cor Coronavirus - Flexibility on SMCR - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 The FCA and the PRA have issued a joint statement aimed at dual-regulated firms in an attempt to introduce some flexibility in connection with the senior managers and certification regime (SMCR) during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Responding to co... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - UK Governments economic assistance packages and their availability to financial services businesses - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 Background The ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has quickly developed into a deep economic crisis of the like never experienced before. Many businesses, including those in the financial services sector, are facing a prolonged period of disrupti... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Deferral of initial margin requirements for derivatives announced Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 On 3 April 2020, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) issued a statement recommending an extension to Phases 5 and 6 of the initial margin ... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Cayman Ministry announces package relief measures - Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-09 As COVID-19 continues to cause far reaching disruption, the Cayman Islands’ Ministry of Financial Services issued two Press Releases on 25 and 26 March, putting forward a package of measures designed to mitigate the neg... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - FCA finalises guidance on temporary financial relief for consumer credit customers - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-16 On Thursday 9 April, the FCA confirmed measures to support consumer credit customers facing financial difficulty as a result of COVID 19 on personal loans, credit cards and overdrafts. Measures introduced by the new rules became applicable on Tuesda... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - FCA issues draft temporary guidance for firms on motor finance agreements and coronavirus UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-17 On Friday 17 April 2020, the FCA issued a draft guidance for consultation on temporary forbearance measures to assist motor finance customers facing financial difficulty because of COVID-19. The consultation will close at 5 pm on Monday 20 Ap... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - FCA issues further draft Covid-19 guidance for Buy-Now Pay-Later and other high cost products - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-20 On Friday 17 April the FCA issued draft guidance on Buy-now pay-later (BNPL), rent-to-own (RTO) and pawnbroking. It proposes temporary financial relief for customers impacted by coronavirus and is intended to complement measures finalised on 9 April... Full Article
cor Coronavirus Dear CEO letter on SME business interruption insurance - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-21 After previously setting out its expectations of general insurance firms in relation to their treatment of consumers during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, on 15 April 2020 the UK Financial Regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), ... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Overview of measures in the financial sector by Dutch Regulators due to the Corona pandemic By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-23 DNB (the Dutch Central Bank) Banks: Micro prudential, less significant institutions (LSIs) - Banks can use their capital and liquidity buffer. Therefore, banks will be allowed to temporarily operate below the level of capital as defined by t... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Overview of governmental economic support Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-23 Please note that further information is expected and we will update this note when this is available. Set out below is a summary of measures that have been announced by governments in various jurisdictions in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. ... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Changes to Directors Duties during the COVID-19 Crisis - Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 Please note, we will continue to update this note as and when further measures are announced. Summarises of the current position on directors' duties across some key jurisdictions noting any significant changes that have been announced by government... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Financial Services in a post COVID world - Video series By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 We are producing a series of videos in which some of our leading practices discuss the principal issues and opportunities in financial services as the COVID crisis abates, and we start moving into a new form of business as usual. Some of thes... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Financial Services COVID-19 Sector Focus By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 In this period of market uncertainty, financial services firms globally are facing a number of challenges and questions. We have created a selection of recent articles, webinars, podcasts and short videos published by Eversheds Sutherland to he... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Webinar Financial services post-COVID19: Trends in disputes and enforcement - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 Listen as our panel answer some of the most common questions on post-COVID19 litigation trends - this was presented in conjunction with Ankura. A recording of the session can be listened to here. In this session we explored: a review of the economi... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Executive pay and rewards - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-07 Coronavirus and executive pay: the issues The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an economic crisis that has far surpassed that of the financial crash in 2008. The implications for executive pay against the backdrop of furloughed staff, lay-offs, staff... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Employment law update (Education) - the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-31 Wuhan coronavirus: implications for institutions Overview The spread of the Wuhan coronavirus gives rise to the same issues for organisations wherever they are based or operate around the world. These include assessing the risks faced by thei... Full Article
cor Education briefing - ICO Consultation on the Processing of Criminal Records Data By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-24 The legal issues surrounding the processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions, allegations and offences or related security measures (“Criminal Records Data”) are complex. Education institutions tackle such issues on a re... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Employment law update (Education) - the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-04 Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Institutions) set out the main issues facing institutions when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address some of the more com... Full Article
cor Coronavirus - Commercial issues (Education) - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-12 Overview Our previous briefings on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Institutions and Full Article
cor Coronavirus travel guidance for the education sector - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-16 Following the government’s announcement on 12 March 2020 that it was advising schools and colleges to cancel overseas trips for children under 18 until further notice, it has now published travel guidance for the education sector. This ... Full Article
cor WEBINAR RECORDING - Covid-19 : Student Accommodation Issues By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-27 ... Full Article
cor Coronavirus Education: moratorium on forfeiture UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-30 Many educational institutions have granted business tenancies to third parties who occupy part of their estate and many institutions also occupy third party premises as business tenants. In light of the ongoing Covid-19 situation, the Government has... Full Article
cor Education briefing - Coronavirus - Emergency volunteering leave By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-30 The Coronavirus Act 2020 has now been enacted and introduces a new statutory emergency volunteering leave, to support health and social care authorities. Health and social care workforces are under increasing pressure in providing services during th... Full Article
cor Education Briefing - Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Guidance for Employers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-01 1. INTRODUCTION On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) to help pay peoples wages. Employers will be able to contact HMRC for a grant to cover most of the wages of their workforce who ... Full Article
cor Education briefing Coronavirus - contract termination and force majeure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-02 Introduction Last Monday’s announcement from the Government placing the country in lockdown will be felt heavily by institutions who are trying to ensure continuity of provision to students and maintain quality and standards of teaching. In ou... Full Article
cor Education briefing - Coronavirus: when can untaken statutory holiday be carried over? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-02 The Working Time (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 came into force on 26 March 2020. These amend the Working Time Regulations 1998 to create an exemption relating specifically to COVID-19 and holiday leave. Under the Working Time Regulation... Full Article
cor WEBINAR RECORDING - Coronavirus - An overview of employment law issues for education institutions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 ... Full Article
cor Education briefing: Coronavirus - New Guidance: Government update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme” (the Scheme) to help pay people’s wages. See our previous briefings of 23 March and Full Article
cor Education briefing - Coronavirus - Further guidance on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-14 In previous briefings (here and here and Full Article
cor WEBINAR RECORDING - Covid-19 and higher education: How universities and pathway providers are navigating disruption By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-24 ... Full Article
cor Education briefing - Fitness to study and coronavirus By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-24 A common topic for sector discussion is whether “fitness to study” is an appropriate term to use in connection with an institution’s regulation of its student community where a concern arises about the ability of a student to study... Full Article
cor Coronavirus and aid: What we’re watching, 7-13 May By www.thenewhumanitarian.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:00:13 +0000 Shattered ceasefires, a $6.7-billion price tag, and Italy’s migrant amnesty: updates on how COVID-19 is disrupting humanitarian efforts around the globe. Full Article
cor What’s new besides coronavirus? By www.thenewhumanitarian.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:00:01 +0000 Coronavirus concerns are grabbing the headlines. But other crises haven’t stopped. Here’s a look at what else is going on. Full Article
cor Coronavirus Proves Need for Free Healthcare for All– Now By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 06:58:07 +0000 Winnie Byanyima* is the Executive Director of UNAIDS The post Coronavirus Proves Need for Free Healthcare for All– Now appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Africa Civil Society Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations
cor Coronavirus, New Threat for Mexican Migrant Workers in the U.S. By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:40:10 +0000 As the high season for agricultural labour in the United States approaches, tens of thousands of migrant workers from Mexico are getting ready to head to the fields in their northern neighbour to carry out the work that ensures that food makes it to people’s tables. But the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, of which the U.S. […] The post Coronavirus, New Threat for Mexican Migrant Workers in the U.S. appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Civil Society Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Featured Food & Agriculture Global Governance Globalisation Headlines Human Rights Labour Latin America & the Caribbean Migration & Refugees North America Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Donald Trump International Labour Organisation (ILO) Mexico Migrant Workers United States
cor The Cost of Coronavirus in Africa: What Measures can Leaders Take? By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:17:34 +0000 Dorothy Tembo is Executive Director ad interim, International Trade Centre (ITC) The post The Cost of Coronavirus in Africa: What Measures can Leaders Take? appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Africa Aid Climate Change Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations
cor Coronavirus exposes gaping holes in Africa’s health systems By www.theeastafrican.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-08T06:43:32Z WHO has warned that Africa could be become the next epicentre of the pandemic. Full Article
cor Somalia records increasing number of Covid-19 cases By www.theeastafrican.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-08T08:24:30Z Numbers hurtling towards 1,000 after 55 more people contracted the virus disease. Full Article
cor Covid-19: Tanzania's semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar records 29 new cases By www.theeastafrican.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-08T09:13:39Z Sixteen are from Unguja while 13 are from Pemba, all Tanzanians. Full Article
cor African countries could gradually ease measures to slow coronavirus By www.theeastafrican.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-09T10:35:57Z Wealthier African countries tend to impose more stringent rules, which have cost the continent $65 billion. Full Article
cor No, Sweden isn’t a miracle coronavirus model By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 04:18:18 +0900 The country's lockdown model is being lauded by the WHO, but it's a unique case whose death rate is much worse than its neighbors. Full Article Opinion lockdowns covid-19 Sweden model
cor How Japan’s post-coronavirus reopening should proceed By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 04:19:04 +0900 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's legacy depends on how he addresses the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article Opinion covid-19 Japan's reopening covid-19 in Japan
cor Study guides flying off shelves amid coronavirus school closures By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 21:30:13 +0900 Sales of study guides went up in March, according to news reports. Take a look at the vocabulary for studying at home and sales. Full Article Life Nihongo vocabulary
cor Let’s discuss classes in the age of coronavirus By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 21:40:30 +0900 Universities look at ways to deal with learning during the pandemic in a ready-to-go English lesson that includes questions and discussion topics. Full Article Life Nihongo vocabulary
cor ‘The swab goes really deep into your head’: What it’s like to take the test for coronavirus in Japan By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 04:10:00 +0900 Have you wondered what it's like to get tested for COVID-19 in Japan? With little Japanese, Joe Oliver learned the hard way after being sent ... Full Article Community covid-19 covid-19 in Japan
cor Coronavirus crisis offers chance to update Japanese schools By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:30:13 +0900 The current coronavirus pandemic has caused school closures around the world. While some have been able to make the jump to digital ways of learning, ... Full Article Community covid-19 #stayhome edtech covid-19 in Japan
cor Italian soccer season in limbo after more players test positive for coronavirus By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:37:33 +0900 The fate of the Serie A campaign remained in limbo on Thursday after state scientists met with soccer officials in a desperate attempt to save ... Full Article Sports Italy Serie A Fiorentina covid-19
cor Diplomacy analyst Yukio Okamoto dies after contracting coronavirus By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:51:34 +0900 The country loses a veteran of diplomatic affairs and adviser to several prime ministers with the coronavirus death of former Foreign Ministry official Yukio Okamoto. Full Article News Okinawa U.S. obituary Junichiro Koizumi U.S.-Japan relations Ryutaro Hashimoto Yukio Okamoto
cor South Korea tracks new coronavirus outbreak in Seoul nightclubs By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:43:11 +0900 South Korean health authorities are investigating a small but growing coronavirus outbreak centered in a handful of Seoul nightclubs, seeking to keep infections in check ... Full Article News privacy South Korea LGBT discrimination Seoul clubbing covid-19 Itaewon
cor Japan’s hotels in a bind as mild and asymptomatic coronavirus patients opt to heal at home instead By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 23:39:51 +0900 Despite legislative attempts to persuade mild and asymptomatic patients to isolate in hotels, most cooperating facilities are nearly empty. Full Article News Tokyo hotels local government Yuriko Koike state of emergency covid-19 covid-19 in Japan
