The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) May 2026 report reviews sanctions systems and controls across over 150 supervised firms, assessing how effectively firms identified and managed sanctions risks since the FCA’s September 2023 report on firms’ responses to increased sanctions. Sanctions have become a central component of the United Kingdom’s foreign […]

Charleston – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Gavin Wait as a partner in the firm’s Charleston office. Wait joins the Finance practice from Polsinelli. Wait represents lenders and borrowers in a broad range of commercial real estate financings, with a particular emphasis on Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) and agency servicing. […]

Central Halmahera Residents Reject Nickel Industry Expansion in the Name of Energy Transition Country Indonesia agnes Mon, 07/06/2026 – 12:12 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Anonymous Journalism Fellow from Indonesia  On May 28 and 29, 2026, in commemoration of Indonesia’s Anti-Mining Day, a coalition of local residents […]

As we find ourselves in the new financial year, a number of the key financial thresholds relating to employees have changed. Click here to view our summary of the key thresholds for the 2026/2027 financial year.  From 1 July 2026, the national minimum wage has increased by 6% to AU$26.44 per […]

On 30 June 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued a Request for Comment on Novel ETFs (the RFC). The RFC follows a statement by SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on 20 May 2026 in which he noted that “[n]ovel products raise novel questions,” and he instructed the […]

The US Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter (Slaughter) marks a major expansion of the president’s power to fire leaders of independent agencies—and a corresponding shift in political control over those agencies. The Court held that the statutory for-cause removal protection for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is unconstitutional […]