The Allen & Overy Podcast archive

Bill 7637: a new era for crypto-securities?

Luxembourg is about to add the missing piece to its legislative framework to enable the issuance of crypto-securities using decentralised ledger technology (“DLT”).

In this podcast, Natacha Oskian is joined by Philippe Noeltner, a lawyer and associate who is part of Allen & Overy’s Luxembourg International Capital Markets team, to discuss the following:

• the objectives of Bill 7637 concerning the issuance of dematerialised securities on DLT devices, such as blockchain and Ethereum;
• the importance of Bill 7637 for Luxembourg Capital Markets ecosystem and how this Bill may lead to a new era for crypto-securities in Luxembourg;
• the use of DLT-based wallets to operate an issuer’s issuance account, and investors’ securities accounts;
• how both legal certainty and investor protection are ensured; and
• grey areas and opportunities.

Series 2 Episode 1 - Brave New Legal World. Insights from the Global Managing Partner

We connect with Gareth Price, who was recently elected as the firm's Global Managing Partner. He discusses the election process, what the role entails, A&O's future direction and how trainees and associates can be a part of it.

Indonesia’s proposed Omnibus Law: an employment perspective

Following on from last week’s episode, this time on G&R Airtime we are diving a little deeper into the provisions of Indonesia’s proposed Omnibus Law and in particular we look at the section dealing with employment.

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Indonesia’s proposed Omnibus Law: what to expect

In this episode, G&R Airtime discusses Indonesia's proposed Omnibus Law, which aims to consolidate numerous provisions across various industry sectors into one, overarching law.

Podcast #3: AML/CTF – Recent Luxembourg developments: focus on Fintech

The inclusion of virtual asset service providers in the scope of the AML Act 2004 and the additional restrictions on the use of anonymised e-money instruments showcase the need to address the “Fintech” spread in the financial sector and to mitigate the potential threats they pose to the current AML/CTF framework. Counsel Carole Schmidt and Senior Associate Baptiste Aubry discuss the implications of those measures while reminding of the need to embrace new technologies and the bright side of legal or reg-tech as powerful tools to improve AML/CTF processes, for both customers and professionals.

Podcast #2: Insights for trustees in Asia-Pacific - Virtual bondholder meetings and e-signatures

Episode Two

The second episode of Trust Us, a podcast hosted by Allen & Overy’s APAC Corporate Trust and Agency team, focuses on our virtual world. Tim Beech along with Holly Hart and Regina Lui discuss the following:

• Virtual bondholders’ meetings. Is this possible under the terms of a Trust Deed and, if so, what does it entail?
• E-signatures. Are e-signatures valid and what are some best practice considerations for Trustees and Agents? 

The Trust Us series presents succinct overviews of hot topics for Trustees in the APAC market and these podcasts are based on webinars hosted for clients. 

Umowa wsparcia projektu

Artur Rutkowski, prawnik w kancelarii Allen & Overy w Warszawie doradzający klientom w obszarze zakresu bankowości i finansów, omawia umowę wsparcia projektu. Niniejsze nagranie poświęcone jest konstrukcji umowy oraz rodzajom udzielanego wsparcia. Zapraszamy do wysłuchania podcastu.

What’s driving Indonesia’s electric vehicle industry?

This week’s episode of G&R Airtime examines Indonesia’s competitive edge in the electric vehicle industry, but also the challenges players in this sector face.

Podcast #2: AML/CTF – Recent Luxembourg developments extraterritorial effects of the AML Act 2004

Counsel Thomas Berger and Senior Associate Baptiste Aubry discuss the extraterritorial effects of the AML Act 2004 in light of the recent implementation of 5MLD into Luxembourg law. They shed some light on the impact of these effects on obliged entities and on the particular measures to apply where high-risk countries are in the picture.