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Special report

Cryptos on the rise 2022

The new Thomson Reuters report on crypto-assets and their place in the global regulatory scheme shows a complex and changing landscape.

2022 State of Corporate Law Departments Report

In a new Thomson Reuters report, we look at how the dramatic shifts that corporate law departments endured during the pandemic may just be the beginning of a larger transformation.

Corporate law departments

Strategic Priorities: Mind the gap! The metrics mismatch in corporate law departments

How can corporate law departments use the right kind of measures and metrics to best monitor their progress and work toward their strategic priorities?

Podcast: What the data is saying in the recent “2022 State of Corporate Law Departments” report

Our latest Market Insights podcast dives deep into the recent “2022 State of Corporate Law Departments” report to decipher exactly what our data is showing.

Practice Innovations: How to survive a ransomware attack

What steps can companies and law firms take to better survive a ransomware attack? Prior planning and communication with all stakeholders is a good start.

Corporate tax departments

The 8 biggest obstacles to greater efficiency for tax & accounting teams

Efficiency has become the Holy Grail for many tax & accounting firms and corporate tax departments, but achieving it in practice may be much more elusive.

Diversity, equity & inclusion: How corporate tax teams can turn commitment into action

Company management needs to leverage operational agility and encourage consistent behaviors to better promote diversity on their corporate tax teams.

Audit challenges in 2022 and tax teams’ best approach

The events of the past two years have not made for a smooth journey for corporations' internal audit teams, which in 2022 face numerous steep challenges.

Compliance & risk

Wolfsberg Group offers guidance on use of negative news to assess financial crime risk

Financial firms should screen for negative news about their prospective clients as part of a comprehensive client in-take due diligence review, experts say.

Forum: ESG & law enforcement — What risks companies face today

As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns become an increasingly important metric in the corporate world, how can companies best manage this?

Banks explore tokenizing liabilities with eye toward gains in instant settlement & risk management

Can banks and other financial institutions better manager their risk and offer faster settlements by "tokenizing" their liabilities on blockchain networks?

Corporate talent & inclusion

4 ways to increase advancement of AAPI professionals within executive ranks

As part of AAPI Month, we look at ways that organizations can increase the advancement of AAPI professionals, especially within their top executive ranks.

Returning “Better than Normal”: Bringing DEI and L&D together as part of talent strategy

How can organizations link their DEI efforts with their learning and development (L&D) and career development strategies to leverage the power of both?

Moving up: Increasing Asian American representation on corporate boards

In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Month, we highlight the diversity gap of Asian Americans on boards & look at how representation can be increased

Global trade management

The increasing global supply chain risks in retail manufacturing

Human rights abuses & worker exploitation in retail manufacturers' global supply chains, made worse during the pandemic, needs to be identified & disrupted.

How is the war in Ukraine affecting global trade and international supply chains?

The war in Ukraine has been the latest in a long list of ongoing cataclysmic events that continue to disrupt global trade and international supply chains.

RCEP is transforming trade in Asia Pacific and creating advantages for companies

The new Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will create new trade opportunities among Asian countries and accelerate the region’s economic recovery.