09 May
Member News

Jaguar Freight | Ports Front-and-Center

In this week’s Roar: the latest news on ports, shifting ocean carrier alliances, potential changes for US/ China tariffs, the state of US intermodal, and easing container demand. Port performance on the US West Coast is not improving as we move closer to the vital peak shipping season. There’s a lot of bad news that’s going to translate into even higher costs for the consumer. A recent report states that 20% of the global container fleet is mired in congested...

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06 May
Chapter News

IMF | Money at a Crossroad: Public or Private Digital Money?

Digital money is reaching a crossroad, where today’s policy and regulatory choices will affect the evolution of the monetary and payments landscape. Should future money in circulation be mostly publicly issued in the form of central bank digital currency (CBDC) or privately issued, or is there space for a healthy balance of the two? How do trends in “private” crypto assets affect plans to develop CBDC? This seminar will explore these and other questions with high-level policymakers from around...

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06 May
Member News

Steptoe | European Court Boosts Representative Actions for GDPR Infringements

On April 28, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that a consumer protection association had standing to bring claims on behalf of consumers whose personal data was used in a manner that infringes on provisions of the GDPR. The key issue put to the CJEU was whether national legislation permitting a consumer protection association to bring proceedings in the civil courts against infringements of GDPR was valid: (1) independent of the specific infringements of...

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06 May
Member News

Vulcan Insight | DSA brings an end to the “wild west” of the internet

After only 18 months of negotiations, the European Parliament and EU Member States finally reached an agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA), a new set of rules that increases companies’ responsibility for the content that their users upload. The breakthrough was announced by the Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Competition and digital policy, Margrethe Vestager, on Twitter in the early hours of Saturday morning after a final marathon of negotiations. “We have an agreement on DSA: the Digital Services...

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05 May
Chapter News

ECB | Philip R. Lane: The euro area outlook: some analytical considerations

Speech by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at Bruegel | Introduction There are three main analytical challenges in assessing the economic and inflation outlook for the euro area. First, the pandemic remains a first-order driving force. Over the winter, pandemic restrictions still limited economic activity in the euro area. While these restrictions are currently being lifted and case numbers are declining, the current set of restrictions in China is contributing to a further wave of...

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05 May
Chapter News

European Health Data Space

In order to unleash the full potential of health data, the European Commission is presenting a regulation to set up the European Health Data Space. This proposal supports individuals to take control of their own health data, supports the use of health data for better healthcare delivery, better research, innovation and policy making and enables the EU to make full use of the potential offered by a safe and secure exchange, use and reuse of health data. The European Health...

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05 May
Member News

USA replaces Germany as Switzerland’s top export market

Bern - The USA replaced Germany as Switzerland’s most important export market in 2021 for the first time in 70 years. Exports of Swiss companies to the USA have tripled over the past 20 years. Three quarters of the growth can be traced back to pharma products. Exports of Swiss companies to the USA reached a new record high in 2021 with goods totaling just under 47 billion Swiss francs, the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) writes...

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04 May
Chapter News

Future of Europe: Conference Plenary ambitious proposals point to Treaty review

Plenary adopts 49 proposals (more than 300 measures) for wide-ranging reforms Parliament’s delegation decided by broad majority to support the proposals MEPs will, based on citizens’ demands, seek to formally initiate amending the Treaties Citizens’ feedback on proposals overwhelmingly positive, plea for swift follow-up The Conference Plenary concluded its work, with MEPs expressing their approval of the outcome and announcing that Parliament intends to kick-start EU reforms. At its final meeting, that took place on Friday and Saturday at the...

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04 May
COVID-19 News, Member News

CLA | Did You Receive COVID Relief Funds? Find Out If You Need a Single Audit

Key insights Nonfederal entities that have expended federal funds of $750,000 or more during the fiscal year are required to have a single audit performed on those funds. If funds are not used in accordance with the intended purpose and within the laws and regulations of the federal agency, the federal government could require the funds to be paid back. If your organization meets the threshold for a single audit, be aware of which documentation and support to prepare...

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03 May
Member News

Cushman & Wakefield | Three New Realities Shaping Hybrid Workplace Strategies

Office of the Future Revisited is focused on the new realities shaping hybrid workplace strategies. In this time of cautious confidence, office space is increasingly in demand. However, the role of the office will be forever changed as we enter the post-pandemic world. The hybrid movement has just begun, and there is no single blueprint for successfully implementing it. Each organization must approach its transition with the question, “What does hybrid mean for us?" Our latest insight establishes three realities that...

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