09/15/2021
Wills and Estate Administration for Non-UK Residents
Following the tax changes over the last few years on UK residential properties, there has been a mass de-enveloping of UK residential properties held in trusts and offshore companies, a significant proportion of which are now held in individual names.
09/15/2021
Carey Olsen advises on £55 million sale of Trafalgar Court
The deal was undertaken via the sale of all of the issued share capital of a special purpose vehicle wholly owned by Stenprop.
09/15/2021
FSCS uncovers 400 adviser phoenixes at CMC firms
It said there were further cases it was currently working through.
09/15/2021
Consumer Investments: Strategy and Feedback Statement
We set out our view of consumer harm in this market and our 3-year strategy to address this.
09/15/2021
German Federal Court of Justice decision: Finally more legal certainty regarding influencer marketing
Now the German Federal Court of Justice had the opportunity in three similar cases to deal with the open questions.
09/15/2021
The Bulletin issued on 13 September can be found here.
09/15/2021
The RDC will follow the warning notice and decision notice procedure set out in DEPP.
09/15/2021
Under the strategy, the FCA has set out a number of targets to be reached by 2025
09/15/2021
More than £4.7m was raised from high net worth and ‘sophisticated’ investors EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInPrint
09/15/2021
Firms have not prioritised investment in regulatory reporting, focusing on "tactical fixes" and relying on "significant manual intervention to fill data and system gaps," leading to a higher risk of errors.
09/14/2021
Crypto ETF assets treble as investors take risks
Regulators and advisers are divided on digital currency and ‘inverse’ funds
09/14/2021
Investment funds: new rules for distribution and pre-marketing in Germany
Germany has extended the concept to semi-professional investors.
09/14/2021
Clifford Chance advises Ohpen
The funds will be directed towards expansion efforts into markets such as the UK and deepening Ohpen’s market-leading functionality.
09/14/2021
UK Announces 'Dirty Money' Crackdown, Including Tougher Crypto Regime
The U.K. government has drawn up an action plan aimed to combat financial crimes that it says will include a new regime for crypto assets.
09/14/2021
UBO shortcomings among main reasons FATF greylisted Malta
09/14/2021
The criteria provide clarity for supervisory authorities on EIOPA’s expectations.
09/14/2021
Portugal’s Golden Visa program and the special tax regime for non-habitual residents
For those planning to apply for a Golden Visa, it is important to note that significant changes to eligible investments are being implemented from January 2022
09/14/2021
The note sets out the notification requirements for operators of a designated system and the information that the BoE will gather to satisfy the requirements.
09/13/2021
Given the importance of robust regulatory returns, the PRA expects all banks, designated investment firms and building societies to consider the findings in the letter and any work they may need to do to remediate applicable issues.
09/13/2021
Anjelica Camilleri de Marco, Senior Associate in Malta, outlines the adoption of trusts in Malta and examines their tax treatment.