An advisory committee to EU institutions has issued an opinion on blockchain and the EU single market, advising the European Commission on potential next steps, including launching a "comprehensive" blockchain initiative,...more
3/5/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Blockchain ,
Competition ,
Cross-Border ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Protection ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
EU Single Market ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Smart Contracts ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Tax Evasion
Six banks have announced that they will work together to assess whether creating central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is worth it. The group will review use cases, economic, functional and technical design choices, and the...more
2/6/2020
/ Banks ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure (CPMI) ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Emerging Technologies ,
FSB ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Virtual Currency
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has become the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervisor for some types of cryptoasset businesses. These will need to meet certain...more
1/21/2020
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Covered Transactions ,
Cryptoassets ,
Due Diligence ,
E-Money ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Know Your Customers ,
Lead Supervisory Authority ,
Money Laundering ,
Payment Methods ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Terrorist Financing ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
Transaction Monitoring ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency
What has happened?
G20 member countries are looking at an October deadline for reviewing a global anti-money laundering (AML) standard on cryptocurrency....more
What has happened?
The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has issued a guidance note on its approach to initial coin offerings (ICOs)....more
“Getting to Data Nirvana” is our four-step approach to help you integrate your legal, regulatory and compliance work streams into your organisation’s overall data strategy.
The job of the legal and compliance teams is to...more
6/11/2018
/ Competition ,
Data Privacy ,
Information Governance ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Ownership Rules ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Strict Compliance
Our Insurance Horizons 2018 brochure considers the impact of technology, interest rates, protectionism, excess capacity in the reinsurance market and cyber risk. We also look in detail at M&A in the industry, sanctions and...more
5/16/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Consumer Insurance Products ,
Covered Agreement ,
Cybersecurity ,
Driverless Cars ,
IAIS ,
IFRS ,
Interest Rates ,
Life Insurance ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reinsurance ,
Risk-Based Approaches ,
Senior Managers Insurers Regime (SMIR) ,
Technology ,
UK Brexit
Innovation in the life sciences and health care industries is occurring at a dizzying pace. Five years ago, anti-PD-1 antibodies from Merck and BMS had yet to be approved, CAR-T therapies were still in small-scale clinical...more
4/4/2018
/ 3D Printing ,
Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biologics ,
Biosimilars ,
Biotechnology ,
Blockchain ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Digital Health ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Emerging Markets ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Innovation ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Mergers ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Supply Chain ,
Transfer Pricing ,
UK Brexit ,
Yates Memorandum
Virtually all industries are being reshaped with the use of Artificial Intelligence and advanced machine-learning.
Everything from healthtech to self-driving vehicles, to education and smart homes, drones and space, social...more
4/4/2018
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Asia Pacific ,
Connected Cars ,
Connected Items ,
Drones ,
Ethics ,
Export Controls ,
FinTech ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Outer Space ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Robotics ,
Satellites ,
Smart Devices ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Some of the 800+ Hogan Lovells lawyers who look at the TMT Industry Sector share their perspectives on the future. From Tokyo to Mexico; from Blockchain to satellites; from M&A to privacy.
...more
12/22/2017
/ 3D Printing ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Competition ,
Digital Single Market ,
Disruptive Technology ,
Driverless Cars ,
Drones ,
E-Commerce ,
Emerging Markets ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Silicon Valley ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems