What trends are we seeing in the investment funds market in the Middle East.

In this edition of her column, Lucy considers the legal statement on the status of cryptoassets and smart contracts published by the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce.

There are other macro-economic issues too: the threat of conflict in Ukraine, elections in Brazil and France, and economic rumblings in China.

2021 was the year of the SPAC, with over 800 SPAC IPO filings globally. Despite regulatory and geopolitical headwinds, we expect this upward trend to continue through 2022...

We have recently seen a renewed focus on issues of corporate governance, which we expect to continue in 2022.

The continuing impact of Covid-19 is clearly the big talking point for 2022, with several questions arising: will new variants emerge, what steps will governments take to limit the spread...

The key talking points from a regulatory perspective revolve around new legislation expected across our key jurisdictions and impacting investment funds, virtual assets and corporates.

Social bonds are increasingly becoming more common as businesses and investors increase their focus on ESG mandates.

Across Asia, 2021 saw the launch of a spate of products focused on environmental, social and governance issues, and green finance. The popularity of ESG product launches was matched by regulatory interest in the area.

Much has been written in the past few weeks about how the world, or a particular region of it, is facing a financial recession as deep as, or even deeper than, what was faced in 2007-09. But the comparisons and statistics...

With INSOL 2022 looming, lawyers from our market-leading Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Practice Group have identified the key trends that are driving activity in the insolvency...

The impact of Covid-19 is clearly the big talking point for 2022, with several questions arising: will new variants emerge, what steps will governments take to limit the spread, and what impact will it have on industries...

While we do not expect to see significant new areas of regulation being introduced in 2022, existing regulatory regimes will continue to develop.

Join the Walkers' global fintech team as they reveal how innovation can work hand in hand with compliance for long-term global growth and to what degree advisers must adapt to meet the sectors changing needs.

Approved managers are subject to light-touch regulation by the BVI FSC, and are out of scope for the BVI economic substance regime.

Climate activist, Greta Thunberg, has on various occasions lashed out at global leaders for "empty" and "beautiful" words that she considers do not translate to meaningful action on climate change.

In 2022, we expect a greater volume of green finance and sustainability-linked loans as banks continue to deliver on their core values and sustainability commitment.

Walkers' Ireland Regulatory Partners Shane Martin and Niall Esler spoke with Kathy Jacobs of the Compliance Institute on key recent and upcoming developments in Anti-Money...

2021 was a record-breaking year for both catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS), setting a new annual record at $20.3 billion – a 15% increase from the past record in 2020.

ur latest podcast is a must for anyone interested in digital assets and cryptocurrencies.