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Consumer Finance Regulatory News and Trends

By Israel Group

January 17, 2021

This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing consumer finance regulatory landscape. Regulatory developments CFPB’s Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law publishes report and recommendations. The CFPB’s Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law released a report with recommendations on how to best improve consumer protection in the financial marketplace, including reviewing current rules to better enable electronic disclosures and recommendations to Congress for updating the federal Electronic Signatures in…

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Boardroom Brexit: What the deal means for business

By Israel Group

January 13, 2021

The Final Deal Welcome to this last edition of Boardroom Brexit, marking the end of the negotiations and the agreement of a new trade deal, the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). In this edition, we summarise the impact of the deal on all aspects of business operations in one place – please use the hyperlinks below to help you navigate the report. In addition, on Tuesday 5 January, we will be hosting a one-hour…

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What happens when trade goes wrong? Understanding trade remedies and what they mean for you

By Israel Group

January 11, 2021

International trade generally takes place without significant dispute. However, in the event of unfair or adverse trading practices (such as dumping, injurious subsidies or an unforeseen surge in goods imported into a certain jurisdiction), affected businesses look to government to impose balancing or corrective measures. Those measures take the form of trade remedies. These remedies are one of the tangible mechanisms by which states may choose to manage international trade disputes. Trade remedies have previously…

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Guest Blog: FFCRA paid leave requirements set to expire – but employer payroll tax credit extended

By Israel Group

January 4, 2021

By: Daniel Turinsky | Britt C. Hamilton As of January 1, 2021, certain US employees will no longer be able to take advantage of expanded paid leave benefits put in place by the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), a federal law enacted in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic and set to expire December 31, 2020. However, covered employers may elect to voluntarily permit employees to use any unused FFCRA leave…

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Guest blog: Major Canadian pension funds call for standardized ESG disclosures in Canadian businesses‎

By Israel Group

December 22, 2020

Major Canadian pension funds ask companies to adopt and improve their environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) reporting by disclosing material and industry relevant ESG factors through the adoption of Sustainability ‎Accounting Standards Board (“SASB”) reporting and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial ‎Disclosures (“TCFD”).‎ Israeli companies that have offices in Canada need to consider these factors. On November 25, 2020, managers of the eight largest pension funds in Canada, representing Alberta Investment Management Corporation, British…

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Commodities Trading News and Trends

By Israel Group

December 21, 2020

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Commodities Trading News and Trends, the first in a series aiming to help commodity market participants identify and adapt to the market news and legal developments that impact their commodity trading. Each issue will feature summaries and insights into current topics, ranging from developments in renewable energy to recently enacted federal and state laws andregulations. Our goal is to help you successfully navigate the shifting currents while remaining competitive.…

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Oil and gas operations in Latin America

By Israel Group

December 17, 2020

The oil and gas industry is constantly evolving. Oil and gas companies operating across Latin America share the challenges of this constant change, while facing further challenges that are unique to that region. This handbook looks at these key operational and commercial challenges. In writing this handbook, we have drawn on our decades of combined experience advising major oil and gas companies around the world. Our hope in creating the handbook is to help oil and…

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FDA seeks feedback on industry best practices for medical device cybersecurity communications

By Israel Group

December 15, 2020

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to address potential cybersecurity issues implicated by the rise in digital health and digital medical devices. In its latest move, the FDA recently released a discussion paper, “Communicating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities to Patients: Considerations for a Framework,” in which the agency provides key considerations for a digital medical device’s cybersecurity framework and seeks comment from all stakeholders (including the medical device industry) on best practices in communicating cybersecurity issues…

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SEC issues risk alert on investment adviser compliance program issues

By Israel Group

December 3, 2020

On November 19, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a new risk alert (the “Alert”) providing an overview of “notable compliance issues” observed during examinations of registered investment advisers[1] (collectively, “Advisers”). The Alert details a wide range of Adviser failures to meet the requirements of Rule 206(4)-7 (“Compliance Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). OCIE noted that it has regularly cited Compliance…

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Guest Blog: CARES Act update: US Treasury Department issues guidance allowing buyers to claim employee retention tax credits if target company had a PPP loan

By Israel Group

December 2, 2020

By: Evan Migdail The US Treasury Department has issued guidance to provide relief from statutory rules in the CARES Act that precluded an employer from claiming (or keeping) the employee retention credit (ERC) in the event that it acquired a target company that had taken a small business PPP loan under the CARES Act. The statutory rules absent the guidance put the economics of some planned mergers in doubt. The statutory rules provide that if…

Israel Global Gateway

Connecting Israel to the World

Blog Authors

Consumer Finance Regulatory News and Trends

Boardroom Brexit: What the deal means for business

What happens when trade goes wrong? Understanding trade remedies and what they mean for you

Guest Blog: FFCRA paid leave requirements set to expire – but employer payroll tax credit extended

Guest blog: Major Canadian pension funds call for standardized ESG disclosures in Canadian businesses‎

Commodities Trading News and Trends

Oil and gas operations in Latin America

FDA seeks feedback on industry best practices for medical device cybersecurity communications

SEC issues risk alert on investment adviser compliance program issues

Guest Blog: CARES Act update: US Treasury Department issues guidance allowing buyers to claim employee retention tax credits if target company had a PPP loan

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