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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 8th October, 2026: The Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) has commended the East African Community (EAC) for its achievements in digital revenue administration and trade facilitation,...
by Ijeoma Okoli Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chairman Paul Atkins continues to lead the SEC towards reengaging with its capital formation facilitation remit alongside those of protecting investors and ensuring fair and orderly markets. On...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the completed acquisition by British Telecommunications Limited of TalkTalk Telecommunications Limited and PlatformX Communications Limited.
Much has been written about the significance of the $5 billion historic penalty and privacy reforms imposed by the FTC on Meta, but press surrounding the incident rarely references the fact that this risk was something shareholders had already warned...
Key Takeaways: The SEC’s proposed rescission of Rule 14a-8 and amendments to Rule 14a-4 would significantly raise the cost and difficulty of activist campaigns against listed closed-end funds and BDCs. These proposals, combined with the Supreme Court’s June...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held a virtual meeting with Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert R. Ramdin. The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views on the importance of multilateralism and...
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, H.E. Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, today during her visit to Singapore in preparation for...
The Forty-Fourth ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (44th AMEM) was convened on 7 October 2026 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Sharon S. Garin, Secretary of the...
The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community (DSG APSC), H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, undertook a consultative visit to Singapore on 7–8 October 2026 in preparation for Singapore’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2027. During the...
The Twenty-Third ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting Plus Three (China, Japan and the Republic of Korea) (23rd AMEM+3) was held on 8 October 2026 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The Meeting was...
The Twentieth East Asia Summit Energy Ministers’ Meeting (20th EAS EMM) was convened on 8 October 2026 in Metro Manila, Philippines. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Sharon S. Garin, Secretary of the Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the anticipated acquisition by The Brink’s Company of NCR Atleos Corporation.
Remedies offered by Brink’s to address competition concerns over its acquisition of NCR may be accepted.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 8th October, 2026: The East African Community (EAC) is strengthening coordinated regional action to prevent, detect and rapidly respond to public health threats that cross national borders, as Partner...
For more than a century, exchanges have governed markets as much as they have operated them. While creating liquidity, they have also functioned as private lawmakers within a public regulatory framework by establishing listing standards and disclosure...
On September 28, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the SEC) Office of Chief Accountant Kurt Hohl and Division of Investment Management Director Brian Daly (collectively, the Staff), issued a joint statement on fair value measurement and...
ESMA sets out supervisory expectations on services related to unauthorised stablecoins 08 October 2026 Digital Finance and Innovation The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU regulator and supervisor, has published an opinion clarifying...
Global trade proved more resilient than expected in the first half of 2026 despite the disruption caused by the Middle East conflict, as supply chains adapted and strong investment in artificial intelligence provided a powerful boost to goods trade....
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the completed acquisition by Aramark Limited of Entier Limited.
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening was presented with the 9th ASEAN Energy Outlook (AEO9), the ASEAN Centre for Energy’s (ACE) latest report, by the Executive Director of ACE Dato’ Ir. Ts. Razib Dawood, on the sidelines of the 44th...
Decisions on the Competition and Markets Authority's phase 2 markets and mergers work are taken by independent groups of panel members.
The Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) has accepted a request for a report providing advice to the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority (NEMSA) concerning its proposed subsidy to Sunderland City Council.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the completed acquisition by Vandemoortele Group of Délifrance S.A.
One of the more surprising developments around the SEC’s proposed Rule 14a-8 rescission is that one of the rule’s arch critics is having second thoughts. The Heritage Foundation has been one of the most vocal critics of proxy advisers, ESG and “woke...
Key Takeaways More transparency into enforcement decisions: DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division has identified 10 factors that will receive significant weight, including management involvement, concealment, duration, financial harm, geographic scope,...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the completed acquisition by Y3 Holdings Limited (Healthcare Ireland) of Hutchinson Homes Limited.
The Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) has accepted a request for a report providing advice to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) concerning its proposed Strategic Charging Infrastructure Scheme.
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the discussion between the 44th AMEM with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in Manila, the Philippines. The Meeting exchanged views on...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 5th AMEM-US Dialogue, held in Manila, the Philippines. The Meeting exchanged views on strengthening ASEAN-U.S. energy cooperation, including support for the ASEAN Power Grid, energy...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the completed acquisition by Co-operative Group Limited of The Southern Co-operative Limited.
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered special remarks at the Official High-Level Launch of the ASEAN School of Regulation in Manila, the Philippines. In his remarks, he underscored the importance of investing in human capital,...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr, Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 44th Meeting of the ASEAN Energy Ministers which took place in Manila, the Philippines. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Sharon Garin, Secretary of Energy of the Republic of the...
Greenwashing is usually treated as a problem of corporate deception. Firms make environmental claims that exaggerate, selectively disclose, or obscure their actual sustainability performance. Greenwashing leaves investors, consumers, employees, and...
On September 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or the “SEC”) issued two conditional exemptions to facilitate permissioned trading of tokenized national market system (“NMS”) stocks. [1] Collectively known as the “Innovation...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning delivered special remarks at the Joint Opening Ceremony of the 44th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and its Associated Meetings and the ASEAN Energy Business Forum 2026 (AEBF-26), in...
On behalf of the Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, witnessed the Signing Ceremony of the Host Country Agreement for the Regional...
ESMA clarifies access for EU market participants to the services of third-country CSDs 07 October 2026 Post Trading The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU regulator and supervisor, has published today a statement clarifying that EU...
In the first oral arguments of the October 2026 term, the Supreme Court Justices grappled with one of the most significant climate cases to reach the Court in recent years. Justice Kavanaugh’s questions indicated that he believes tort claims over climate...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today moved for entry of a final judgment by consent against Stephen Kenneth Leech II, the former co-chief investment officer of registered investment adviser Western Asset Management Company LLC, whom the SEC…
The AALS Section on Administrative Law invites presenters and commentators to join the New Voices in Administrative Law session at the upcoming AALS conference. New Voicesoffers junior scholars an opportunity to get constructive feedback on a paper draft...
El Fiscal Nacional Económico, Jorge Grunberg, se reunió con miembros de la directiva de la Confederación de la Producción y del Comercio (CPC), encabezada por su presidenta, Susana Jiménez, y compuesta por representantes del agro, el comercio, la minería,...
Recent Rulemakings Reviewed is a monthly quantitative snapshot of federal regulatory activity, drawn from FRTracker—a platform that ingests Federal Register documents and decomposes binding rules into structured “obligations.” An “obligation” in this...
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Compliance Outreach Program announced today that it will host a virtual national seminar for investment companies and investment advisers on November 19, 2026. The purpose of the event is to help chief compliance…
by Brian Boynton, Christopher Babbitt, Kevin Lamb, and Peter Kurtz Introduction On September 18, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to the Justice Manual limiting the use of agency guidance in affirmative civil enforcement, including...
[Advait Arunav is a 4th year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law University, Delhi and Myra Khanna is a 5thyear B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai] In November 2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India...
The Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) has accepted a request for a report providing advice to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) concerning its proposed subsidy to the Canal & River Trust (the CRT).
Different Approaches to AI Oversight Growing corporate adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increased the importance of AI governance to both companies and shareholders. U.S. technology companies have been expanding their AI governance and...
In the 2026 proxy season, all but one of the technology and life sciences companies included in the Fenwick Silicon Valley 150 List (SV 150) and all of the companies in Standard & Poor’s (S&P 100) held annual meetings. Generally, such annual meetings will,...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigated the anticipated acquisition by E.ON SE (through E.ON UK Limited) of OVO Energy Ltd.
The COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) successfully convened the 23rd Meeting of the Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies (MERP) Sub-Committee in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1 to 2 October 2026. The meeting brought together experts from COMESA member central banks to...
Given recent attention to the extraterritorial reach of Chinese law, it’s surprising that the draft Cross-Border Corruption Law (CBCL) hasn’t attracted more attention. Article 63 of the Ethnic Unity Law,… The post Some Issues in the Draft Cross-border...
On September 15, the Clarity Act failed to secure a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate, with four Republicans and all 47 Democrats voting against considering the bill at this time. The Act may come back to life again next …
Investment in private assets continues to grow, including for an increasing number of registrants that are required to subsequently measure these investments at fair value, such as registered closed-end funds, interval funds, tender offer funds, business...
El economista de la División de Estudios de Mercado de la Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE), Luis Muñoz, junto al subjefe de la misma División, Mauricio Garetto, participaron en un encuentro organizado por la “Fundación Por Una Carrera”, para exponer los...
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 5th October, 2026: The East African Community (EAC) Partner States are calling for more predictable, accessible and grant-based climate finance as they prepare to take a common regional position to the...
The CMA is investigating the use of price reduction and urgency claims by Simba Sleep Limited.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, in coordination with other U.S. and global financial regulators, today issued a joint investor bulletin as part of World Investor Week (WIW). The bulletin encourages investors to be resilient in changing…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 5 October 2026, delivered closing remarks at the 25th General Assembly of the Veterans Confederation of ASEAN Countries (VECONAC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In his remarks, Dr. Kao congratulated VECONAC on the...
Stakeholders generally supported CARB’s efforts to align with the GHG Protocol, provide flexible implementation pathways, and phase in Scope 3 requirements. At the same time, participants raised concerns about reporting burden, compliance complexity, and...
The IPO is commonly understood as the end of venture capital’s (VC) role in corporate governance. As the conventional story goes, after a relatively short post-IPO lock-up, VCs sell their shares and give way to public-market institutions. Ownership...
Our view We are concerned that shareholder rights are weakening in many markets, putting investor confidence and long-term value creation at risk. Robust shareholder rights underpin well-functioning public equity markets. Protecting shareholder rights is a...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the anticipated acquisition by Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia, through their joint venture nexfibre, of Substantial (including Netomnia, Brsk, Brsk ISP and YouFibre). Liberty Global and...
On September 12, 2026, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for coordinated limits on the pace of frontier-AI development, with government support to address antitrust constraints. Sam Altman (OpenAI), Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind), and Elon Musk (SpaceXAI)...
On September 11, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and National Credit Union Administration (collectively, the...
H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, attended the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026™ Division 1 Final in Jakarta, Indonesia. As the culmination of the inaugural regional tournament under the ASEAN–FIFA...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 5 October 2026, attended the opening ceremony of the 25th General Assembly of VECONAC at the Peace Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The ceremony featured keynote address by His Excellency Senior Minister...
At the invitation of H.E. Sharon Garin, Secretary of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines and Chair of the ASEAN Energy Ministers’ Meeting in 2026, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead the delegation of the ASEAN Secretariat to...
WTO members meeting at the General Council on 5-6 October addressed issues related to the ongoing discussions on WTO reform, follow-up to outcomes of past ministerial conferences, and the state of ongoing negotiations on various topics. Members also...
Key Takeaways Companies have more information than ever about investor expectations, but synthesizing those inputs into timely voting-risk insight remains challenging. Voting risk extends beyond failed proposals; meaningful opposition, declining support,...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered remarks at the 38th Executive Board Meeting of the Veterans Confederation of ASEAN Countries (VECONAC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In his remarks, Dr. Kao underscored VECONAC’s contribution, as an...
Last summer, two friends goaded me into riding a roller coaster for the first time in decades. The terrifying sense of dread that gripped me as we whipped around the curves and dropped down irrationally steep hills on a ride that was totally out of my...
El Jefe, la Subjefa y el Coordinador Económico de la División Anticarteles de la Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE), Matías Belmonte, Rosana Zamora y Stefano Banfi, se reunieron con representantes de la Asociación de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras (Abif)...
La Coordinadora Económica de la División de Fusiones de la Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE), Aikaterini Angelopoulou, dictó una charla para alumnos de quinto año de la carrera de Ingeniería Comercial con mención en Economía y del Magíster en Economía de la...
The Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) has published a report providing advice to Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) concerning its proposed subsidy to Ryanair Holdings plc (Ryanair).
KEY TAKEAWAYS Redomiciliation to Texas was on the rise in 2026. Recent Texas legal reforms and business court infrastructure have made the state an attractive alternative to Delaware for corporate domiciles. Proxy advisors remain skeptical of domicile moves...
SEC Issues “Innovation Exemption” for Tokenized Securities Posted by Colin D. Lloyd, Marie-Louise M. Huth, and Mario Schollmeyer, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Friday, September 25, 2026 Tags: NMS, SEC, Tokenized Securities, TSVs 2026 Say on Pay Recap: Strong...
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The COMESA-EAC Horticulture Accelerator Agri-Inputs Policy Officer (CEHA AIPA) shall provide technical expertise in agro-input systems, horticultural policy and regulatory issues, and support the implementation of the CEHA matching grant programme under the...
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for...
Anthropic, a public benefit corporation (PBC), continues to offer food for thought on corporate governance and its mission to develop AI responsibly and for the long-term benefit of humanity. The frontier AI laboratory is preparing to enter public markets...
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. And thank you for joining us today for this public meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Government in the Sunshine Act. We have three items on today’s agenda. First, the Commission will …
The Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) met on 2 October, with a focus on the practical role of intellectual property (IP) in helping small businesses innovate, grow and reach international markets. The meeting...
At a meeting on 2 October, co-sponsors of the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD) discussed a work plan for 2026-27 in preparation for the 15th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC15). They identified priorities, working methods...
Brazil's 2026 election has been largely framed around the presidential race, and understandably so: this month, Brazilians choose between candidates whose platforms differ sharply.
Chairman Paul S. Atkins Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda
Chairman Paul S. Atkins
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda
The latest FCA and Practitioner Panel survey shows rising levels of satisfaction, confidence and trust in the FCA among firms, alongside a strong understanding of Consumer Duty expectations. The FCA and Practitioner Panel annual survey of regulated firms...
Speech by Jon Relleen, director of infrastructure and exchanges, at the Reform of the UK Public and Private Capital Markets Summit 2026. The Economic Secretary to the Treasury has discussed the contribution of UK markets to economic growth.I want to build...
Just over a week ago, we received the incredibly sad news that a whistleblower, Simon Andriesz, who we had been in contact with over many years, had died. We’ve shared our condolences, and our thoughts are with his family and loved ones.We’re often in...
Corporate finance firms help businesses raise funding and implement strategic transactions, supporting investment and growth.This brings responsibility: clients need to be able to trust that firms will act with integrity and manage any conflicts of...