03/17/2021
Ashurst advises on EF Solare Italia's SACE Green Guarantee financing
The loan is part guaranteed by the new green guarantee issued by SACE SpA pursuant to the simplification decree as part of the Italian Green New Deal.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
03/17/2021
Eversheds Sutherland advises M&G on the launch of its new Shared Ownership Fund
It is one of the first of its kind investing in shared ownership housing, the first stage of which will see the Fund make a £61 million purchase of 422 shared ownership homes in London and Kent.
03/16/2021
Stephenson Harwood advises FPE Capital and management
The combination of Telestream and Masstech’s respective market positions, customer bases and technology propositions will complement each other, as they continue to develop innovative video workflow solutions for the media industry.
03/16/2021
Covid-19: ESMA to allow temporary reporting threshold for net short positions to expire
The last reporting where the lower threshold of 0.1% applies will be on 19 March 2021 and must be reported to national competent authorities (NCAs) by 15.30 on 22 March 2021.
03/16/2021
NatWest faces criminal proceedings over money laundering regulations
These regulations require the firm to determine, conduct and demonstrate risk sensitive due diligence and ongoing monitoring of its relationships with its customers for the purposes of preventing money laundering.
03/16/2021
With Its Whistleblowing Directive, EU Charts a Different Course From U.S.
European authorities are seeking to set up a minimum standard for whistleblower rules across EU member states, but they don’t favor paying for tips—a key part of an SEC program widely seen as a success
03/16/2021
Irish Regulation in Focus: Culture and Individual Accountability
The Central Bank expects firms' actions to be aligned with the expectations of its customers/investors and will take action where it believes firms (and senior management) are falling short of this expectation.
03/16/2021
Global trends in merger control enforcement
This report highlights key trends and developments in 2020 global merger control activity, and looks ahead at what to expect in 2021.
03/16/2021
Dentons advises on the first green bond of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance
Dentons acted with a team led by partner Piergiorgio Leofreddi - Head of the Debt Capital Markets group in Italy and member of the ESG and Sustainability group - and composed of partner Roberta Moscaroli for tax aspects and associate Matteo Mosca.
03/16/2021
The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is live – what can we expect?
SFDR can be summarised as follows: the regulation is intended to contribute to the higher goal of transitioning the EU to a low-carbon
03/16/2021
New report highlights industry efforts to strengthen ethnic diversity
The findings of this report show that our industry is turning ideas into action, and taking steps towards greater ethnic diversity and inclusion.
03/16/2021
A forward look at regulation of the UK’s wholesale financial markets
We will be building on strong foundations.
03/16/2021
EU Action Plan Policy Updates: What to Expect
The EU's SFDR came into effect in March, raising the bar for financial products seeking to promote ESG credentials
03/15/2021
Financial Regulation: Daily Update
The FCA has updated its webpage on Feedback Statement 19/5 (FS19/5) regarding effective competition in non-workplace pensions, to state that it aims to issue a consultation paper in Q2 2021.
03/15/2021
The UK Listing Review: time for change
The review taskforce, chaired by Lord Hill, was charged with seeking input and evidence from market participants and, based on its findings, proposing a range of recommendations, both legislative and non-legislative.
03/15/2021
Bank governor under fire for role in RBS scandal
That is despite being asked about it when he was appointed to his previous job as head of the city watchdog.
03/15/2021
Problems mount for Bank of England governor after weathering Covid storm
As Andrew Bailey enters his second year in the job, the FT considers his achievements so far — and the challenges to come
03/15/2021
UK Supreme Court: SFO cannot compel foreign companies to produce documents held outside the UK under section 2 powers
The practical effect of this decision is that, going forwards, foreign companies that do not operate in the UK, including foreign companies with UK subsidiaries, will no longer risk being subject to a Notice.
03/15/2021
Cyprus regulator comments on new EU Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation
he SFDR forms part of a package of regulations on the Union’s Environmental, Social and Governance policy.
03/15/2021
Locking down market abuse
It is clear that the changes brought about by the pandemic (such as working from home) continue to have a significant impact in respect of market abuse and the measures required to prevent it.