The Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in France (P. R.I.M.E. Finance) has announced that its upcoming New York Conference is scheduled for 30 October 2025 at White & Case LLP's offices. The conference will address global market volatility, cryptocurrency regulation, sustainability policies and dispute resolution. Sessions will feature market practitioners, judges and academics discussing current challenges in international financial markets. A keynote address from a policy maker or jurist will frame the conference discussions on emerging market developments and dispute resolution mechanisms.

P.R.I.M.E. Finance has published its 2024 Annual Report. The report highlights significant developments in its mission to strengthen global financial market stability. The organisation has expanded its reach through multiple initiatives, including the implementation of specialised arbitration rules, comprehensive judicial training programmes and strategic collaboration with the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Notable achievements include the establishment of four expert forums and a partnership with the International Finance Corporation to promote financial markets in developing nations.

The Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance (P.R.I.M.E. Finance) has published the agenda for its Amsterdam Conference on 16 May 2025. The conference will feature sessions on recent financial markets case law and trends in international financial arbitration. Speakers include senior legal practitioners from major law firms, financial institutions and arbitration bodies. The programme includes a dedicated focus on developing markets and collaboration with the International Finance Corporation.

The Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance (P.R.I.M.E. Finance) has published its Annual Report for 2023. The report includes information on many of P.R.I.M.E. Finance's projects and activities including holding its tenth annual meeting in The Hague in June 2023, the commencement of a project to review the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Mediation rules and putting more of its experts into assisting complex financial cases within domestic courts.

The P.R.I.M.E. Finance Arbitration Rules (the P.R.I.M.E. Finance rules; the Rules) are designed to offer arbitration rules containing features of particular interest to the financial markets. The current edition of the Rules came into force on 1 January 2022, after a thorough review in 2021, and apply to arbitrations commenced on or after that date. The Rules also include model clauses and a model submission agreement. This Practice Note introduces P.R.I.M.E. Finance and its Rules. P.R.I.M.E. Finance is the Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance, an independent, not-for-profit foundation based in the Hague. By bringing together these Experts, we pursue a mission to promote certainty and reduce risk in the global financial markets. We seek to anticipate where and when contractual disputes may arise and to develop solutions to address them. Our goal is to foster greater financial market stability and increase confidence in global finance. The P.R.I.M.E. Finance Panel of Experts now numbers close to 300 experts in finance

The P/E equals the current share price of a company divided by its earnings per share in the latest reported period. For example, a company with a share price of 100 and earnings per share (EPS) of 5 has a P/E ratio of 100/5 = 20. A company’s P/E (also known as its multiple) shows how high its shares are priced in relation to its historic earnings, and it is one of the most commonly used tests of market value. Although mathematically it relates share price to past performance, the reality is that P/Es are more about forward expectations than the past. A high P/E indicates that markets expect the company’s earnings to grow rapidly in the future.

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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has launched 14 new inquiries, Led by Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, the inquiries will examine government spending based on National Audit Office reports. The programme includes investigations into clinical negligence costs, probation service efficiency and financial sustainability of care homes. PAC also renamed two existing inquiries focusing on government services costs and data analytics.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report urging the government to accelerate the consolidation of small government bodies and reform the reporting requirements for low-risk organisations. The report identifies at least 48 central government bodies that spent £30 million or less in 2022–23, noting that the current financial reporting requirements are disproportionately onerous.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published a report highlighting the unsustainable pressure on local authorities' finances due to record homelessness levels. The PAC is urging the government to develop a clear homelessness strategy for England and provide stronger support to local authorities. Key recommendations include exempting certain vulnerable groups from local connection requirements, addressing the increasing use of out-of-area placements and B&Bs for temporary accommodation, and improving the logic behind Local Housing Allowance rates. The report also emphasises the need for better oversight of the housing sector and landlords, as well as a comprehensive strategy to increase the availability of affordable housing. The PAC warns that without these measures, the homelessness crisis will continue to strain local authority resources and negatively impact vulnerable families.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published a report cautioning that government special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms do not address the increasing expenditure on home-to-school transport, despite writing off 90% of historic SEND deficits totaling over £5bn by March 2026. The report noted that transport spending rose by 106% between 2015–16 and 2023–24, reaching £2.5bn annually. However, significant funding gaps are expected to persist until 2028, when the central government plans to assume SEND costs. The report calls on the government to clarify the level of support available for addressing these ongoing deficits.