ArticleRichard Hsu Interviews Mike Hintze, Chief Privacy Counsel, MicrosoftRichard Hsu Interviews Mike Hintze, Chief Privacy Counsel, Microsoft United StatesPrivacyA&O Shearman
ArticleEuropean Central Bank Assumes New Prudential Supervisory Role For EU BanksThe European Central Bank assumed its new prudential supervisory role for banks in the Eurozone under the Single Supervisory Mechanism.European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleEuropean Parliament And Council Agree On New Draft Payment Services DirectiveOnce adopted, member states will have two years to transpose the directive into national law.European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleGovernance & Securities Law Focus: Asia Edition, July 2017In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions. GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleNew Board At The International Organization Of Securities CommissionsOn May 12, 2016, IOSCO announced that Mr. Ashley Alder had been appointed as the new Chair of the IOSCO board. Mr. Adler replaces Mr. Greg Medcraft, who has been chair for three years. GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleFirms Fined For Financial Promotions FailingsThe FCA fined Credit Suisse International and Yorkshire Building Society for unclear, unfair and misleading financial promotions of Credit Suisse’s Cliquet Product.United KingdomFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleNew Deputy Governor For Markets And Banking At The Bank Of EnglandOn February 9, 2017, HM Treasury announced that Charlotte Hogg had been appointed Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking at the BoE, effective March 1, 2017. United KingdomFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleUK Legislation Implementing The Bank Of England And Financial Services Act Comes Into ForceOn January 20, 2017, the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (Commencement No 4 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2017 came into force.United KingdomFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleAmendment To Form 10-K Permits Issuers To Include Summary In Annual ReportIn June 2016, the SEC adopted an amendment to Form 10-K, the annual report for US domestic issuers, implementing Section 72001 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, commonly known as the "FAST Act." United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleBasel Committee Publishes Final Standardised Approach For Measuring Counterparty Credit Risk ExposuresThe Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a final standard on the treatment of derivatives-related transactions in its capital adequacy framework.United StatesFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleFederal Reserve Board And Other Agencies Announce Civil Money Penalty And Cease And Desist Order Against CommerzbankOn March 12, 2015, the Federal Reserve Board announced a $200 million civil money penalty and issued a cease and desist order against Commerzbank AG.United StatesFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleStrategies For Navigating The Flood Insurance Regulations - WebinarShearman & Sterling's Real Estate group produced a webinar on the strategies that can be employed by bank lenders to comply with the National Flood Insurance Program regulations.United StatesInsuranceA&O Shearman
ArticlePaolisa Nebbia Authors Article On How Changes In Internet Consumption Habits Shape EU PoliciesCounsel Paolisa Nebbia (Rome/Milan/Brussels-Antitrust) discusses in The In-House Lawyer how legislative initiative and enforcement action by the European Commission, aimed to widen online access...European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawA&O Shearman
ArticleAdoption Of Action Plan On Company Law And Corporate GovernanceThis exercise was first announced in the Commission’s Action Plan for 2012 European UnionCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleEuropean Company And Securities Law: Commission Communication On The Single Market (Corporate Aspects)On 22 November 2018, the European Commission published a communication on the Single Market calling on the Council of the European Union ...European UnionCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleGovernance & Securities Law Focus: Europe Edition, January 2017In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal European, US and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to European corporates.European UnionCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleRegulatory Technical Standards Amending The EU Prospectus RegimeOn March 4, 2016, a Delegated Regulation on regulatory technical standards for publication of prospectuses and the dissemination of advertisements was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. European UnionCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleTransparency Of Beneficial Ownership Of Foreign Companies: BIS Discussion PaperOn 4 March 2016, BIS published a discussion paper setting out various proposals requiring foreign companies to provide information on their beneficial ownership before undertaking certain economic activities in the UK in order to enhance transparency. European UnionCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleEU Directive On Freezing And Confiscation Of Proceeds Of Crime Comes Into ForceOn 29 April 2014, the Directive on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime in the EU was published in the Official Journal.European UnionCriminal LawA&O Shearman