Internal Investigations in the Asia-Pacific Region
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Understanding NFTs and Their Legal Implications
Nota Bene Episode 109: Asia Q1 Check In: China’s Emergence as the Number One World Economy and New Hegemonic Role in Asia with Paul Kim
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How to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy is a hot regulatory topic for most major economies around the world – and is set to continue ascending the agenda in the years to come. As sustainability-related...more
Faced with increased scrutiny by consumers, regulators, shareholders and boards, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations have been at the forefront for multinational companies globally. Multinational...more
Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more
In this Insight, first published in PLC, Freya Scott discusses the RICS Sustainability Report 2023, considers some of the barriers to achieving the carbon net zero goal by 2050 and what can be done to overcome these. ...more
As ESG regulation in Asia develops at an increasing pace, Latham lawyers give an update on noteworthy developments across the region covering the second half of the year. ...more
Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences offer convenient, local compliance education for practitioners across the globe, including updates on the latest...more
Following the substantial debt activity in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in 2021, a slowdown was to be expected for 2022, and yet, the region fared better than many others. For example, by the end of 2022, leveraged and...more
Refinancing activity supports a double-digit year-on-year uptick in leveraged loan issuance in the United States and Europe, while mega-deals dominate in the Asia-Pacific region Leveraged loan markets in the United States,...more
Digitalisation and ESG are transforming the face of infrastructure. Here we explore how investors are reacting to the opportunities and challenges these forces present. Technology is playing a transformative role in...more
Governments and multilaterals alone cannot finance the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy: the world's savers (via the banks and bond market) represent the only pool of capital deep enough. The OECD estimates...more
The role of lenders in promoting sustainable development has received a helping hand with the issuance of the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles. The Principles provide a new industry standard for banks to incentivise...more