The entry into law of the Pension Schemes Act (PSA) 2021 last month triggered a flurry of activity across the pensions industry....
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On 24 March 2021, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) launched its consultation seeking views on its...
The European Parliament recently adopted a resolution with recommendations to the European Commission for a directive on mandatory human...
On 10 March 2021, our Vienna office hosted the second event of Freshfields Sustainable Finance Series which covered the highly topical...
The UK Government has made no secret of its belief that leaving the EU presents an opportunity for better regulation. Last week it pushed...
Much has been made of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) looking to bring so-called “unicorns” – private companies valued at...
On March 4, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of a “Climate and ESG Task Force” within the...
A first set of transparency requirements of the Sustainability Finance Disclosure Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 or 'SFDR') will...
As part of the celebration of Black History Month, Freshfields hosted four Black public company board members to engage in a discussion...
On February 22, the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association (ABA), the largest voluntary organization of lawyers and law...