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<blockquote data-quote="Coralin96" data-source="post: 591" data-attributes="member: 15"><p>Next update <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>13/04/2018</p><p></p><p><strong>Trump reconsidering trade agreement</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Story: </strong>Trump is said to be looking to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership but he wants to see a better deal for the US than before. Trump originally withdrew from TPP and criticised it during his campaign. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Impact on law firms or clients: </strong>TPP is an agreement between 12 countries to cut tariffs and create rules for international trading. The aim is to stop China from setting trade practices across the world by getting there first and it means stricter intellectual property laws. TPP is meant to lead to uniform rules in many areas like intellectual property, patents, employment and the environment. So businesses will have a lot of new opportunities to trade and that will open up new income streams for law firms. It may also force some countries to get their laws up to speed which could mean more legal certainty for businesses operating in those jurisdictions. Companies will be able to move productions to countries where it is cheapest to do business - which is encouraging for law firms that have gone global. It could also mean more avenues for litigation teams because companies can sue governments for laws that affect them. </li> </ul><p><strong>Avast aiming for one of the largest tech flotations on the London Stock Exchange</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Story: </strong>Avast, one of the world's largest cyber security companies that operated direct to consumer is planning to raise $200m in an IPO. Existing shareholders are going to be selling shares in th ecompany which is backed by the private equity firm CVC Partners.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Impact on law firms or clients: </strong>Avast chose to list in London rather than New York in a sign of the competitiveness of the LSE despite concerns like Brexit. It also comes as the cyber security market is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years as companies and law firms are trying to build systems to better protect themselves from hackers. Finally, the number of IPOs backed by private equity firms are expected to grow a lot this year, so private equity and M&A lawyers can expect to be busy,</li> </ul><p><strong>Trump continues to go to war with Amazon</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Story: </strong>Trump has ordered a task force to investigate how the US postal service prices Amazon deliveries. This follows his recent claim that Amazon has contributed to the post service's losses. This comes as the US is questioning Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Impact on law firms or clients: </strong>As the big tech companies have grown in size they have had the power to influence people's lives significantly and now politicians and regulators are getting more and more involved. Part of the issue is that regulators have struggled to understand the businesses of these complex tech companies, which makes them hard to regulate. We're also in new territory, especially with companies that leverage huge amounts of data through the internet and can influence people's psychologies. Over the next few years it looks like politicians may introduce new competition laws that need to balance regulation with encouraging businesses to thrive. </li> </ul><p><strong>US investment banks earnings report</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Story: </strong>JPMorgan, Well Fargo and Citigroup are releasing their earnings for the first-quarter today, more will follow. This will give an idea of the strength of the lending market, the impact of US volatility and how easing regulations will impact their balance sheets.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Impact on law firms or clients: </strong>It's hoped that bank earnings will help to stabilise the market as many investors are concerned about a trade war, the Middle East and US politics. If it doesn't rally the market, there are concerns about the future of the US economy and its ability to handle this uncertainty.</li> </ul><p><strong>Middle East crisis</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Story: </strong>In response to alleged chemical attacks in Syria, Trump has been speaking to France and the UK about military strikes. French president Emmanuel Macron, said he had proof that these weapons were used and Theresay May has backed Trump. Russia responded and said US airstrikes could trigger a war.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Impact on law firms or clients: </strong>Just as the market was cooling over a trade war with China, this uncertainty caused stocks to fall especially in Russia, where they suffered the worst session in four years. The markets have been repeatedly hit by political issues because investors are cautious in times of uncertainty.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coralin96, post: 591, member: 15"] Next update :) 13/04/2018 [B]Trump reconsidering trade agreement[/B] [LIST] [*][B]The Story: [/B]Trump is said to be looking to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership but he wants to see a better deal for the US than before. Trump originally withdrew from TPP and criticised it during his campaign. [*][B]Impact on law firms or clients: [/B]TPP is an agreement between 12 countries to cut tariffs and create rules for international trading. The aim is to stop China from setting trade practices across the world by getting there first and it means stricter intellectual property laws. TPP is meant to lead to uniform rules in many areas like intellectual property, patents, employment and the environment. So businesses will have a lot of new opportunities to trade and that will open up new income streams for law firms. It may also force some countries to get their laws up to speed which could mean more legal certainty for businesses operating in those jurisdictions. Companies will be able to move productions to countries where it is cheapest to do business - which is encouraging for law firms that have gone global. It could also mean more avenues for litigation teams because companies can sue governments for laws that affect them. [/LIST] [B]Avast aiming for one of the largest tech flotations on the London Stock Exchange[/B] [LIST] [*][B]The Story: [/B]Avast, one of the world's largest cyber security companies that operated direct to consumer is planning to raise $200m in an IPO. Existing shareholders are going to be selling shares in th ecompany which is backed by the private equity firm CVC Partners. [*][B]Impact on law firms or clients: [/B]Avast chose to list in London rather than New York in a sign of the competitiveness of the LSE despite concerns like Brexit. It also comes as the cyber security market is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years as companies and law firms are trying to build systems to better protect themselves from hackers. Finally, the number of IPOs backed by private equity firms are expected to grow a lot this year, so private equity and M&A lawyers can expect to be busy, [/LIST] [B]Trump continues to go to war with Amazon[/B] [LIST] [*][B]The Story: [/B]Trump has ordered a task force to investigate how the US postal service prices Amazon deliveries. This follows his recent claim that Amazon has contributed to the post service's losses. This comes as the US is questioning Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. [*][B]Impact on law firms or clients: [/B]As the big tech companies have grown in size they have had the power to influence people's lives significantly and now politicians and regulators are getting more and more involved. Part of the issue is that regulators have struggled to understand the businesses of these complex tech companies, which makes them hard to regulate. We're also in new territory, especially with companies that leverage huge amounts of data through the internet and can influence people's psychologies. Over the next few years it looks like politicians may introduce new competition laws that need to balance regulation with encouraging businesses to thrive. [/LIST] [B]US investment banks earnings report[/B] [LIST] [*][B]The Story: [/B]JPMorgan, Well Fargo and Citigroup are releasing their earnings for the first-quarter today, more will follow. This will give an idea of the strength of the lending market, the impact of US volatility and how easing regulations will impact their balance sheets. [*][B]Impact on law firms or clients: [/B]It's hoped that bank earnings will help to stabilise the market as many investors are concerned about a trade war, the Middle East and US politics. If it doesn't rally the market, there are concerns about the future of the US economy and its ability to handle this uncertainty. [/LIST] [B]Middle East crisis[/B] [LIST] [*][B]The Story: [/B]In response to alleged chemical attacks in Syria, Trump has been speaking to France and the UK about military strikes. French president Emmanuel Macron, said he had proof that these weapons were used and Theresay May has backed Trump. Russia responded and said US airstrikes could trigger a war. [*][B]Impact on law firms or clients: [/B]Just as the market was cooling over a trade war with China, this uncertainty caused stocks to fall especially in Russia, where they suffered the worst session in four years. The markets have been repeatedly hit by political issues because investors are cautious in times of uncertainty. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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