07/25/2023
No funds from FCA fines passed on to charity
Since April 2012, the money collected from FCA fines has gone to the Treasury, which are then able to go towards charity donations.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
07/25/2023
The PRA imposes record fine of £87m on Credit Suisse for serious risk management and governance failures in connection with Archegos Capital Management exposure
This is the PRA’s highest fine and the only time a PRA enforcement investigation has established breaches of four PRA Fundamental Rules.
07/25/2023
International expat advice group receives Cyprus licence
It is a ‘crucial step and milestone for the growth of our EU business’
07/25/2023
Addleshaw Goddard: Financial Services & Banking News
The information provided is aimed at supporting firms' planning and ongoing work in maintaining and enhancing resolvability.
07/24/2023
Metro Bank accused of closing account over Brexit by Reform UK leader
Richard Tice believes his party has been caught up in the same debanking scandal as Nigel Farage, but the lender says it is not its policy to reject customers on the grounds of political or personal beliefs.
07/24/2023
ECB asks banks to provide liquidity data
Supervisory chief says financial markets in a ‘delicate phase’
07/24/2023
Two advice firms fail after FSCS claims
The FSCS said it received four claims relating to pension transfer advice and investments for Cheshire Trafford.
07/24/2023
Spain reportedly axes 6-month absence rule for losing temporary residency
Change ‘could result in a huge amount of confusion’
07/22/2023
PayPoint faces law suit from energy charity
This led PayPoint to make a £12.5m donation to Ofgem's voluntary redress fund and to voluntary agree to remove the clauses in question.
07/21/2023
‘Absolute candour’ demanded by HMRC to avoid UK tax fraud prosecution
HMRC said the CDF was a “vital tool” against tax fraud which enabled officials to recoup millions of pounds for the taxpayer without having to resort to costly criminal prosecutions.
07/21/2023
OECD Pillar One: Amount B report and public consultation
It also seeks stakeholder input in a number of areas.
07/21/2023
New HMRC proposal to change income tax rules on inheriting pensions needs urgent clarification
A single sentence at the end of a policy statement appears a rather odd way to announce a sea change in such a material aspect of the pensions tax regime.
07/21/2023
Statement on two enforcement actions related to Deutsche Bank issued by the Federal Reserve
We appreciate that the Federal Reserve recognizes the progress we have made in recent years in remediating and resolving control weaknesses.
07/21/2023
Appeal court clarifies Electronic Communications Code interpretation
The effect of that agreement was that APW was entitled to the payment of rents due by Vodafone under its original lease.
07/21/2023
A&O’s patent practices and lawyers secure top rankings in leading intellectual property platform
The platform aims to be the primary source for identifying world-class, private practice patent expertise.
07/21/2023
Rowanmoor claims on hold 'at least another 6 months'
We are working with the relevant parties to get the information and documentation we need so that we can complete our investigation into the firm.
07/21/2023
Addleshaw Goddard: Financial Services & Banking News
The Committee concluded that retail trading in unbacked crypto more closely resembles gambling than a financial service and should be regulated as such.
07/21/2023
UK government to clamp down on “unfair” bank account closures
Banks and fintechs will not be able to refuse service owing to political reasons under new rules.
07/20/2023
ESMA proposes revised technical standards on anti-procyclicality margin measures
The revised RTS aim to harmonise the policies and procedures for selecting and reviewing the anti-procyclicality margin measures and to provide more granularity on design and use of specific APC tools
07/20/2023
The EBA publishes final guidance on the overall recovery capacity in recovery planning
The assessment by competent authorities of an institution’s overall recovery capacity allows to understand to what extent an institution would be able to recover from a range of potential crisis situations.