Although the potential impact of COVID-19 was beginning to register in the early weeks of 2020, it was largely business-as-usual for the principals and advisers on the large number of M&A deals signed during this period or in the final weeks of 2019.
Directors’ personal liability in Australia is stricter than just about anywhere else in the world.
The financial services sector as a whole, and more specifically the asset management sector, have had to react to the immediate issues brought about as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
As investment managers and the wider economy emerge from lock-down, thoughts will be turning to the opportunities and challenges the new landscape presents.
This checklist is intended to help UK-listed companies keep abreast of key developments in the fast moving areas of corporate governance and narrative reporting.
Whilst global M&A deal volumes have inevitably suffered in the first half of this year, commentators express some optimism for the second half.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic global impact. Current forecasts indicate that the global economy will contract during 2020 by more than the global financial crisis of 2008-09.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented challenges for businesses in all sectors, coupled with market upheaval and volatile share prices.
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