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The ASB of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants recently released new standards as part of the "Attestation Clarity Project" with the goal of redrafting all its standards "in clarity format" ...

You know, sometimes life's problems smack you against the side of the head like a 2×4, and sometimes it's just a multiplicity of middling offenses that become so annoying that you might just want to roll over and die.

The Second Circuit's forthcoming GOL decision may bless or prohibit the use of third-party "opt-out" releases in bankruptcy.

Parties often qualify contractual obligations in commercial contracts by including an "endeavours" clause – for example, an obligation to use reasonable, all reasonable or best endeavours (or a variation of these).

The main purpose of an entire agreement clause in a contract is to limit the parties’ rights and obligations to the provisions contained in the relevant agreement.

The European Commission Proposal for a Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (the "Directive") was published in April last year in the wake of the financial crisis.

The SEC Staff has issued no-action guidance clarifying that certain data center securitizations structured with the issuing entity owning the facility directly are not "asset-backed securities" under the Exchange Act. This determination hinges on whether data centers qualify as "self-liquidating financial assets" and has broader implications for similar financing structures across multiple asset classes including real estate, whole business securitizations, and collateralized fund obligations.

The SEC has proposed sweeping changes to performance fee rules that would allow all regulated funds—including mutual funds and ETFs—to charge performance fees on capital gains and appreciation, while simultaneously expanding access by redefining who qualifies as eligible to pay such fees. The proposal introduces a 20% cap on performance fees, new governance requirements, and enhanced disclosure obligations that could fundamentally reshape how investment advisers structure compensation arrangemen

At the 2025 Private Credit and BDC Forum in New York presented by Dechert, Deloitte and Lincoln International, a Lincoln International-moderated discussion featured leaders from HPS Investment Partners, Lincoln International, Neuberger Berman and Oak Hill Advisors and unpacked where private credit stands today.

The Court of Appeal judgment in Al Sadeq v Dechert (and others) [2024] EWCA Civ 28 is a must-read for litigators, in-house lawyers and anyone else who may become involved in English litigation, especially following an investigation, for its discussion of legal privilege.

The staff (the "Staff") of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets has clarified that broker-dealers can treat a "proprietary position in payment stablecoin as having a ‘ready market' under Rule 15c3-1 [under the Exchange Act]."

With its recent rejection of class certification in Kottaras v. Whole Foods Market, Inc., No. 08-1832, 2012 WL 259862 (D.D.C. Jan. 30, 2012) (Boasberg, J.), the federal district court in Washington, D.C., has joined the growing number of courts that require plaintiffs to meet rigorous standards to gain class certification.

The U.S. Treasury Department ("Treasury") and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") on February 8, 2012 issued proposed regulations addressing the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA," which was enacted as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act on March 18, 2010).

On 18 March 2026, the CSSF published a Communication to the investment fund industry in relation to the CSSF's reporting tools for the liquidity management requirements for Luxembourg-authorised...

New state bills aimed at strengthening oversight over investments in the healthcare space are creating unique inflection points for healthcare real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Following an evaluation of Hong Kong in 2008, the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF")1 identified the following deficiencies in the Hong Kong anti-money laundering ("AML") and counter-terrorist financing ("CTF") regime

Following responses to a consultation on executive pay by the Government, Business Secretary Vince Cable has given a speech to the House of Commons outlining new proposals for executive pay.

Nasdaq is proposing to adopt new listing rules to require companies listed on the Nasdaq Global and Capital Markets to maintain a minimum market value of at least US$5 million.