03/22/2022
Financial Regulation: Daily Update
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published a statement confirming an increase to its award limits.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
03/22/2022
Central banks, BIS team up on digital-currency payments
This has the potential to reduce reliance on intermediaries and, correspondingly, the costs and time taken to process cross-border transactions.
03/22/2022
Portugal fast tracks revision of law that allowed oligarch Abramovich to gain citizenship
This means that amongst others, those applying for Portuguese citizenship as descendants of expelled Jews need to present proof of frequent visits to the country or inherited property there.
03/22/2022
What service providers can expect from PRA risk requirements
If a service provider supplies services that are not typically thought of as outsourcing but are delivered to PRA-regulated customers, those services may still be caught by the PRA’s framework.
03/22/2022
Implementation of Basel standards
To support firms in their planning processes, we are today providing additional clarity on our intended timetable.
03/21/2022
FOS to increase award limit by £20k to £375k
For complaints referred to the FOS between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2022 about acts or omissions by firms on or after 1 April 2019
03/21/2022
Isle of Man tax avoidance promoter fined £150,000
HMRC counter avoidance director Mary Aiston said: “We are committed to ensuring everyone pays the tax they legally owe. We will not allow companies to simply ignore their legal duty.
03/21/2022
How to improve the EU’s AML Package on beneficial ownership registration
This report contains the Tax Justice Network’s proposed amendments to improve the EU’s draft Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Package with regard to beneficial ownership registration.
03/21/2022
Financial Services and Banking News
The Act also amends Commission Delegated Regulation ((EU) 2021/2178) concerning the information to be disclosed by large non-financial and financial undertakings.
03/21/2022
CMA writes to Barclays and Lloyds over open banking API breaches
Lloyds breached the order 10 times, also through publishing inaccurate information.
03/20/2022
UniCredit Exit From Russia Alfa Bank in Limbo Amid Sanctions
Sale of stake in Alfa Bank’s owner is said to be delayed
03/20/2022
Russians holding $3 billion in financial assets in the Bahamas
The central bank found $420 million in deposits and $2.5bn in custody or trust assets “with ultimate beneficial owners from or connected to Russia” in Bahamian financial institutions that are licensed to serve foreign clients.
03/20/2022
Financial Regulation: Daily Update
The Bank of England (BoE) has renewed its statement of commitment to the foreign exchange (FX) Global Code
03/18/2022
(Not so) Unexplained Wealth Orders
This new provision to allow UWOs to be made against person who don’t actually hold the property is designed to prevent people hiding behind complex corporate structures.
03/18/2022
New research offers fresh thinking about payments regulation post-Brexit
The report identifies a number of opportunities that lawmakers, regulators and industry may wish to take advantage of.
03/18/2022
EU financial regulators warn consumers on the risks of crypto-assets
This warning comes in the context of growing consumer activity and interest in crypto-assets and the aggressive promotion of those assets and related products to the public, including through social media.
03/18/2022
UK government drops use of ‘BAME’
It said it “will encourage other public sector bodies to do the same”.
03/18/2022
Commission proposes simpler rules to make settlement in EU financial markets safer and more efficient
Ensuring that these transactions are settled in a safe and efficient manner is therefore essential for the EU's financial system.
03/18/2022
FSCS declares advice firm in default
At the time, the FSCS said all 41 claims levied by former clients of John Dyer, which the FSCS said advised on BSPS pension transfers, were in progress.
03/18/2022
Sipp provider facing £600k Fos bill enters liquidation
Liquidation of the firm follows the sale of Heritage’s Sipp book to Wiltshire-based firm PSG SIPP on November 18 2021.