In last year’s publication we highlighted the top regulatory focus areas for our clients during 2020, concentrating on wholesale market structures and conduct risk. This publication outlines the primary focus areas in 2021 for UK-regulated financial services firms.
In recent years, there has been an increase in litigation involving sexual abuse, as evidenced by recent lawsuits involving the Boy Scouts of America, numerous Catholic dioceses, and sports figures such as Larry Nassar.
The Small Business Administration and Department of the Treasury announced plans to reopen Paycheck Protection Program loan applications starting with community financial institutions on Monday, January 11.
In November 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court denied en banc reconsideration of its unpublished decision in Glass v. Select Portfolio Servicing. The Glass decision confirmed that a rescission of a recorded notice of default deaccelerates a mortgage loan....
Employers collect data about their employees. It starts with employees’ salary data, resumes, and work hours. It continues with fingerprints and images from security cameras, followed by employee meals and business trip information.
Companies that count State Street Global Advisors as an investor should review its CEO Cyrus Taraporevala’s just-released annual letter on its proxy voting agenda, which has significant updates on voting policies with regard to board and workforce diversity.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that as of Jan. 8, 2021, about 6.7 million people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, far short of the prediction by the Trump Administration of 20 million by the end of December 2020....
On December 31, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an opinion addressing and clarifying several issues relating to the power of the court to reform or modify an unreasonable noncompetition agreement often referred to as blue penciling....
