The solvency regime introduced to the UK life insurance market two years ago under ICA rules anticipates some of the changes that the European Union’s Solvency II project to reform prudential regulation of insurance will impose across all 25 member states in 2010 or later.

A recent motion to dismiss filed by the defendants in the In re Petrobras Securities Litigation, No. 14-cv-9662 (S.D.N.Y.) consolidated litigation challenges the standing of several institutional opt-out plaintiffs.

In KnightBrook Insurance Company v. Payless Car Rental Systems, 855 F.3d 1072 (May 5, 2017), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit certified the following questions to the Supreme Court...

This edition includes news on the Parliamentary approval of a new anti-money laundering Bill in India (7 May) and the launch of an association for anti-money laundering professionals in Dubai (23 May). Also included in this month, are details of the approval by the European Parliament of the third EU money laundering Directive (26 May).

This edition includes news on an agreement by Latin American banks to share information related to money laundering crimes (2 August), changes to Indian Central Bank KYC rules (3 August), and grants from the Asian Development Bank to Thailand and the Philippines to develop anti-money laundering measures (15 and 24 August).

This edition includes news on the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in the United Kingdom lobbying the UK Government to allow RICS to regulate estate agents under the new EU Directive (5 September); American proposals to reduce currency transactions reporting requirement for seasoned business customers (16 September); and the approval of regulatory standards for Hawala money transfers between 14 Arab states (28 September).

This edition includes news on the first anti-money laundering regulations in Vietnam (7 June) and the meeting of the Financial Action Task Force in Singapore. Also covered this month is the increased funding offered by Russia to the Eurasian Group on Money Laundering (23 June).

The biggest news in the U.S. capital markets in the second quarter 2010 was the conference agreement on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd- Frank Act").

Infrastructure development remains at the heart of the modernisation of UK public services. From the upgrade of secondary schools to the development of new IT systems, the public sector has rarely been under such pressure to deliver effective and efficient improvements in its infrastructure.

The technology sector in 2006 was characterized by diversity and growth. As forecast last year, search continued to dominate the Internet, as well as the headlines. The Internet continued its evolution into a fully commercial infrastructure, with disparities between its rules and those of traditional companies, steadily lessening. Technology’s role in the education process also matured, with digital classrooms and distance learning becoming more widespread.

Digital media means more content, more channels and more ways to consume than ever before. For publishers, it means more challenges in operating their businesses and a greater effort to understand an increasingly complex customer.

Articles from a Deloitte research report

This edition includes news on the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority’s plan for inspection of anti-money laundering controls in private equity firms, a grant from the Asian Development Bank to the Philippines for the second stage of its anti-money laundering initiative and new cash transfer rules proposed by the State Bank of Vietnam.

The disclosure of expert reports and their supporting data is a widely litigated area.

The movie theater – also known as the cinema in some countries – has enjoyed strong growth in recent years. Revenues, measured by box office sales, grew year-on-year from the mid-1990s to 2006, a year in which sales totaled $25 billion.

This report has been commissioned by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) to assist its life assurance member firms in their work to prepare their company’s Individual Capital Assessment (ICA). The report considers how firms may demonstrate the benefit of the diversification effect between key risks and take credit for this in their capital calculation.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a key driving force of today’s business environment. Few of the companies that dominate UK corporate life today have been able to make their journey without a successful history of transactions. Over the next decade, M&A is likely to remain a key issue, climbing the corporate agenda steadily.

Our legal system operates on the expectation that there is a rule of law that stands as a clear and unambiguous guidepost for retrospectively judging the conduct of our personal and business affairs.

Why And How To ‘Go Private’ Concerns over the high costs of complying with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and other corporate governance reforms are causing an increasing number of public companies — especially small- and mid-cap companies — to consider going private.

Welcome to the 2007 edition of the DTT TMT Industry Group’s Media Predictions. The media sector has again had a vibrant year. As forecast last year, digital music’s popularity has continued growing, helped by the increasing range of online retailers and MP3 players.