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We anticipate a year of reserved optimism in the life sciences industry for 2023. Despite uncertain financial markets and pricing challenges in the US, we expect an uptick in transactional activity, w...
Author(s): Adam Golden, Harriet Hanks
Last week HM Treasury published its much anticipated consultation paper on introducing a dedicated Insurer Resolution Regime (IRR) in the UK, which would implement key international standards. We summ...
Author(s): Priti Lancaster, George Swan, Lauren Honeyben, Kevin Whibley
Last year’s FATF report for Germany has identified weaknesses of German Anti Money Laundering (AML) legislation and practices with respect to the use of legal entities to hide and obscure sources of i...
Author(s): Jan Struckmann, Daniel Klingenbrunn, Alexander Glos
From a regulatory perspective, the German Supply Chain Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz) (LkSG, the Act) is, in many respects, the next big thing. Companies need to be aware of the duties, ob...
Author(s): Annika Kreis, Florentine Schulte-Rudzio
It’s that time of the year again. With the festive season behind us, initiatives blossom and produce another evergreen: the European Commission wants to push for an EU-wide ban on inducements for inve...
Author(s): Marius Raetz, Alicia Hildner
The fragile state of the markets is well documented: pressurised by rising inflation and interest rates and a reduction in liquidity, a potential recession looming and further strain added from the vo...
Author(s): Anthea Bowater, Simon Orton, Samantha Trevan, Kevin Whibley
On 20 December 2022, the German Annual Tax Act 2022 entered into force. An essential component of this new legislation is the partial abolition of the limited tax charge on income derived from German ...
Author(s): Martin Rehberg, Dr. Norbert Schneider, Christian Sistermann, Philipp Redeker, Franziska Leich
Earlier this week, the PRA published a Dear CEO letter to all insurers, including third-party branches supervised by the PRA setting out its supervisory priorities for 2023. The PRA’s areas of focus i...
Author(s): Priti Lancaster, George Swan, Lauren Honeyben