05/30/2022
Hogan Lovells advises Erste Group Bank AG
The team led by Jochen Seitz acted as transaction counsel and advised on both German law and Hong Kong law.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
05/30/2022
Millions of most vulnerable households will receive £1,200 of help with cost of living
Millions of households across the UK will benefit from a new £15 billion package of targeted government support to help with the rising cost of living, the Chancellor announced
05/30/2022
HM Treasury invites views on capital allowances reform
The paper notes the GBP 11 billion annual cost to the Exchequer that full expensing would entail, and invites views on whether, if this level of funding were available
05/30/2022
Addleshaw Goddard: Financial Services & Banking News
The FCA is continuing its discussion on how it can make the listing regime, the rules companies must follow to be allowed to list their shares in the UK, more effective, easier to understand and more competitive.
05/30/2022
Investment scammer jailed after failing to return proceeds
The group then used the money to buy themselves luxury cards, motorbikes, and expensive property.
05/30/2022
FSCS warns LCF bondholders about scam
The FSCS said the Chartered Trading Standards Institute had confirmed the letter is a scam.
05/30/2022
Dutch neobank Brand New Day selects Sentinels for AML compliance
This was a key factor in Brand New Day’s decision to choose Sentinels, as the regtech is designed to scale with companies and provide actionable insights no matter what their active compliance needs are.
05/30/2022
EU data protection guidance brings welcome news for UK suppliers
Businesses will no longer be able to rely on the 2004 or 2010 SCCs to transfer data to third countries from 27 December this year.
05/29/2022
Hogan Lovells advises Vice Golf on partnership with Oakley Capital
Oakley’s investment will help the business to further accelerate its growth, product diversification strategy and internationalization.
05/29/2022
Germany - Contribution and repayment deemed a loan waiver resulting in COD income
The taxpayer has filed an appeal against the decision of the lower tax court, which is currently pending at the federal tax court.
05/27/2022
Financial Services & Banking News
The FCA has also published the Grid in the form of an interactive dashboard and an Excel spreadsheet to help users interact with the underlying data.
05/27/2022
FCA planning reform of the listing regime to boost growth and competitiveness
The rules for companies who want to list here have not changed since the 1980s.
05/27/2022
Central Bank of Ireland clarifies sustainability disclosure expectations
In response to queries over the regime, the CBI outlined its expectations for in-scope funds that intend to make taxonomy-aligned investments – or where taxonomy alignment forms part of its investment strategy.
05/27/2022
Ireland confirms ‘side pockets’ will be permitted for Russian-impacted funds
The UCITS must obtain investor approval before initiating the transfer, and must provide them with a clear description of the costs and fees associated with setting up the side pocket and any ongoing costs and fees.
05/27/2022
New corporate responsibility rules for EU companies
The Directive will be enforced through administrative supervision and civil liability.
05/26/2022
EU Commission proposes rules on freezing and confiscating assets of oligarchs violating restrictive measures and of criminals
They are helped by the existing legal loopholes, as the rules on breaches of EU restrictive measures vary across Member States.
05/26/2022
New disclosure rules for non-UK owners of UK land
The UK Government has stated that Companies House will work to implement the Register as quickly as possible.
05/26/2022
Addleshaw Goddard: Financial Services & Banking News
The BoE will engage with firms individually and collectively to help target efforts, and also share best practice.
05/26/2022
Swiss regulator urges pension funds to check asset manager licenses
The FinIA and the Federal Act on Financial Services (FinSA) came into force in 2020, transferring the responsibility to grant approval to managers of pension assets to FINMA.
05/26/2022
Central Bank Updates Fund Authorisation and Fund Service Provider Information
These updates to the Central Bank’s website are being made as part of a wider review of the Central Bank’s current authorisation processes for UCITS/RIAIFs and QIAIFs which is currently underway.