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  09/04/2025

  International

  New deadlines approach for beneficial ownership reporting requirements in the US

  As part of the US government’s focus on deregulation, beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the US Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which came into force in January 2024, have been narrowed so that US entities are no longer required to report.Importantly, because foreign reporting companies will still be subject to the new rules, all non-US entities registered to do business in any US state must familiarise themselves with the requirements and, if needed, take steps to comply before the new filing deadline of 25 April 2025.BackgroundThe CTA requires certain...

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  28/03/2022

  Italy

  Italian court recognises retroactive exemption on dividends to foreign investment funds

  In judgment No. 49/2022, the first instance Court of Pescara recognised that distribution of dividends from a resident company to a non-resident fund must be granted with an exemption regime from the Italian taxation authority. In particular, the decision of the Tax Court is based on recognition that in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, subject to judgment, the Italian taxation regime for foreign funds was in contrast with the principles of free movement of capital (provided for by articles 63 and 49 of the TFEU), chiefly because exemption was granted only for receiving resident funds. On 1 January...

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  27/02/2022

  International - Russia

  Handling the new EU and UK sanctions against Russia

  Since 2014, the EU and the UK have progressively imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Following the latest events, both the EU and the UK, as well as many other countries, have imposed new sanctions. This article provides you with an overview of the most important changes. Read the full publication here >>

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  01/06/2021

  International 

  Some leaks can't be fixed

  “Confidential information is like an ice cube... give it to the party who has no refrigerator or will not agree to keep it in one, and by the time of the trial you have just a pool of water.” This, from the so-called Spycatcher case (1987), applies well to corporate assets: fail to store them correctly and all you might have left is an expensive mess. The consequences of even a minor exposure of a trade secret can be huge. As this report reveals, the protection of trade secrets is rightly recognised by most senior executives as a priority issue. But the research also reveals gaps that...

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  05/03/2021

  United Kingdom

  LIBOR: the end is (formally) nigh

  Today marks an important milestone in LIBOR transition, with a formal announcement from the FCA that publication of most LIBOR settings will cease at the end of 2021. In a smoothly orchestrated move highlighting the importance of today’s news, derivatives trade body ISDA has announced guidance in relation to the announcement and ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA), the LIBOR administrator, has released its feedback statement following its previous consultation on cessation. The announcement constitutes a formal index cessation event for documentation including the ISDA IBOR Fallbacks Supplement...

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  16/02/2021

  United Kingdom

  Synthetic LIBOR and tough legacy contracts - FCA's enhanced powers

  Last June the UK Government announced that it would take legislative steps to assist with a narrow pool of “tough legacy” contracts that cannot transition from LIBOR by the current deadline of end-2021. The purpose of this Law-Now is to discuss these proposed steps and the recent public consultations. On 21 October 2020 the UK Government introduced the Financial Services Bill to Parliament. This Bill includes amendments to the Benchmarks Regulation as it now forms part of UK domestic law (“UK BMR”), which provide the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) with...

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