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Quantum computing | Ground-breaking commercial opportunities from solving the (as yet) unsolvable

Quantum computers will support powerful commercial applications by solving currently intractable problems. We consider the pathway to bringing this technology

Banking and finance

"Need to know" | Leveraged Finance Market Update

Welcome to the latest edition of Need to Know, Osborne Clarke's Leveraged Finance Market Update, offering a bite-size guide to

Banking and finance

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on EBITDA: EBITDAC

For businesses looking to satisfy financial covenants in difficult conditions, as well as those looking to re-finance, the interpretation of

Banking and finance

Loan transfer provisions: assign of things to come

The ability for a lender to trade out of a loan position is a trademark of the syndicated loan markets

Financial Services

Supreme Court's criteria on the subjection to the AJD (Actos Jurídicos Documentados) (stamp duty) of the release of co-debtors from a mortgage loan

The Supreme Court established in its Judgment of 20 May 2020 (STS 521/2020) the criteria for submission to the AJD

Banking and finance

Funds Legal Update | 25 September 2020

With new rules and guidance coming into force later this month, we take a look at the key dates for

Retail and Consumer

Singapore's competition regulator sets out new guidelines on price transparency

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has published its Guidelines on Price Transparency that set out how it

Financial Services

Financial Conduct Authority drives change for vulnerable customers

The regulator believes there is room for improvement in the way UK financial services treat vulnerable customers and its new

Financial Services

Has Covid-19 made IRR an irrelevant measure of success?

As confidence starts to return to the market, fund managers and investors are assessing the financial effects of the Covid-19

Financial Services

Funds Legal Update | 26 August 2020

As far as the investment funds industry is concerned, August has been far from the usual summer lull.

Financial Services

Work-pass requirements tightened again for non-Singaporeans

Increase in minimum salary requirements with special focus on financial sector comes amid growing public concern over a weakened job