5/28/2025 9:51:05 AM New UK bank levy for resolution becomes law By Michael Raffan Christopher Bernard Daniel Tichbi After almost a year working its way through Parliament, the Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 15 May...
5/27/2025 12:22:38 PM Investment research payment optionality: New joint payment option increases flexibility in how fund managers pay for research By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Borja Ruiz De Gopegui Aleena Mann +1 more... Show less The FCA has introduced a “joint payment” option for research and execution services for UK fund managers. This is intended to address...
5/7/2025 8:18:51 AM FCA pauses the extension of SDR to portfolio management By Elisabeth Overland Emily Smith Daniel Tichbi On 30 April 2025, the FCA announced that it has paused its plans to extend the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and...
5/5/2025 3:35:13 PM German Election #8 – What real estate investors need to know about the new coalition agreement By Timo Elsner Julia Haas Gerrit Beckhaus Niko Schultz-Süchting Jan Matauschek +2 more... Show less In Germany, a new administration is about to come into office following the 2025 federal elections. Friedrich Merz, leader of the...
4/11/2025 7:47:23 AM German Election #6: The coalition agreement of the new German government - what’s in it for financial services? By Jan Struckmann Theresa Kreft Daniel Klingenbrunn Alicia Hildner Hans-Ulrich Klöppel Alexander Glos +3 more... Show less On April 9, 2025, the CDU, CSU, and SPD parties unveiled their coalition agreement, setting out the plans of the new government for the...
2/6/2025 7:07:09 PM Amendments to the Investment Ordinance (AnlV): more infrastructure, risk capital and flexibility By Theresa Kreft Laura Druckenbrodt David Schwintowski Jonas Regener +1 more... Show less The German version of this article is available here. The government’s draft bill of the 2nd Company Pension Strengthening Act of 18...
2/6/2025 5:40:12 PM Änderung der Anlageverordnung: mehr Infrastruktur, Risikokapital und Flexibilität By Theresa Kreft Laura Druckenbrodt David Schwintowski Jonas Regener +1 more... Show less Die englische Version dieses Artikels finden Sie hier. Der Regierungsentwurf zum 2. Betriebsrentenstärkungsgesetz vom 18. September 2024,...
1/22/2025 11:48:29 AM EU to follow suit: Outbound investment control at the gates – Recommendation (EU) 2025/63 By Ilka Oberländer Thomas Lübbig Andreas von Bonin Konstantin Bondarenko Uwe Salaschek Leonhard Knebel +3 more... Show less While the focus in recent years has been on regulating inbound investments, discussions around the introduction of outbound investment...
12/12/2024 11:47:51 AM Adoption of the modernised Energy Charter Treaty: retaining the key role of cross-border investment in the energy transition By Boris Kasolowsky Carsten Wendler Alexandra van der Meulen Gregorio Pettazzi Veronika Timofeeva Domen Tursic +3 more... Show less The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) has long been the cornerstone of investment protection in the energy sector, offering enhanced legal...
9/18/2024 6:57:55 AM The von der Leyen II Commission’s guiding star – competitiveness in the twin transition By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Victor Garcia Lopez Léa Bareil Jimena Gonzalez +1 more... Show less How the newly unveiled structure could deliver Europe’s next 5-year political ambitions The wait, at least for now, is finally over....
9/2/2024 11:56:15 AM Major hurdle cleared: US courts have jurisdiction to examine enforcement actions of intra-EU awards By Noiana Marigo David Livshiz Carsten Wendler Lee Rovinescu Ruth Montiel Gregorio Pettazzi Gonzalo Salazar +4 more... Show less The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) issued a landmark ruling on 16 August 2024 with significant...
8/21/2024 1:13:30 PM ICSID Background Paper on Compliance and Enforcement of Awards: Valuable insights on the monetisation of ICSID claims By Noiana Marigo Carsten Wendler Marta García Bel Gregorio Pettazzi Rosario Galardi Gonzalo Salazar +3 more... Show less The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) plays a vital role in facilitating the resolution of disputes...