing effort by McGuireWoods to profile women leaders in private equity (PE) and finance....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Publishes Findings on Private Market Valuation Practices

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A review of fund and portfolio managers found a number of good practices, but also revealed the need for improvement in areas such as conflict management. On 5 March 2025, the FCA published the findings from its review...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FUNDamentals: Form N-PX — Institutional Investment Managers Must File, Even if No ‎Proxies Were Voted

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With Form ADV annual updating amendments due for many investment advisers by the end of next month, advisers should consider whether to update their proxy voting policies and related disclosure in Part 2A, Item 17 in light of...more

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10 Things You Need To Know About… Using a Cayman Islands SPV to Structure a CLO Transaction

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Special purpose vehicles (SPVs) are commonly employed as a structuring tool in many cross-border and structured finance transactions, and collateralised loan obligation (CLO) transactions are no exception. The Cayman Islands...more

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Corporate Governance Key developments

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Updated Principles of Remuneration - On the 9 October 2024, the Investment Association (‘IA’), a trade body for UK investment managers, published the Principles of Remuneration (the Principles). IA members are...more

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Texas District Court ESG ruling has broader implications for ERISA plan fiduciaries

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On January 10, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the “Court”) held, in Spence v. American Airlines, Inc., that American Airlines (“American”) and the American Airlines Employee Benefits...more

Carey Olsen

Fund Finance Laws and Regulations 2025: Assessing Lender Risk in Fund Finance Markets (GLI chapter)

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Carey Olsen have contributed to the Global Legal Insights – Fund Finance guide by authoring a chapter on assessing lender risk in fund finance markets. As the fund finance market continues to evolve, lenders will need to...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Study Suggests That Investors View ESG as a Luxury Item

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Stanford Business recently posted an interesting article describing the results of a three-year study conducted to analyze American retail investors' attitudes toward environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investing in Fintechs – Navigating the UK Regulatory Approval Process

As the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) consider feedback to their consultation on guidance regarding the UK change-in-controller regime (consultation paper 25/23), we provide a...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Global ESG Insights - May 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world. Global - IFRS Foundation releases jurisdictional adoption guide for ISSB Standards- On...more

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MiCAR under the microscope - Part 5: Regulatory requirements applicable to CASPs

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The Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCAR) has further expanded the panel of regulated entities by introducing the regulatory status of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs)....more

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10 lessons in sustainability regulation

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Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more

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Global Survey of ESG Regulations for Asset Managers - ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

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Investment advisers offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of environmental, social, and governance...more

Bennett Jones LLP

ESG and Institutional Investors: Part One

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Bennett Jones recently hosted a two-part webinar series on ESG and institutional investors. The first session looked at their role in ESG, private markets and investment, how risks and opportunities are being assessed in the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

ESG in Asset Management: A Global Perspective - October 2021

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The global asset management community has long been among the leaders in recognising the investment and risk management benefits of tracking the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of the assets it invests...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] SFDR for Beginners

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

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] 100 Tage Offenlegung: Erste Erfahrungen, Praxistipps Und Ausblick Auf Die ESG-regulierung Im (Immobilien-)Fondsbereich -...

Wir setzen unsere erfolgreiche Online-Seminarreihe fort und widmen uns erneut dem wichtigen Thema ESG. Am 10.06.21 ist die Offenlegungsverordnung seit drei Monaten in Kraft. Das (teilweise) Inkrafttreten der...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] 100 Days Of Disclosure – First Experiences, Practical Tips And An Outlook On ESG Regulation In The (Real Estate) Fund...

We are continuing our successful online seminar series and are once again devoting ourselves to the important topic of ESG. On June 10th, the Disclosure Ordinance has been in force for three months. The (partial) entry into...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Top 10 Items to Consider When Structuring Your ESG Facility

ESG-focused investment funds raised a record amount last year – estimated at more than $50 billion in new investor money. This trend is expected to not only continue but accelerate over the next few years. ...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

New ESG Requirements Impacting the Financial Services Industry

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In March 2021, a new European Union regime on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector will come into force. The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation 2019/2088 (“SFDR”) contains rules regarding...more

Goodwin

ISS Publishes 2021 Proxy Voting Guidelines

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In the News. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its proxy voting guidelines updates for 2021, which include new and updated voting recommendations on federal forum and exclusive forum provisions in companies’...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Issues Guidance on Investment Advisers' Proxy Voting Responsibilities and Interpretation of the Applicability of Proxy Rules...

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The SEC adopted Guidance that discusses, among other matters, the ability of investment advisers to establish a variety of different voting arrangements with their clients and matters they should consider when they use the...more

A&O Shearman

UK Conduct Regulator Sets Out Approach for Annual Remuneration Round

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a letter (dated August 19, 2019) addressed to the chairpersons of the remuneration committees of the boards of banks and large investment firms (investment firms with total...more

King & Spalding

Financial Services: UK Regulators Shine a Spotlight on Cybersecurity and Technology Resilience

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In a paper published last month,[i] the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) set out various cybersecurity insights gleaned from the work of cyber coordination groups (“CCGs”) the regulator established in 2017. The...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Delaware Paves the Way for the Use of Blockchain Technology

Following last May’s announcement of the “Delaware Blockchain Initiative” by former Delaware Governor Jack Markell, on March 13, 2017, the Corporate Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association...more

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