09/11/2020
FCA Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20
Alongside financial data, the report also sets out cross-sector and sector priorities, and includes a section on the FCA's response to Covid-19.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/11/2020
Criminals increasingly targeting EU green funds, says anti-fraud agency
The agency's Director-General, Ville Itälä, also flagged that it had "observed a growing trend building up over the last few years in fraud involving EU funds for environmental and sustainable projects.
09/11/2020
Regulator: Reports of unauthorised firms at record high
If serious misconduct is not addressed it causes loss of trust in our markets
09/11/2020
EU banking watchdog calls for single set of anti-money laundering rules
Such binding regulation would then mean that cooperation and information exchange across the EU single market “is no longer the exception, but the rule”, the EBA said.
09/11/2020
New Law in a new era: the IFC perspective
Above 50 the emphasis is on the quality of expertise and the individual strength and character of the lawyer.
09/11/2020
Pinsent Masons advised Schütz Family Office on the acquisition of Freie Internationale Sparkasse
Pinsent Masons, under the direction of Dr. Markus J. Friedl, advised SFO on all legal aspects of the purchase agreement under German law.
09/11/2020
Law firms and their clients lack resources to keep pace with regulatory change, survey finds
Only around a third of US and UK firms are confident they have sufficient resources, according to Integreon report
09/11/2020
Global Private M&A Guide
A practical tool covering key aspects of the legal and regulatory M&A framework in nearly 40 countries
09/11/2020
Switzerland enshrines its crypto-friendly policies into law
Switzerland just became the first major financial center with a full set of laws to govern blockchain commerce.
09/11/2020
Sanlam Partnerships joins forces with IFA founded by rugby World Cup champion
Won 2019 World Cup
09/11/2020
The Maples Group selects AQMetrics cloud-based technology platform for regulatory reporting
The Maples Group has implemented AQMetrics cloud-based regulatory reporting technology platform to service its alternative investment fund managers and UCITS clients
09/10/2020
JFSC reports that Lumiere committed serious ‘catalogue of failures’
The breaches demonstrate Lumiere has failed to comply with the legal and regulatory regime operated in Jersey.
09/10/2020
Jersey Royal Court demonstrates its ability to assist in the administration of foreign trusts
The Court noted that, had the application permitting the Trustees to self-deal been brought in respect of a Jersey law governed trust, relief could have been granted under Article 47(3) of the Trusts Law[4].
09/10/2020
Bonuses for UK regulators on ice pending report on collapsed fund
The Committee will then decide whether it is appropriate for the bonuses to be paid at all, in whole or in part.
09/10/2020
Licences of two law firms revoked over anti-money laundering failures
The unit has already been informed about the two firms whose licences have been revoked.
09/10/2020
Regulators investigate elite London law firm
Solicitors Regulation Authority has spent at least two years scrutinising firm
09/10/2020
Carey Olsen acts in London property deal
Carey Olsen advises Singapore real estate investment company on first London property acquisition
09/10/2020
ETFs make ESG transparent
Inevitably panic will set in and we will soon see a huge increase in demand for clarity through marketing materials, better education on the topic and greater interest in the investable universe.
09/09/2020
Collective Litigation – understanding the costs risks
It remains the case that collective litigation in England is usually conducted on an opt-in basis, meaning that the individual claimants have to elect to participate in the claim.
09/09/2020
Three Carey Olsen lawyers make shortlist for Citywealth Future Leaders Awards
Winners will be chosen by a panel of wealth management professionals, with an online public vote carrying a 10 per cent weighting in the judges' final decision.