Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights (audio)

The SEC’s Division of Enforcement is likely to be active in 2020, investigating several issues important to broker-dealers and investment advisers.In this Bottom Line videocast, Brian Rubin and Adam Pollet discuss: cash sweeps and reverse churning retirement plans and 403(b) and 457 plans Regulation Best Interest Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

Pensions unscripted: in our latest 13 minute podcast, François Barker and two partners explore the future of pensions.Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

PROPcasts focus on the UK real estate law that you practically need to know in advising your business. As an occupier of business premises you will appreciate that tax might be payable when you "hold over" under your existing lease or take a second lease. But the rules around SDLT on lease renewals are complex and opaque. In this PROPcast we will endeavor to explain the factors that are taken into account when calculating the tax due – and why sometimes there’s no tax to pay and sometimes more than you thought.Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

Regulators are increasing pressure on financial institutions to demonstrate that they are proactively addressing the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The New York State Department of Financial Services’ request at the end of last year adds to the chorus of regulators concerned that insufficient preparations for the transition to alternative rates could have a negative impact on the safety and soundness of the financial markets generally and adversely affect the financial condition of individual financial institutions with LIBOR exposure.In this Bottom Line videocast, Jamie Cain and Lizet Steele discuss: financial institutions that are not already preparing for the transition away from LIBOR are feeling pressure from regulators to start doing so immediately regulators in the United States and abroad have requested that financial institutions submit LIBOR transition plans and/or indicate that the transition away from LIBOR will be an examination priority in 2020 whil

PROPcasts will focus on the European real estate law that you practically need to know in advising your business. In this episode we will continue to discuss the key points to take into account when considering to take a new lease of commercial office space in the major European cities, including Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris – lease assignment or subletting, operational requirements, rights to use areas outside the property, dealing with difficult landlords, landlords’ rights over the property and finally, the tenants’ rights to alter the property. Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

PROPcasts will focus on the UK real estate law that you practically need to know in advising your business. The opportunity to take newly built or refurbished office space comes with complications as well as advantages. In this 30-minute session Lucy Chadwick will consider the construction aspects a tenant should consider when negotiating an agreement for lease for such space – the must-haves, the nice-to-haves and the knock-on effects for the lease itself.Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

PROPcasts will focus on the European real estate law that you practically need to know in advising your business. Our first PROPcast will focus on the major European cities, including Amsterdam, Berlin, London and Paris, where the demand for commercial space is high and landlords have a strong negotiating position. In this episode, we will highlight the key clauses for an occupier to consider when taking a new lease of commercial office space in these jurisdictions – title investigation, usual costs, types of rent payable, length of leases, termination rights and security of tenure.Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

PROPcasts focus on the UK real estate law that you practically need to know in advising your business. Options, pre-emptions and rights of first offer are all common methods of securing the possibility of expansion space. In this PROPcast we will compare and contrast the advantages, disadvantages and complications of the different contractual arrangements and consider which might best suit particular circumstances. Or even if they’re worth having at all.Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

Hear how proposed changes to the Advertising Rule and the Solicitation Rule under the Investment Advisers Act could affect private funds and their sponsors.In this Bottom Line videocast, Michael Koffler and Michael Voynich discuss: a brief history of the current rules and the proposed changes to the Advertising Rule and the Solicitation Rule the implications of those proposed changes the impact such changes will likely have, including on private funds, their sponsors and placement agents engaged by private funds Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by our attorneys by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

Form ADV update season is now upon us, and as many investment advisers work toward the quickly approaching filing deadline, they will also have to grapple with a regulatory environment that is putting even more pressure on conflicts disclosure.In this Bottom Line videocast, Clifford Kirsch and Issa Hanna discuss: the SEC’s intense scrutiny of conflicts disclosure disclosure areas of focus for SEC examination and enforcement staff the interplay between Form ADV Part 2A and Form CRS Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by our attorneys by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

Join Eversheds Sutherland Partners Clifford Kirsch, Carol McClarnon and Mark Smith as they discuss issues relevant to advisers to bank collective investment trusts. The webcast will focus on the growing interest of advisers with respect to CITs and will cover tips and traps for advisers entering this area. Topics that will be discussed include: Available SEC exceptions from registration Regulation under OCC Part 9 The differences and similarities between common and collective funds The role of ERISA Advisers Act considerations

FINRA has identified several items in the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) that it will examine for in the first half of 2020 as firms prepare for Reg BI compliance. In this Bottom Line videocast, Susan Krawczyk and Holly Smith discuss: FINRA’s 2020 Priorities Letter the nine items FINRA has targeted for Reg BI preparedness the emphasis on recommendation-related factors in preparing for Reg BI Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by our attorneys by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

In 2020, investment companies should be prepared for important compliance deadlines and likely US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rulemakings. In this Bottom Line videocast, Cynthia Beyea and Ronald Coenen Jr. discuss: upcoming compliance deadlines for the ETF rule and Form N-PORT likely final rulemakings in 2020 likely proposed rulemakings in 2020 Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by our attorneys by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

Over the next year, the Department of Labor (DOL) will likely be issuing guidance in a number of areas that could impact asset managers and financial services companies. In this Bottom Line videocast, Carol McClarnon and Laura Taylor discuss: third time’s the charm – what the latest version of the DOL fiduciary rule could look like the impact of the end of 2019 SECURE Act and need for conforming regulations proxy voting regulations the missing "missing participant" guidance Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by our attorneys by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

Pensions unscripted: in this short podcast, François Barker and two partners explore the issue of DB to DC pension transfers.Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel. 

In this Bottom Line videocast, Meltem Kodaman and Lizet Steele forecast the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s regulatory priorities of 2020, including: financial end-users will be phased in for purposes of the initial margin requirements for uncleared swaps finalizing position limits rules will be a top priority for the CFTC cross-border and post-trade name give-up proposals Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by our attorneys by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

We joined with 20-20 Trustees, Cardano and Lincoln Pensions to discuss a range of topical issues facing DB pension schemes in light of recent guidance from the UK Pensions Regulator and legislative changes. Listen for legal, professional trustee, investment and covenant views from this diverse panel.Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

Dramatic changes are on the horizon for the most widely used benchmark for interest, investment and derivatives rates: the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). As a result, a broad swath of market participants, including lenders, borrowers, debt issuers, investors and derivatives counterparties are (or should be) evaluating the consequences of the potential cessation of LIBOR. This webcast discusses regulatory and industry efforts to prepare for the anticipated changes to LIBOR, focusing on US Dollar LIBOR, from the perspective of entities that are either or both borrowers and lenders, including business development companies (BDCs) and other private credit funds. The webcast will focus on: recent trends, developments and current timeline what issuers, lenders and borrowers should be doing to prepare for the cessation of LIBOR industry association and working group documentation solutions for legacy agreements and agreements going forward

The SEC’s new Regulation Best Interest will require broker-dealers to make account recommendations in their customers’ best interest.In this Bottom Line videocast, Susan Krawczyk and John Walsh discuss: the standard in Regulation Best Interest governing account recommendations what types of account recommendations are covered what broker-dealers need to do to get ready for the new standard Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by our attorneys by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel.

Firms that are dually-registered are subject to special considerations under the SEC’s new Regulation Best Interest when offering both advisory and brokerage accounts.    In this Bottom Line videocast, Clifford Kirsch and Pooja Kohli discuss: the capacity disclosures a dual registrant must make    what Form CRS should look like for dual registrants what dual registrants must consider when making account type recommendations Discover more of the latest legal news and topics discussed by our attorneys by subscribing to the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Insights Podcast Channel. Presenters: Clifford Kirsch | Email | +1.212.389.5052 Pooja Kohli, Litigation Specialist | Email | +1.212.389.5037