04/07/2022
The levy on advice firms as a percentage of the Fos’ total levy will be 2.34 per cent, up from 1.9 per cent this year.
It hopes this will protect consumers from potential fraud, poor treatment and create a better market.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
04/07/2022
Advisers face 5.2% FCA fee hike to £86.5mn
The regulator also justified the advice firm fee change, suggesting that between 2021/22 and 2022/23 the number of advice firms under its watch will decrease from 12,301 to 11,901.
04/07/2022
Tax cut worth up to £1,000 for half a million small businesses starts today
Nearly half a million UK businesses will benefit from a tax cut worth up to £1,000 from today (6 April 2022).
04/07/2022
Employer Compliance – Reporting Employment Related Securities
A penalty of up to £5,000 can also be charged for a material inaccuracy in an ERS return which is not immediately addressed and resolved.
04/07/2022
Fitness and Probity Notice: Bringing New Retail Credit Providers in Scope
The Notice outlines proposals to expand the scope of the Consumer Protection Code 2012
04/06/2022
BBVA closes a deal with Merlin to buy back 662 branches
BBVA has agreed to pay 1.99 billion euros for 100% of the shares of Tree Inversiones Inmobiliarias
04/06/2022
Russian invasion of Ukraine: operational and cyber resilience
The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) encourages all firms to review any of their existing risk assessments that address insider threat.
04/06/2022
How the EBRD is supporting PPPs in Greece
It has supported public-sector clients in preparing PPPs in different countries, with complex documentation requirements and tender processes, and has also financed some of the private tender winners.
04/06/2022
Carey Olsen advises Blue Noble on launch of fourth European real estate fund
The Carey Olsen team advising Blue Noble was led by Jersey corporate partner Chris Griffin, assisted by associate Thomas Bulfin.
04/06/2022
Financial Services & Banking News
The Government will further deliver a Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) Sandbox which will help firms to experiment and innovate and they will also establish a new Cryptoasset Engagement Group as a high-level industry group which will guide government
04/05/2022
Board of Governors vote for firm action against Russia and Belarus
The EBRD is also ready to support all its countries of operations to deal with the consequences of the war and its economic impact.
04/05/2022
Fighting history: monetary policy and flattening yields
The war in Ukraine has created a commodity shock that has intensified inflationary pressures, accelerating the need for monetary policy to respond.
04/05/2022
Addleshaw Goddard: Financial Services & Banking News
The proposal to include BBMs in EU legislation is an important element of the ESRB’s response to the Commission's Call for Advice.
04/05/2022
Herbert Smith Freehills: Financial Regulation: Daily Update
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report on the review of the Short Selling Regulation (SSR).
04/05/2022
Walkers Advises on Financing to Support Development of 105 Victoria Street
The Walkers Banking & Finance team was led by Group Partner Tristan Maultby with assistance from Senior Counsel Elaine Kelly and Associate Rebecca Lever.
04/05/2022
Joint statement from UK Financial Regulation Authorities on London Metal Exchange and LME Clear
On Tuesday 8 March 2022, the London Metal Exchange (the LME) suspended nickel trading, having concluded a disorderly market had arisen. Nickel trading resumed on the LME on Wednesday 16 March. The suspension occurred amid challenging commodity market cond
04/05/2022
Linklaters advises Crédit Agricole on its new STS-labelled French public RMBS transaction
The transaction is part of the Crédit Agricole group's refinancing diversification policy and is intended to raise liquidity.
04/05/2022
Schroders Solutions chosen as OCIO for £10 billion Centrica pension schemes
Schroders Solutions is today announcing that it has been chosen by the trustees of Centrica’s pension schemes as the outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) for their £10 billion assets. Centrica plc is a leading energy service and solution
04/05/2022
Linklaters advises the lenders in relation to the financing for Bridgepoint’s acquisition of Inspired Thinking Group
Established in 2009, ITG is a Birmingham-based technology-led marketing services business, creating and managing global multichannel marketing campaigns.
04/04/2022
Russia’s Sberbank to close London investment arm
The bank is unable to make payments because of sanctions, UK's FCA says