08/02/2016

The AIFMD Passport Extension to Non-EU Managers

These Australian relief provisions currently exempt UK and German managers from the requirement to hold an Australian licence to market funds to Australian investors in certain circumstances.

08/01/2016

UK and China regulators discuss framework for financial projects

Britain, home to the EU's biggest finance sector, has been pushing in recent years to deepen its financial services ties with China, which has agreed to these and other cross-border financial services schemes as part of the UK-China Economic and Fina

08/01/2016

France-Kenya Ties Growing

At a time when barbarity is blindly striking our countries, France stands alongside Kenya, just as Kenya stands alongside France.

07/29/2016

Central Bank Warns On ‘Speculative’ CFD Investments

The European Securities and Markets Authority said this week: “These are complex products and although it may be difficult for the majority of retail investors to understand the risks involved, they are widely advertised to the retail mass market by

07/29/2016

The Wealth Finance Brief - Fieldfisher

In this quarter's edition of the Wealth Finance Brief we have taken the opportunity to consider a variety of legal issues and recent developments which we hope will be of interest to lenders in the private wealth sector.