A Critical Examination of Albania’s New Data Protection Regime and Its Implications for Employee Privacy 
The adoption of Law No 124/2024 ‘On the Protection of Personal Data’ marks a major transformation in Albania’s data protection framework.1 By repealing Law No 9887/2008 and aligning domestic law...Read more
Enik Pogace
Head of Employee Relations Division , Bank of Albania, Albania
From “Legal as Gatekeeper” to “Legal as Growth Engine”: Building a Digitally Enabled, Risk Intelligent In-house Function Across African and Offshore Markets%20004.jpg&w=256&q=75)
As financial services organisations digitise at pace and extend into multi-jurisdictional markets, in-house legal teams are being asked to do two things at once: uphold uncompressing standards of integrity...Read more
René Du Preez
Group Chief Legal Officer, Standard Bank Group, South Africa
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Conceptual Framework and Essential Legal Reforms for Regulation
The digitalization of the global economy is compelling central banks to position themselves as integral actors within the emerging digital paradigm . In response to rapid technological advancements, central banks...Read more
Murat Baykal
Senior Legal Counsel, Central Bank of Turkey, Turkey
Creditor Voting Rights During Business Rescue in Terms of the South African Companies Act 71 Of 2008
Chapter 6 of the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the “Companies Act”) deals with a process referred to under South African law as “business rescue”, aimed at the...Read more
Stef du Plessis
Specialist In-house Legal Counsel, Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, South Africa
Beyond the Bank: The SAR Framework, Information Sharing and the New World of Corporate AML Compliance
This paper examines Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) frameworks and information-sharing mechanisms under Sections 314(a) and 314(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act as critical tools for detecting and mitigating financial crime...Read more
Jillian Thompson
Senior Compliance Associate, Moore Capital Management, LP, USA
Lincoln Gleeton
Master of Studies in Law (MSL) in Corporate Compliance , Fordham University School of Law, USA
Digital Euro Coming into our Lives and Pockets?
This paper aims to summarize the digital euro project that was launched by European Central Bank (“ECB”), in order to try and explain – hopefully in simple terms – the...Read more
Andrea Brancatelli
Assistant General Counsel - Europe, MoneyGram , Italy
The enforcement process against financial services firms by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the Swedish Finansinspektionen with a focus on independence, transparency and the calculation basis of financial penalties
The aim of this paper is to address the separate processes followed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the Swedish Finansinspektionen (Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) on enforcement actions...Read more
Andreas Gustafsson
Partner, Stockholm University - Swedish Corporate Governance Institute, Sweden
Sofia Skroubi
Head of Legal Europe, Regulatory & Commercial, FNZ Group, Sweden
Can a General Counsel’s Achievements Live on Post-Retirement? A Personal Story
The following is a personal story based on my own experience as a General Counsel of a foreign bank (the “Bank”) operating in the United States. I joined the Bank...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), USA
Equity Derivatives
In this article we hope to provide a high level overview of how equity derivatives are used in the market as well as provide an insight into the variety of...Read more
Lisa Hutton
Senior Legal Counsel, ING Bank N.V. , Netherlands
Operating in a New Frontier: AI Use Cases, Business Risks, and the Regulatory Policy Outlook
We are living in an era where artificial intelligence (AI), specifically generative AI, is reshaping many facets of our daily lives, from the way we work and communicate, to having...Read more
Muyiwa Odeniyide
Director & Associate General Counsel, Nasdaq , USA