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A&O Shearman

Whistleblowing: ensure programs are fit for 2025

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Whistleblowing has become an increasingly critical aspect of corporate governance and compliance, especially for multinational companies operating across diverse legal and regulatory landscapes. We see increased efforts by...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 18

UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more

Proskauer Rose LLP

European Regulatory Timeline 2025

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Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2025 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more

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UK/EU/International ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – December 2024

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As we enter into 2025, we look back to ESG regulatory developments in December 2024 and reflect on the expected legislation for the coming year. We anticipate more regulatory initiatives in 2025, particularly in the UK. In...more

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UK Government Publishes Guidance on New Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence

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On 6 November 2024, the UK Government published the much-anticipated guidance on the new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud (the “Guidance”). The failure to prevent fraud offence forms part of a huge shift in the...more

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Pensions: DC trustee agenda update - September 2024

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Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DC pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on your next...more

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Pensions Joint DB DC trustee agenda update September 2024

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Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DB and hybrid pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The Road to Net Zero: Core Principles to Prevent Greenwashing

“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption - June 18th - 19th, London, United Kingdom

Hosted by the C5 Group, the 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption London will bring together the brightest minds in anti-corruption and compliance to review the most pressing multi-jurisdictional enforcement updates...more

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2024 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: New Laws Addressing the Risks and Rewards of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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The race to develop AI and calls to regulate it are heating up around the world. In November 2023, 28 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, China, and the European Union, met and pledged to work together to...more

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Conversion into law of the Justice Decree

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What is new in the field of crimes pursuant to Legislative Decree 231, disturbed freedom of enchantment, environmental crimes and the practical implications for the Organisational Models of entities - On 9 October 2023,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Introducing a ‘SOX-Lite’ Regime in the UK: Learning From Experience in the US

Nearly two decades after the enactment of SOX, which was precipitated by several high-profile corporate and accounting scandals in the US during the late 1990s and early 2000s, UK and European regulators are grappling with a...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

The EU and ESG: Why ESG matters to all multinational companies

Will US companies create their own business risk abroad by not adopting compliance policies for risks that they deem controversial or may not fully believe in at home? On the surface this may seem like a rhetorical question –...more

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FCA Seeks Improvements to ESG Benchmarks

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The regulator is concerned that ESG-related disclosures are not meeting expectations. The FCA has published a Dear CEO letter sent to benchmark administrators on 20 March 2023, expressing concerns about the quality of...more

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10 Key Focus Areas for UK-Regulated Financial Services Firms in 2023

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This annual publication outlines some of the primary focus areas in 2023 for UK-regulated financial services firms. The topics covered in this year’s publication reflect how the fundamental consideration of the direction...more

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Back to Work: The FCA'S 2022-23 Priorities for Private Fund Managers

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​​​​​​​The late summer saw the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority issue a “Dear CEO Letter” (the Letter) setting out its Alternatives Supervisory Strategy FCA Portfolio Letter: Our Alternatives Supervision Strategy 2022. With...more

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Banking Bites - July 2022

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Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market. This edition covers...more

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Navigating the Shifting ESG Landscape and Its Impacts on Value Chains

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Companies should be prepared for increasing demand to factor ESG into their value chains as well as new mandates from government authorities. Latham & Watkins is pleased to introduce a series of Clients Alerts on ESG and...more

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10 Key Focus Areas for UK-Regulated Financial Services Firms in 2022

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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have come to the forefront of firms’ regulatory change agendas in recent years, and this focus looks set to continue in 2022. The past year has witnessed significant...more

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[Webinar] Modern Slavery & Supply Chain Compliance in the UK & the EU - November 16th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CST

Learning Objectives: - Understanding what the UK modern slavery regime is all about and what the key recent developments have been, including possible changes to the rules, the new registry and compliance letter campaign,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Private Fund Managers Should Prepare for New ESG-Related Regulatory Obligations

The list of events for which 2020 will be remembered continues to grow and we are only two thirds of the way through the year. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have come into focus in the financial community,...more

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