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As 2022 rolls in, it often feels like the only sensible thing to predict is unpredictability. However, encouraged by some of our accurate predictions for 2021, the Freshfields Fintech team has again d...
Author(s): Claire Harrop, John Risness
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the transformation of business models in the life sciences industry, with digital initiatives coming to the forefront. The combination of rapid technological inno...
Author(s): Vinita Kailasanath, Nida Rais
2022 appears set to provide no let up with regards to antitrust enforcement and new rules for digital and innovation-heavy businesses.Cross-disciplinary mission creep is becoming more pronounced as go...
Author(s): Daniel Wylde, Alessandra Galea
Sustainability continues to be one of the hottest topics in many sectors, including financial services. Regulators, businesses, investors, consumers and other financial services players place ever-inc...
Author(s): Eva Schneider
Barely two months after the 26 September elections for the German Bundestag (Germany’s parliament), Germany has a new government led by the new Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (S...
Author(s): Andreas Schuler
We imagine a day in the life of a regulator tasked with patrolling the financial services industry in the metaverse.My flying unicorn broke down this morning, so I’m late for work at the meta-Financia...
Author(s): James Smethurst, John Risness, Emily Smith