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Global rules on foreign direct investment (FDI)
Cross-border acquisitions and investments increasingly trigger foreign direct investment (FDI) screening requirements.
United States | Publication | April 2022
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation. 29 CFR 1904.41 requires certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information to OSHA.
The proposed amendments would require employers in certain high-hazard industries to electronically submit additional information from both their Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and their Injury and Illness Incident Reports.
OSHA contends the new rule will improve its ability to use enforcement and compliance assistance resources to identify facilities where workers are at high risk.
The amendments would:
OSHA invites stakeholders to submit comments online using Docket No. OSHA-2021-0006 on the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Comments must be submitted 60 days after the proposed rule is published in the Federal Register.
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Cross-border acquisitions and investments increasingly trigger foreign direct investment (FDI) screening requirements.
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On February 2, 2024, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union confirmed that the Committee of Permanent Representatives had signed the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulation, referred to as the AI Act. Approval by the EU Parliament followed on 13 March 2024, and the AI Act is likely to appear in the EU’s Official Journal around May 2024. The AI Act aims to establish a stringent legal framework governing the development, marketing, and utilisation of artificial intelligence within the region, thereby marking a significant advancement in the regulation of this burgeoning domain.
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The private credit market and direct lending have grown and diversified immensely in the past decade, offering alternative sources and terms of debt compared to those historically provided by the syndicated leveraged loan and public issuance markets. Consequently, they are fast becoming pivotal components in the capital ecosystem, so much so that the Bank of England consider that the private credit market is currently responsible for approximately $1.8 trillion of debt issuance, which is four times its size in 2015. This growth has been particularly pronounced in Europe and the US but there has also been significant activity in Asia.
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