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Recent market disruptions have resulted in reports of margin calls in amounts unseen since 2020. Those reports have turned the spotlight on derivatives, repos and other transactions. The significant role these products play in uncertain times is widely acknowledged.

The European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the "AIFM Directive" or the "Directive") will, for the first time, impose European-wide regulatory standards on Alternative Investment Fund Managers ("AIFM").

The English High Court (the "High Court") very recently handed down a highly controversial decision in a case between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Ltd (ENRC).

On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") premerger notification program will be raised about 5.9 percent from the 2025 levels. As a result, the HSR minimum size-of-transaction threshold will be raised to US$133.9 million from US$126.4 million. Transactions valued below the new US$133.9 million threshold will not require an HSR filing.

On April 12, 2024, the unanimous United States Supreme Court confirmed that the mere fact of an issuer's silence does not give rise to a private claim under Rule 10b-5(b)...

The decision contains important lessons, but the analysis may not be identical under English law.

A newly issued draft order by HM Treasury (the "Draft Order") on crypto assets proposes to bring the following activities within the regulatory perimeter of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA):

To the uninitiated, notice provisions can attract little attention. For those experienced in the stresses and uncertainties associated with serving notices, including the potential economic consequences...

In the face of a potential sovereign debt crisis in one or more European countries, management and boards of registered investment companies (hereinafter "mutual funds" or "funds")1 should consider a variety of potential hazards as part of an effective risk management program.

This update summarises current regulatory developments in the European Union and the UK focusing on the investment funds and asset management sectors, during the past three weeks.

The UCITS IV Directive introduces the key investor information document ("KII"), which reflects the most prescriptive piece of UCITS legislation emanating from the EU.

The Ninth Circuit's landmark decision in Adventist Health System v. AbbVie Inc. has opened a new front in healthcare fraud enforcement by allowing 340B covered entities to bring False Claims Act qui tam suits against drug manufacturers over alleged pricing violations. This ruling, combined with the court's earlier EKRA decision in Schena, signals an expanding landscape of federal healthcare fraud theories that narrows traditional defenses and creates significant litigation exposure for pharmaceutical compan

In an attempt to encourage more workers to save for their retirement, a series of new pension-related duties will be introduced over the period following 1 October 2012.

The case at bar concerns the award of $1.27 billion in restitution and disgorgement damages ordered after AMG Capital Management was found liable for a payday lending scheme.

This update summarises current regulatory developments in the European Union, the UK and internationally, focussing on the investment funds and a set manager and related sectors, during the past three weeks.

President Trump on July 4, 2025, signed into law a budget reconciliation bill now commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "Act"). The Act adopts the version that passed the Senate on July 1, 2025...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") on January 26, 2011 released for public comment the latest in a series of proposed regulations under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank").