EU restrictive measures against Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Key takeaway #1 The EU measures affect companies that provide any support to the manufacturing of UAVs, both technical, including intellectual...
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Spotlight: recent restructuring and insolvency developments in Netherlands
All questionsOverview of restructuring and insolvency activityi Liquidity and state of the financial marketsThe Dutch financial markets were generally liquid...
Spotlight: recent restructuring and insolvency developments in Spain
All questionsOverview of restructuring and insolvency activityi Liquidity and state of the financial marketsMost of the measures implemented by the...
Asset Management & Investment Funds: EU & International Developments – July 2023
AIFMD/UCITS Directive revisions The Council of the EU announced that it reached political agreement with the European Parliament on the...
Most recent UK Life Sciences Competitiveness Indicators highlight key areas for reform and investment
This time last year we analysed the UK Government’s annual Life Sciences Competitiveness Indicators (LSCIs) report alongside the MHRA’s Annual...
Crypto-assets: exchange of information through DAC8
On 16 May 2023, the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) reached agreement on amendments to the Directive on...
Will UK pension changes just abolish the lifetime allowance or make wider reforms?
Draft legislation released by HMRC packs some unexpected consequences The Finance (No 2) Act 2023, which received Royal Assent on...
Crypto bills to face congressional committee vote
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - A key congressional committee is set to vote this week on several bills that would develop a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, a milestone for Capitol Hill in its efforts to codify federal oversight for the digital asset industry.The crypto industry has been in the regulatory crosshairs since investors were burned last year by sudden collapses of Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, FTX and other companies.Among the legislation the House Financial Services Committee is considering on Wednesday and Thursday are a bill that would define when a...
Three ways the U.S. tax system offers a beacon of stability for cross-border investment
As investors around the world face an uneven investing environment, the United States offers opportunities. Many of these are made...
UK data watchdog to make enquiries about Worldcoin crypto project
LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - Britain's data regulator said on Tuesday it will examine Worldcoin, a project by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman where users provide their iris scans in exchange for a digital identification and free cryptocurrency."We note the launch of WorldCoin in the UK and will be making further enquiries," a spokesperson for the Information Commissioner's Office told Reuters.Worldcoin launched on Monday with two million users from its trial, with the crypto project scaling up eyeball-scanning operations in 20 countries, including at sites in London.Described on its website as...