The Linklaters Podcast

A brief look at the regulatory regimes in the financial sector: where they come from and what they say, to provide some context for episodes which follow.

What’s in store for corporate governance and remuneration following the government’s recent executive pay proposals in the White Paper on audit reform.

Another current “hot topic” in the corporate governance landscape and integrating environmental, social and governance factors into pay decision-making processes.

A detailed look at four distinct governance areas with developing impact on executive pay: pay ratio disclosure, pension contributions, malus and clawback and post-employment shareholding requirements.

Continuing to look at the developments that have impacted remuneration disclosures, this time what’s happening on corporate governance for large private companies.

The most recent legislative changes affecting remuneration disclosures, investor expectations on compliance with corporate governance requirements in determining pay, and the impact of Covid-19.

In this podcast episode, we discuss US legal and regulatory approaches to non-financial misconduct and whistleblowing in financial services. We look at some examples of the ways that US regulators have been addressing non-financial misconduct, starting with FINRA at the Federal level and outlining the relevance of Federal employment law and regulators. We examine the whistleblowing protections afforded by Federal law and also the position in the State of New York.  Finally, we step through a worked example to bring it all together.  

For more, read our report on non-financial misconduct and whistleblowing – the approach of regulators in 12 key jurisdictions.

Duncan Campbell (Managing Associate, Financial Regulation, London) hosts this discussion with Doug Davison (Partner, Dispute Resolution, Washington, D.C.) and Somin Lee (Associate, Dispute Resolution, New York City).  Recorded in June 2021.

Dispute resolution partner Alison Wilson and financial regulation counsel Sara Cody discuss the FCA's recent consultation on the introduction of a "consumer duty" in financial services. We give an overview of the proposals and consider their key aspects, and give some thought to the practical implications for firms.

For more details, see our infographic.

In this sixth episode hosted by Sara Trainor, Elly Proudlock and Jane Larner discuss how recent failures to secure convictions of individuals for corporate wrongdoing may impact on the long term success of the DPA process.

The fourth episode in our funds and financial sponsors antitrust and foreign investment podcast focuses on the impact of Covid-19 on Private Equity M&A, with a particular focus on merger control and foreign investment filing requirements in the UK and the EU.

In this episode, Anna Mitchell, Nick Peristerakis and Jennifer Willis from our Antitrust & Foreign Investment team discuss with Chris Boycott from our Financial Sponsors practice the implications of the pandemic on private equity deals and the new opportunities presented by the post-pandemic economic landscape. Tune in to stay on top of these recent developments and the important issues that private equity investors should currently be aware of.