The coronavirus pandemic, the U.S.-China trade war, and the war in Ukraine have accelerated the transformation of the world's global supply chains. These developments have prompted organizations to search for a closer, more reliable supply chain that is less dependent on transoceanic transportation. This article discusses considerations for foreign companies choosing Mexico as a nearshoring option.
This article looks at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s proposed auditing standards which feature major implications for ESG that could upend corporate audits.
On 16 December 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a notice confirming the Collective Investment Schemes (Individually Recognised Overseas Schemes and Miscellaneous Amendments) Instrument 2022 ("CIS 2022") became effective 1 January 2023. CIS 2022 introduces changes to the ‘s272 regime’ contained in Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) for recognising overseas collective investment funds. The Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook (“COLL”), the Decision Procedure and Penalties manual (“DEPP”) and the Glossary of definitions of the FCA Handbook are amended.
Learn about the collection and use of diversity data within organizations' global workforces, the affirmative action requirements in some jurisdictions and the challenges and
restrictions around diversity data gathering and use.
ESG issues are playing an ever-increasing role in businesses and have an impact right across the employment, retirement benefits, tax, executive compensation and share incentives space. This trend of growing focus is expected to continue into 2023 and beyond. As such, when designing and reviewing compensation and benefit packages, it is increasingly important for companies to do so with its ESG strategy in mind.
This is a sample asset purchase agreement between a Thai company as the seller, individual shareholders of the seller, and a Thai company and a US company as the buyers. The sample includes a choice of US and New York laws and Thai courts.
This article summarises the German Parliament's legislative package on renewable energy, which is regarded as the largest energy policy amendment in decades.
Learn about the increasing regulatory pressure in the US, Europe, and Asia and the resulting compliance challenges regarding Environmental, Social, and Governance issues (ESG).