Are Sustainable Financial Products Too Complex to Label?

Is it the responsibility of the financial industry to develop sustainability labels for financial products? There is a great desire for sustainability labels in the financial market. The SFDR (Regulation (EU) 2019/2088) does not provide  labeling requirements It addresses information asymmetries through disclosure requirements differentiated by product category. Sustainability preferences are complex and develop dynamically.…

Missouri Real Estate Closing Costs Statistics

Rimon Partner James Sanders recently shared insights on the Missouri transfer taxes in closing costs for the recent Real Estate Bees article, “Missouri Real Estate Closing Costs Statistics.” The article covers a new RealEstateBees.com survey of over 1,000 active real estate professionals found average closing costs for sellers and buyers in Missouri. The results are…

Capital Markets Law Update 2024: MiFID, Investment Advice, Crypto, EMIR – Online Seminar on March 8th

The seminar provides an update on all relevant and current topics relating to capital market law. Led by Rimon Falkenfort Partner Prof. Dr. Bernd Geier, the webinar examines with the multitude of innovations and changes in capital market law.While some regulatory projects are to be completed before the European elections, other projects are already in…

Rimon PC Strengthens Intellectual Property Bench and Launches Japan Practice with McDermott, Will & Emery Attorneys

Northern Virginia – Rimon PC is pleased to announce that Japan and intellectual property focused partners Takashi Saito, Tomoki Tanida and Michael Fogarty have joined the firm. The three attorneys come from McDermott, Will & Emery. The move is an exciting development in Rimon’s international program, with the firm officially launching a Japan practice to…

The Future of Sustainable Instruments

Financial markets are still aiming to identify the future design of sustainable financial instruments. New sustainability requirements create unanticipated complexities. What will sustainable instruments in the future look like? What is the current market position? In December 2022, the European Securities Markets Authority published an empirical analysis illustrating the ripple effects seen in the market:…