Thursday, 16 December, 2021
In less than a month, on 1 January 2022, the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) will be replaced by risk-free reference rates (RFRs).
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Friday, 3 December, 2021
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted by the US Congress on January 1, 2021, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
Thursday, 2 December, 2021
On November 22, 2021, the Wage and Hour Division of the US Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule implementing Executive Order 14026, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.” The final rule adopts the terms of both the executive order and the proposed rule, and increases the hourly minimum wage for certain federal contractors performing work on or in connection with covered federal contracts to $15 per hour, beginning January 30, 2022.
Tuesday, 9 November, 2021
The lockdowns and restrictions due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 highlighted the rigidness of Australia’s Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act) in relation to carrying on a company.
Friday, 5 November, 2021
Effective 1 November 2021, officers, directors and alternate directors of Australian companies, registered Australian bodies, registered foreign companies under the Corporations Act 2001, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act) must verify their identity on the new Director Identification Number (DIN) platform.
Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
With the global market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) now generating billions of US dollars, these new forms of digital asset have gone mainstream and, particularly, mark a fresh development in the way artists can promote and sell their works.
Tuesday, 5 October, 2021
Polish Development Fund Ventures (PFR Ventures) is a development finance institution dedicated to fund investments in Poland.
Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
To help companies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the 22 participating EU Member States, the European Commission has approved the creation of a new synthetic securitization product.
Thursday, 9 September, 2021
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has certified the first application for a collective proceedings order (CPO) on an opt-out basis, paving the way for a class-action claim against Mastercard.
Tuesday, 31 August, 2021
With online data privacy protection not having been a priority for too long, companies should be aware that China is now stepping up its game with the new Data Security Law (DSL) that was passed on 10 June 2021 and comes into effect on September 1, 2021.
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