01/19/2022
Financial Regulation: Daily Update
The FCA reminds firms that firms whose permissions have been cancelled cannot conduct regulated business in the UK and that they would be committing a criminal offence if they did so.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
01/19/2022
Business interruption insurance test case – Insurer claims data
Find the latest data we have collected (as of 7 January 2022) from all affected insurers on the progress of their non-damage business interruption (BI) insurance claims.
01/19/2022
Financial Services & Banking News
It was also highlighted that the current MCD may not support market developments such as digitalisation of delivery and the sustainable finance agenda.
01/19/2022
Italy has quietly become one of Big Tech’s most prolific antagonists
The sanctions vary greatly in their size but carry a similar message: National regulators will take action in their home markets.
01/19/2022
MiFID II: FCA to review competition concerns in wholesale data markets
The feedback statement does not identify ultimate outcomes which the FCA may take should it decide to address any of the above concerns.
01/19/2022
Carey Olsen trusts and private wealth partners recognised in Spear's 500 for 2022
Their recognition in the Spear's 500 is the latest accolade in an extremely successful past 12 months for Carey Olsen's global trusts and private wealth practice.
01/19/2022
Daily Legal Update
FCA looks to strengthen financial promotion rules for high risk investments
01/18/2022
Wealth firm in High Court battle after directors’ ‘gross misconduct’ dismissal
The ex-directors of Bartholomew Hawkins Limited took consolidator IWP to court over the value of their shares after they were fired for gross misconduct.
01/18/2022
Financial Regulation: Daily Update
The recent consultation sets out the HMG’s proposals for adapting the UK regulatory framework for CCPs and CSDs. Feedback is requested by 28 February 2022.
01/18/2022
Fraud suspect changes plea in £13.7m pension transfer case
After previously stating he was not guilty
01/18/2022
EBA confirms the continued application of COVID-19 related reporting and disclosure requirements until further notice
The EBA will continue to monitor developments and will further reassess the application of the Guidelines on an annual basis and will consider repealing the Guidelines in the future when the situation permits
01/18/2022
EBA publishes a Discussion Paper on its preliminary observations on selected payment fraud data under the Payment Services Directive
The preliminary patterns suggest that the regulatory requirements developed in relation to payment security are having the desired effect.
01/18/2022
ESMA publishes results of its assessment of systemically important UK Central Counterparties
ESMA’s findings will also provide important input to the European Commission’s decision regarding the extension of its temporary equivalence decision for UK-based Tier 2 CCPs in early 2022.
01/18/2022
FCA cancels 4 European firms post-Brexit permissions
European firms wishing to remain in the temporary permissions regime (TPR) need to meet the FCA’s standards to continue operating in the UK.
01/17/2022
KWM Advised Bayerische Vermögen Group
KWM has already been advising Bayerische Vermögen Group since the end of 2017
01/17/2022
Ashurst advises Bullfinch Asset AG on a joint venture with Impax Asset Management
The platform enables the bundling, financing, standardisation and management of sustainable building and facilities infrastructure.
01/17/2022
Grant Thornton and Pinsent Masons collaborate to support effective data sharing across financial services
The proposed Open Finance concept is much wider than Open Banking; affecting mortgage providers, consumer credit firms, investment and pension funds, as well as general insurers and intermediaries.
01/17/2022
FCA fined UK financial organisations £568m in 2021
“Lockdown, and the resulting dependence on digital services, has made it easier for criminals to impersonate legitimate services and scam consumers.
01/16/2022
Financial Services & Banking News
For the guidelines' purpose, transferability covers all the elements that will facilitate the transfer of an entity, a business line or a portfolio of assets, rights or liabilities to an acquirer (public or private company), a bridge institution or a
01/16/2022
Financial Regulation: Daily Update
This revised version reflects the changes to the regulatory framework for peer reviews introduced in December 2019