The Allen & Overy Podcast archive

ASEAN data protection and privacy developments: Episode 3 – A deep dive into Indonesia

In Indonesia, the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill was passed and become law in October 2022 in Indonesia. PDP Law is the first comprehensive law in Indonesia to govern personal data protection in both electronic and non-electronic systems. Albeit being passed in October 2022, in the provisions of the PDP law, there is a two year grace period to allow parties to comply with the new standards imposed. 

With two-years grace period for parties to comply with its requirements, enactment of implementing regulations is forthcoming but uncertainties are still up in the air. However, that does not mean that companies cannot prepare themselves for the PDP Law. 

To learn more, tune in to our data specialists, Cedric Lindenmann, Prasetyo Sukirno, Agnes Guntara’s discussion on the latest happenings in Indonesia. 

ASEAN data protection and privacy developments: Episode 3 – A deep dive into Indonesia

In Indonesia, the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill was passed and become law in October 2022 in Indonesia. PDP Law is the first comprehensive law in Indonesia to govern personal data protection in both electronic and non-electronic systems. Albeit being passed in October 2022, in the provisions of the PDP law, there is a two year grace period to allow parties to comply with the new standards imposed. 

With two-years grace period for parties to comply with its requirements, enactment of implementing regulations is forthcoming but uncertainties are still up in the air. However, that does not mean that companies cannot prepare themselves for the PDP Law. 

To learn more, tune in to our data specialists, Cedric Lindenmann, Prasetyo Sukirno, Agnes Guntara’s discussion on the latest happenings in Indonesia. 

Market Horizons podcast: The EU goes for gold with its Green Bond Regulation

In this episode of Allen & Overy’s Market Horizons podcast series, Axel de Backer, a Senior Associate in A&O’s Banking  & International Capital Markets practice in Brussels and Danielle Kendall, a Senior Professional Support Lawyer in A&O’s International Capital Markets practice in London, discuss the potential impact of the political agreement on the draft EU Green Bond Regulation for the mainstream debt capital markets.   

Together, they discuss why the new European green bond label will represent a “gold standard”, and how an issuer will be able to meet its requirements. They also cover the newly introduced voluntary approach to sustainability disclosures for bonds not using the label but marketed as environmentally sustainable or sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs). As well as the ability for issuers to continue to follow the ICMA Principles should they prefer and what changes may be made to the EU Prospectus Regulation in terms of the introduction of a new ESG disclosure Annex.

A&O Career Insights Podcast Episode #1 | Steven Murrell

Welcome to episode #1 of the A&O Career Insights podcast. This podcast series aims to shine a light on individuals in the firm, to explore how they navigated their careers to become more senior and successful. Our host, Danielle Viner, a training events coordinator in London, will be interviewing a different guest in each episode to help inspire people to shape their own careers.

In this episode, Danielle discusses what it’s like to work in recruitment with our first guest, Steven Murrell, a resourcing manager, whose career has spanned 22 years at the firm.

Beyond the Hype: The future of Digital Assets – UK developments in Institutional and wholesale digital assets

In this episode of “Beyond the Hype, The Future of Digital Assets” podcast series, our digital assets experts focus on the latest proposals to regulate institutional/wholesale digital assets products in the UK.

The first quarter of 2023 has seen a flurry of new developments which are going to form the fundamental legal and regulatory building blocks in relation to this fast-growing sector. These include, for example, proposed new regulated activities regimes; new disclosure/whitepaper rules; new market abuse regimes; reforms to underlying property law; reforms to insolvency law; and proposed new industry standard derivatives documentation. 

In this episode, our digital assets experts focus on the latest law and regulation of institutional/wholesale digital assets products and services, including topics such as custody of digital assets, tokenisation and derivative trends. They discuss the key issues and areas where market participants will need to be aware of the evolving design of the relevant regimes.

Pillar Two and Private Capital: What the new global minimum rate of effective taxation means for the private capital sector

In this podcast, our tax and funds & asset management lawyers discuss how the OECD/G20 plans for a global minimum tax will impact private capital. Tax partner James Burton (London) and tax counsel Guilhem Becvort (Luxembourg), moderated by funds & asset management partner Emma Danforth (London), discuss various topics including:

• Back to basics: What is Pillar Two and how will the new global minimum tax work?
• Key factors that determine who is in or out of scope of Pillar Two
• Potential exclusions that could apply to those in the private capital sector
• Practical implications for those in scope and why it is important to start thinking about these new rules now.

Scissione mediante scorporo, il punto sul nuovo istituto

La scissione con scorporo ha fatto ingresso nel nostro ordinamento ad opera dell'art. 51, d. lgs. 19/2023: si tratta della possibilità, normata dal nuovo articolo 2506.1 del Codice civile, di effettuare l’operazione di scissione assegnando le azioni o quote di una o più società beneficiarie neo-costituite non ai soci della società scissa, bensì alla società scissa stessa.

In questo podcast, Chiara De Luca e Simona Simone, rispettivamente senior associate del dipartimento Corporate e associate del dipartimento Tax, approfondiscono le novità introdotte dal nuovo istituto anche tenendo conto della recente analisi di Assonime.  

The insolvency framework for distressed insurers

In this podcast, Jennifer Marshall and Kate McInerney discuss the current insolvency framework for distressed insurers and how that is set to change with the imminent amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the possible introduction of a bespoke resolution regime.

Episode 6: Deconstructing Crypto - The SEC’s frontal assault

In episode 6 of Deconstructing Crypto, Todd Fishman and Gene Ingoglia analyze theSecurities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement actions against Binance and Coinbase, two of the largest crypto asset trading platforms in the world. They explain the charges, the legal arguments, the potential defenses, and the implications for the crypto industry.  Both enforcement actions represent high-stakes moves against the crypto ecosystem and are striking given the prevailing uncertainty as the legal community awaits (i) a ruling in the Ripple case as to whether crypto assets constitute securities and (ii) US congressional action to directly regulate the space.

Todd and Gene analyze the implications of these developments for the crypto industry and the legal and strategic challenges that crypto actors face in navigating a complex and evolving enforcement landscape.

Perspectives on the future of banking – In conversation with Tracey McDermott, Group Head, Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance at Standard Charter...

This podcast series features topical conversations with leading figures in the global banking industry.

In this new episode of our podcast series, Tracey McDermott, Group Head, Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance at Standard Chartered, talks to Sally Dewar, CEO of A&O Consulting, about the compliance function facing a major evolution in its role and responsibilities.

Tracey and Sally discuss recent events in the sector and the importance of robust regulation and strong leadership. In particular, they look at whether the resolution framework in place is working, diversity, the importance of culture, what ESG means for the compliance office and the emergence of AI.

This episode was recorded in April 2023.

About Tracey McDermott

Tracey joined the Bank in 2017 and is the Head of Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance. Prior to joining the Bank, Tracey served as Acting Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), having joined in 2001 and fulfilled numerous senior roles, including Board Member, member of the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England, and Non-Executive Director of the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA).

Previously, Tracey worked as a lawyer in private practice in the UK, US and Belgium. In 2016, Tracey received a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to financial service consumers and markets. Tracey is also chair of Steering Group, United Nations convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA).