On 11 September 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against nine investment advisers for violations of: (i) the hypothetical performance requirements set forth in Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-1 (the Marketing Rule), and (ii) the recordkeeping requirements relating to retention of a copy of each advertisement an adviser […]

Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante was finally taken into custody on Wednesday, two weeks after escaping from a United States prison in the state of Pennsylvania. The prolonged manhunt received tons of media attention before officials successfully tracked Cavalcante with thermal imaging technology and a K-9 unit helped to take him down […]

Urge the European Union to include Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in its Critical Raw Materials Act  Country Global jamie Wed, 09/13/2023 – 08:59 Issues None Program 5 Main Image Take Action!   Send this letter below to 560+ European Union legislators urging them to include Indigenous Peoples’ rights in […]

Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo Sources: Norwegian Refugee Council, UN Children’s Fund, UNHCR Innovation Over the past four years, the number of school closures due […]

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is suspending a rule that allows liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be transported by rail in specialized tank cars, starting 31 October 2023. This final rule overturns a Trump-era rule that allowed for the bulk transport of LNG by rail. The USDOT took these […]

New York – A team of lawyers from global law firm K&L Gates LLP represented Focus Financial Partners Inc., a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, on its acquisition by funds affiliated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC and Stone Point Capital LLC in an all-cash transaction with […]

Giving a Platform to Indigenous Water Protectors: The Fifth Mni Ki Wakan Summit United Indigenous Water Protectors from across the Globe Country Global agnes Tue, 09/12/2023 – 14:02 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Amelia Schafer, ICT + Rapid City Journal, reposted with permission  RAPID CITY, S.D. – What started as […]

Explaining a case of tariff arbitrage.