21 Aug
Member News

RSM | June & July 2020 – Your Global Summary of IFRS News and Developments

RSM World of IFRS summarises key matters arising from recent IASB discussions and decisions, highlights RSM thought leadership from around the world, and addresses an IFRS application question each month. The following is a summarised update of key matters arising from the discussions and decisions taken by the IASB at its remote meetings on the following dates: 23, 25 June 2020 22 and 23 July 2020 The full update, as published by the IASB, can be found here. Disclosure Initiative—Accounting Policies The Board met on 24 June...

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21 Aug
Member News

The FDIC bank crisis management experience: lessons for the EU Banking Union

In August, Banca d'Italia (the Italian Central Bank) published a Note on Financial Stability and Supervision on "the FDIC bank crisis management, and experiences and lessons for the Banking Union", prepared by Giovanni Majnoni D'Intignano, Andreas Dal Santo and Michele Maltese. The Note provides useful ideas for the ongoing debate in Europe on the revision of the rules on bank crisis management and on deposit insurance by examining the role that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) plays in...

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21 Aug
Member News

GL events 6 months later | Moving forward – Not looking back

Event Industry GLOBAL PATH TO RECOVERY So much has happened to our industry since March 2020. The last few months have been very hectic, with multiple changes in our calendar worldwide. GL events group has been very shaken to say the least, with all 50 venues shutdown for over 3 months. Since June, a path to recovery is possible- new sanitary and health measures were put in place and safety guidelines approved around the globe for our MICE industry to...

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21 Aug
Chapter News

European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission decides to register ‘Right to Cure’ initiative

Today, the European Commission decided to register a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Right to Cure'. The organisers of the ECI call on the Union ‘to put public health before private profit make anti-pandemic vaccines and treatments a global public good, freely accessible to everyone'. The ECI lists the following objectives: Ensure that intellectual property rights, including patents, do not hamper the accessibility or availability of any future COVID-19 vaccine or treatment; Ensure that EU legislation on data and market...

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20 Aug
Chapter News, COVID-19 News

Coronavirus: EU Commission continues expanding future vaccines portfolio with new talks

The European Commission has today concluded exploratory talks with CureVac to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19. This is following the positive steps with Sanofi-GSK on 31 July and Johnson & Johnson on 13 August and the signature of an Advance Purchase Agreement with AstraZeneca on 14 August. The envisaged contract with CureVac would provide for the possibility for all EU Member States to purchase the vaccine, as well as to donate to lower and middle income countries or re-direct to European countries. It is anticipated...

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19 Aug
Member News

Flen Health supports Lebanon by donating wound healing ointment in the value of 270.000 €

Luxembourg, 9th August 2020: Flen Health expresses its solidarity to Lebanon by donating Flaminal® Hydro and Flaminal® Forte in the value of 270.000 € to help thousands of injured people after two explosions hit the city of Beirut on 4th August 2020. As several hospitals have been destroyed or are only half operational, numerous healthcare professionals in operational medical facilities face the challenge of taking efficient care of the many injured and also having to deal with the effects of COVID-19. “As a company specialized in wound...

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19 Aug
Member News

BNY Mellon | There’s No Substitute for Certainty

“While enduring significant pressure during the worst of Covid 19 market volatility, U.S. triparty repo and U.S. government securities clearance settlement operated without major disruption," said Brian Ruane, CEO Government Securities, Clearance & Collateral at BNY Mellon. For 230 years, we’ve been by your side through revolution and war, recession and depression. Together, we’ve surmounted every challenge. 2020 will be no different. Here’s how we can help you today. For full access to BNY Mellon's solutions: There’s No Substitute for Certainty The...

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18 Aug
COVID-19 News, Member News

EACCNY “Post-Pandemic Labor Law” Series | Returning to Work During Covid-19: Managing Vulnerable Workers from a US and UK Perspective

With the help of our members, we are creating a Thought-Leadership series on the impact of COVID-19 on Labor & Employment from the perspective of both sides of the Atlantic. Today, we present Jill Kahn Marshall, Partner at Reavis Page Jump LLP in New York, and Matthew Kyle, Associate Director at Osborne Clarke in the UK, who will address “Returning to Work During Covid-19: Managing Vulnerable Workers from a US and UK Perspective.”  | As offices reopen throughout the United States...

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18 Aug
Member News

AccentC3 | Pitching in the time of corona: How to succeed on Zoom

The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the traditional ways in which businesses raise investment and acquire new clients. Although tech savvy founders are likely to have  adjusted quickly, online communication isn’t always easy. How can you make the most of this time? Zoom fatigue and screen burnout are becoming frequent side effects of doing business in the pandemic. The challenges of online communication can be further emphasized when you take culture, personality, and age into account. In some cultures, for example, it...

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18 Aug
COVID-19 News, Member News

Hogan Lovells | COVID-19 Report for Life Sciences and Health Care Companies

The COVID-19 Report is a compilation of coronavirus news, analysis, and insights from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time. In Tuesday's Report: changes in Italian trademark law; new insolvency trends in China; tips for corporate boards to prepare for crisis; potential conflicts of interest in U.S. COVID-19 contracts, and other Congressional moves. The Hogan Lovells Government Relations and Public Affairs group is tracking all of the latest developments in the U.S. Congress and relevant news stories....

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