With several newly-announced virtual asset policy initiatives, including OTC trading consultation and stablecoin consultation, the interest of traditional financial service companies and virtual asset companies in these areas is significantly growing.
If you're interested in learning more about these recent regulations and related business environments, join Hong Kong partners Jay Lee and Scott Peterman for a lively one-hour discussion, covering:
- Virtual asset OTC trading businesses overview and FSTB’s OTC trading consultation
- Stablecoin environments and HKMA’s stablecoin consultation
- Virtual asset custodial services guidance for banks by HKMA and custody business activities
- Wholesale CBDC and tokenized deposit (CBDC project phase II) by HKMA
We will be hosting the same event on Thursday, 25 April and Thursday, 9 May.
This EU focused webinar will be on the subject of handling harassment complaints. During this webinar we will look at the frequently asked questions that arise when a complaint is first raised with HR, line managers or in-house legal, and the immediate questions which should be considered by employers including:
- Who should investigate, and how.
- What are the immediate actions which should be taken in the early days of the investigation.
- How to ensuring confidentiality, anonymity and privilege.
Partners from our European Labour, Employment, and Workplace Safety teams will share their knowledge of the issues arising in their various jurisdictions, discussing the local laws and processes.
In the next of our multi-part webinar series focused on enforcement and white collar issues for entities that regularly interact or contract with the government, practitioners from across the K&L Gates platform discuss best practices and key considerations regarding how to handle internal investigations into allegations of regulatory non-compliance and related self-reporting issues. We will walk through the benefits, risks, and elements of an effective internal investigation, as well as privilege considerations, mandatory reporting, and the latest government initiatives aimed at incentivizing self-reporting and cooperation.
This CLE webinar will discuss the new safe harbor policy from the Department of Justice (DOJ) incentivizing acquiring companies in M&A transactions to voluntarily self-disclose criminal misconduct they discover through the acquisition of a target. The panel will provide an overview of the new policy, the conditions for application of the safe harbor, the increased importance of compliance and due diligence, and practical guidance for advising clients who are weighing the benefits versus the risks of self-disclosure.
We will discuss how the state legislature created five new Texas business courts last year. These specialty courts will begin accepting filings on 1 September. This program will touch on the courts’ jurisdiction and operations, as well as, how the new courts may affect your clients.
The UK and EU regimes for sustainable investment products are evolving. As the UK’s SDR rules come into force this summer, this event will be a deep dive into what this means for UK investment managers of both UK and EU funds.
Our panel of industry professionals will discuss the opportunities and challenges funds face, the potential for leveraging and enhancing managers’ existing EU SFDR infrastructure, the benefits of planning, and what it may mean for European products accessing the UK market under the forthcoming Overseas Fund Regime, and the interoperability with the SFDR.
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