7/2/2025 10:52:13 AM Market Trends in the Middle East and Northern Africa By Charlotte Stevens Anna Nersesian Justin Locke Usama Khalab Erin Miller Rankin Kim Rosenberg Saad Mian +4 more... Show less Hot topics Across the MENA region, long-term national development plans are reshaping the investment landscape and driving...
6/26/2025 10:25:20 PM SEC Changes Course on Priorities, Unsurprisingly Continues Enforcing the FCPA, and Selects New Agency Leaders By Melissa Hodgman Erik Gerding Elizabeth Bieber Amella Viso Becky Sokolow +2 more... Show less Continuing its trend of reversing course from the last Administration, and with a nod to promoting innovation, the U.S. Securities and...
6/23/2025 1:21:29 PM UK Infrastructure: A 10 Year Strategy By Richard Thexton Jessamy Gallagher Kirsten Singleton Quinn Angus +1 more... Show less Hot off the press The UK Government published its long awaited 10 year infrastructure plan last Thursday, 19 June. Some of the headline...
6/11/2025 10:14:23 AM Inside Infrastructure: The latest from Germany By Carsten Bork Mirko Masek Andreas Ruthemeyer Stefan Schröder Natascha Doll Heiner Braun +3 more... Show less As Germany’s new government settles into its role, the country’s energy and infrastructure sectors are undergoing transformative...
5/28/2025 12:24:24 PM The PRA’s updated supervisory expectations for managing climate-related risks: what this means for banks and insurers By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Emily Smith Christopher Bernard Michael Byarugaba +2 more... Show less For a long time, both the PRA and FCA have recognised that climate change is a potential material financial risk to regulated firms. On...
2/25/2025 12:21:56 PM The FCA reports on climate change adaptation challenges for UK financial services firms By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Sharon Tong The FCA identifies climate adaptation challenges for financial services firms Every five years, the UK government produces an assessment...
1/27/2025 7:48:38 PM Life sciences – what to watch in 2025 By Adam Golden Kristen Riemenschneider Madeleine Tavcar We asked more than 200 Freshfields lawyers – across geographies and practice areas: what are the 1-2 issues top of mind for you and your...
1/14/2025 11:09:52 AM The year ahead in financial services: 10 trends to watch in 2025 By Sharon Grennan Christopher Bernard 2024 was a momentous year for the financial services industry. Financial institutions had to deal with geopolitical risks arising from...
8/26/2024 1:28:54 PM DOJ Unveils the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program By Adam Siegel Eric Bruce Timothy Howard Jennifer Loeb Daniel Cendan Kimberly Zelnick Alessandra Scalise Aedan Collins Young Park Connor Lang +7 more... Show less Earlier this month, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) officially launched its new three-year Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot...
7/31/2024 3:56:12 PM Changes to the UK Stewardship Code seek to ease the burdens on signatories and support the growth of UK capital markets By Elisabeth Overland Christopher Bernard Yashi Chandra On 22 July 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced several immediate revisions to the UK Stewardship Code 2020 in order to...
7/18/2024 2:42:52 PM EU Elections Unpacked: Ursula von der Leyen re-elected for second term By Kieran Watkins Natalie Pettinger Kearney Léa Bareil Germany's Ursula von der Leyen has been elected President of the European Commission for a second mandate, with 401 votes in favour, 284...
7/3/2024 10:08:02 AM EU leadership shake-up: implications for business and policy By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Léa Bareil Jimena Gonzalez In the wake of the recent European elections, the EU27 Heads of State and Government have finalised allocating the influential EU top...