16 April 2019
2018 Australian IPO Review: regulatory developments
Whilst the Banking Royal Commission has attracted the most attention, in 2018 both ASIC and ASX continued to focus on improving listing practices of issuers, advisers and market participants, with ASIC issuing new guidance regarding the allocation of securities and ASX proposing amendments to its...
16 April 2019
Corporate Crime update – March 2019
Welcome to the March 2019 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click read more for the...
15 April 2019
Corporate Debt & Treasury Report 2019
British business is bullish about raising debt despite uncertainty over Brexit and other headwinds. For a sixth consecutive year, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has surveyed and interviewed CFOs, treasurers and other senior finance professionals in large UK listed corporates and equivalents for our...
15 April 2019
Canada appoints first Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, paving the way for the investigation of human rights abuses by Canadian multinationals
Sheri Meyerhoffer will serve as the first ombudsperson, following her appointment on April 8, 2019. 1 The Government of Canada announced the creation of the Ombudsperson role in January 2018, but until now it was unknown who would fill the position. 2
12 April 2019
Trump Administration Designates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Adding Risks for Non-US Persons Dealing with Iran
On April 8, 2019, the White House announced that it is designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ("IRGC") as a Foreign Terrorist Organization ("FTO"). According to the Department of State , the designation will take effect on April 15, 2019. While the IRGC is already subject to extensive US...
12 April 2019
EU Commission Publishes Long-Awaited Report on Competition in Syndicated Lending
On 5 April 2019, the European Commission published a long-awaited report on loan syndication and its impact on competition in credit markets in the EU (the " Report "). The Report was prepared for the Commission by external consultants and focuses on syndicated loans connected with leveraged...
12 April 2019
The view from Brussels - The Significance of the Extensions of the Period Provided for in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union
In any negotiation, it is necessary not only to seek the best terms for oneself but also to ensure that the terms can be accepted by the other side – otherwise the negotiations will have failed. Of course, this is not easy when the other side has no coherent position on what it can accept – or...
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16 April 2019
2018 Australian IPO Review: regulatory developments
Whilst the Banking Royal Commission has attracted the most attention, in 2018 both ASIC and ASX continued to focus on improving listing practices of issuers, advisers and market participants, with ASIC issuing new guidance regarding the allocation of securities and ASX proposing amendments to its...
16 April 2019
Corporate Crime update – March 2019
Welcome to the March 2019 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click read more for the...
15 April 2019
Corporate Debt & Treasury Report 2019
British business is bullish about raising debt despite uncertainty over Brexit and other headwinds. For a sixth consecutive year, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has surveyed and interviewed CFOs, treasurers and other senior finance professionals in large UK listed corporates and equivalents for our...
15 April 2019
Canada appoints first Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, paving the way for the investigation of human rights abuses by Canadian multinationals
Sheri Meyerhoffer will serve as the first ombudsperson, following her appointment on April 8, 2019. 1 The Government of Canada announced the creation of the Ombudsperson role in January 2018, but until now it was unknown who would fill the position. 2
12 April 2019
Trump Administration Designates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Adding Risks for Non-US Persons Dealing with Iran
On April 8, 2019, the White House announced that it is designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ("IRGC") as a Foreign Terrorist Organization ("FTO"). According to the Department of State , the designation will take effect on April 15, 2019. While the IRGC is already subject to extensive US...
12 April 2019
EU Commission Publishes Long-Awaited Report on Competition in Syndicated Lending
On 5 April 2019, the European Commission published a long-awaited report on loan syndication and its impact on competition in credit markets in the EU (the " Report "). The Report was prepared for the Commission by external consultants and focuses on syndicated loans connected with leveraged...
12 April 2019
The view from Brussels - The Significance of the Extensions of the Period Provided for in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union
In any negotiation, it is necessary not only to seek the best terms for oneself but also to ensure that the terms can be accepted by the other side – otherwise the negotiations will have failed. Of course, this is not easy when the other side has no coherent position on what it can accept – or...
