The Allen & Overy Podcast archive

Great Fund Insights: Measuring ESG in real asset funds – benchmarking, disclosure and driving better practice

In this podcast, Dominic von Wulffen, partner in our Funds & Asset Management Group, speaks with Steve Pringle, Director of EMEA at GRESB.  They discuss how GRESB validates the quality and accuracy of ESG data that managers and investors report as well as other issues including:

1. The key elements of measuring ESG performance;
2. GRESB’s approach to reporting and benchmarking against the EU's action plan for sustainable growth and the forthcoming EU regulations; and
3. ESG assessments and benchmarking to create change in the "real world".

In Credit Podcast: FCA’s finalised guidance on branch and ATM closures or conversions

This is the first episode of what will be a regular podcast – In Credit – where the A&O team cover recent trends and updates in Consumer Credit and Retail. 

In this podcast financial services regulatory lawyers Jo Owens, Victoria Ferres and Sophie Skeet will discuss the FCA’s finalised guidance published on 14 September relating to branch and ATM closures or conversions. In particular:

• an overview of the finalised guidance and key points for consideration
• expectations on and actions required by firms
• where the guidance does and does not apply.

For more information on this or any related topics, please get in touch with the speakers, or your usual A&O contact.

Series 2 Episode 4 - Solicitor Diaries: Life In A Tech Start-Up

We connect with Ricky Cohen, former General Counsel and Legal Product Architect at Nivaura, a Fuse start-up that delivers capital markets automation solutions. As an A&O alumni, Ricky explores the transition from working in a global law firm to life in a tech start-up.

Meet Caroline Riady – Healthcare and leadership in turbulent times

As part of our Women’s Network series, this week on G&R Airtime we are joined by Caroline Riady, CEO of Siloam Hospitals Group which is the single largest private hospital group in Indonesia.

AGMs and Annual Reports: What you need to know this year

In this podcast our team of A&O experts cover the key issues company secretaries and their teams need to think about when preparing for their next AGM and Annual Report including:

• best practice for AGMs in 2021;
• virtual and hybrid meetings;
• updates to articles of association;
• reporting on the year of the pandemic;
• diversity, including the Parker Review;
• executive remuneration and remuneration reports; and
• environmental reporting and climate change.

To find out more about the support we can provide for AGMs and Annual Reports and details of some of our key value-added services please download our brochure.

Series 2 Episode 3 - Legal Tech - from buzzword to graduate opportunities

We connect with one of A&O’s legal tech specialists, a trainee who went on secondment to our ideas and innovation team, and a participant in our advanced delivery graduate scheme. They discuss legal tech use and development as well as graduate opportunities in this space.

Great Fund Insights: Capital call financing - why and how?

The popularity and volume of capital call financings (also called subscription lines or equity bridge facilities) have steadily increased over the past few years (including in Luxembourg) and this trend is here to stay. In this podcast Bénédicte Kurth (Counsel, Banking), Joanna Pecenik (Counsel, Investment Funds) and Yannick Arbaut (Partner, Investment Funds) explain the logic and key features of capital call financings.

Indonesia’s proposed Omnibus Law: the impact on foreign investment into Indonesia

This week on G&R Airtime we take a closer look at the potential impact of the draft Omnibus Law on foreign investment into Indonesia.

Disclaimer: this podcast and previous episodes were recorded prior to the enactment of the Omnibus Law in Indonesia and therefore the views expressed in these episodes are based on the draft legislation.

Series 2 Episode 2 - What Does It Mean To Be An In-House Lawyer?

We connect with Chantal du Toit, a Senior Legal Counsel at Shell and former A&O Associate in Arbitration. She talks about her transition from private practice to in-house and her experience as an in-house lawyer at a high-profile global company.

Indonesia’s proposed Omnibus Law: a new business licensing regime

Staying on the topic of Indonesia’s proposed Omnibus Law, this week on G&R Airtime we discuss how the new law will affect the business license process in Indonesia.