Member News

03 Sep
Member News

Enterprise Ireland | How the Pandemic Has Pushed the Pace of Change

Accelerating Business Development in a Post-Pandemic Environment | 1. Introduction: How the world has changed It’s possible that business and business practices may have changed more in the past five months than in the previous five years. From logistics to supply chain, finance, HR, communications, and sales and marketing, few areas have been untouched. Businesses have had to pivot and pivot, and then pivot again. What started as a contingency strategy, has become a rolling strategy to address the shifting business...

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03 Sep
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CILcare | Hear this! Potential Therapeutics for COVID-19 Should be Tested for Auditory Safety

Previously published in World Pharma Today | Executive Summary As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, clinicians, academic institutions, private organizations, and governments are working tirelessly to find treatments to help patients and at-risk populations threatened by this novel disease. The best minds in infectious disease and immunology are focusing on mechanisms for future therapies that are both safe and efective. In the absence of approved therapies, some investigators are looking towards drug products indicated for other conditions...

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02 Sep
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EIB | Christian Kettel Thomsen appointed as new Vice-President of the European Investment Bank

Christian Kettel Thomsen joins as Vice-President on the EIB’s Management Committee. Thomsen will serve a four-year term on behalf of Denmark Christian Kettel Thomsen has been appointed Vice-President and Member of the Management Committee of the EIB. He takes up his duties today, succeeding Andrew McDowell, whose mandate on behalf of Ireland ended at the end of August. The EIB’s Board of Governors appointed Mr Thomsen, a Danish national, on a proposal from the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark...

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02 Sep
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Troutman Pepper | Schrems Strikes Again: Battery of New Data Privacy Complaints Raise Compliance Questions for EU-U.S. Data Transfers

Barely one month after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its Schrems II decision striking down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield), Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems has filed 101 complaints with 30 different EU regulatory bodies alleging that dozens of well-known companies in e-commerce, telecommunications, banking, higher education, and other industries are improperly continuing to transmit data to U.S. companies like Google and Facebook in violation of the Schrems II decision and EU data privacy laws. The complaints represent an...

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01 Sep
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Houthoff Financial Regulatory Update | Consultation joint guidelines for assessing suitability and other publications by the EBA and the ESMA

Since Houthoff published their last News Update, European supervisory authorities, the European Banking Authority ("EBA") and the European Supervisory Market Authority ("ESMA"), have issued a few consultation papers, guidelines and other information. Due to the summer holiday period, this News Update does not contain any relevant news updates from the Dutch and other European supervisory authorities and legislatures. Below we take a closer look at the consultation to revise the EBA and the ESMA's joint guidelines for assessing the...

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31 Aug
COVID-19 News, Member News

BPBCPA | Top Ten Business Income Tax Planning Ideas During the Age of COVID-19

Executive Summary Three deeply experienced tax professionals based in BPBCPA's New York City office share useful tax planning ideas for business owners. By leveraging these strategies, companies can improve their cash position and create refund opportunities. While technically focused, this white paper offers practice advice for business owners and in-house accounting staff. Reconsidering the approach to inventory, tax planning, equipment, stock and debt, and foreign operations, can unlock cash flow and positively impact a company’s financial position. Access the full whitepaper here: Top...

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31 Aug
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BBGFX | Sentiment is Fickle

The sentiment is a fickle lover.  It blows hot and cold quickly, though not entirely without reason. For traders, it is often the deus ex machina. Sentiment had swung so hard against the dollar that astute observers and the leading financial press warned that its role in the world economy was in jeopardy. The greenback recovered from the initial slide on the Federal Reserve's confirmation that it was adopting an average inflation target.  Those upticks were cited by some pundits as evidence...

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28 Aug
Member News

Troutman Pepper | SEC Amends “Accredited Investor” Definition

On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments expanding the definition of “accredited investor” to allow additional categories of investors to invest in unregistered private offerings. The new definition moves beyond the long-standing reference to wealth and income to determine whether individuals may be deemed accredited investors. In addition, the definition adds several new categories of entities that now qualify as institutional accredited investors. According to the SEC, “the amendments update and improve the definition...

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28 Aug
COVID-19 News, Member News

Littler | Reopening and Rehiring During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Critical Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Considerations

As many employers are on the way to normalizing their business practices and re-engaging their employees, they should not overlook the many potential pitfalls in the administration of their retirement, health and welfare plans and their executive compensation arrangements. The risks of missteps are high, and include loss of tax-qualification of retirement plans, penalty taxes in connection with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate rules, other IRS penalties, employee lawsuits and Department of Labor enforcement actions. The following...

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27 Aug
Member News, Trade & TTIP Related

GDLSK | US-EU Trade Update

US and EU Agree to Reduce Tariffs on Certain Products and the EU Asks the US to Withdraw Tariffs in Connection with the Large Civil Aircraft Dispute. On August 21, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Joint Statement with the European Union Trade Commission to announce the first tariff reductions between the US and EU in over 20 years. The tariff reductions will be retroactive to August 1, 2020.  The US will reduce tariff rates by...

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