A canned seafood company based in Miami has received USD 2.5 million in funding from Tradewind Finance. This working capital will be used to expand business in the United States, where the company sells packaged tuna and sardines. As the canned seafood brand had a surge of orders within the US, it sought financing from Tradewind. In order to keep up with demand stateside, the Miami subsidiary needed faster cash flow from a parent company based in Ecuador. Moreover, the...

This past month featured increased activity in privacy and data protection. U.S. Legislation and Regulation: Connecticut's governor signed a comprehensive privacy bill, and President Biden has before him a bill that would improve information sharing among Tribal, state, and local governments about cybersecurity. The U.S. House of Representatives also passed a bill to support research on privacy-enhancing technologies and promote responsible data use (while the Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticized the Department of Defense's (DOD) component agencies for lack...

Stress in the workplace is inevitable. But chronic, debilitating stress is not, even if you work in an inherently stressful profession. Research shows that ongoing pressure accompanied by increased demands contributes to stress at work. In order to keep your sanity, there are surefire ways to assist, even at the most stressful times. Consider following these tips to help manage your stress level, ultimately improving your career. Surround yourself with positive people. The people you surround yourself with at work can...

On December 14, 2021, Representative Jim McGovern and Senator Marco Rubio announced agreement on a compromise version of the proposed Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.  The bill was promptly passed unanimously by the House of Representatives and is expected to be taken up by the Senate very shortly with an eye towards forwarding it to the President for signature as soon as possible.  Different versions of the bill had previously been passed by the Senate (on July 15, 2021)...

As part of a stunning series of votes on the EU’s future climate agenda and measures to fight climate change, MEPs on Wednesday backed a near-complete ban on the sale of new carbon emitting cars and light vans from 2035.  MEPs attending the European Parliament’s full Strasbourg plenary narrowly backed and adopted the compromise reached by MEP Jan Huitema (Renew/NL) in the chamber’s Environment committee by 339 votes to 249 with 24 abstentions. Since its proposal by the European Commission last...

Download Q1 2022 Report Introduction and Market Update Welcome friends, clients and readers to FTI Consulting’s quarterly Activism Vulnerability Report, which will present findings from our Activism Vulnerability Screener for the first quarter of 2022 and discuss other notable trends in the world of shareholder activism and engagement. Markets experienced heightened volatility during the quarter, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exacerbating already challenging inflation, pandemic, supply chain and oil price considerations, amongst others. Many nations, including the U.S., have imposed heavy economic...

This blog was originally published on February 25, 2022, and has been updated to reflect further developments | On February 21, 2022, Russia formally recognized the purported independence of two regions in Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk. The next day it ordered Russian troops into the separatist-occupied territories, and the incursion escalated into a multi-pronged invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Canada swiftly announced new sanctions that target Russia and the occupied Ukrainian regions, as it warned it would...