10/14/2022
LDI crisis ‘not a moral hazard issue’, says Schroders group CIO
The UK LDI market faces tightened standards after the recent intervention by the Bank of England, but Johanna Kyrklund believes these products are not ‘about taking risk’.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/13/2022
Bank of England once again intervenes to maintain financial stability
It is stuck between a rock and the hard place in combatting inflation at the same time as fiscal policy causes shockwaves in markets.
10/13/2022
FCA brings in paralegals to tackle FOI backlog
The actions we took were to increase some capacity in that team a little bit, some of it through a third party so we've had paralegals brought in, in order to just help get through that burden.
10/13/2022
Privy Council clarifies the nature and ranking of a former trustee's equitable lien in insolvent trusts
Privy Council clarifies the nature and ranking of a former trustee's equitable lien in insolvent trusts
10/13/2022
FCA brings in paralegals to tackle FOI backlog
They can also use a DSAR to ask that certain actions be taken with their data.
10/13/2022
Fiscal fogginess offsetting govt's tax cuts, experts say
Many of the policies focused on tax cuts, including abolishing the 45p higher income tax rate, a cut in the basic tax rate of 1p in the pound, and the scrapping of the previous government’s health and social care levy.
10/12/2022
Transact boss warns IFAs about white labelling
Compliance work that has to be done.
10/12/2022
Ogier in Luxembourg assists WISAG in acquisition of Nettoservice
The team was headed by mergers and acquisition specialist Bertrand Géradin
10/12/2022
FCA updates guidance for branch closures
In new guidance published today, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set additional expectations for banks that are considering branch or ATM closures.
10/12/2022
Columbia Threadneedle suspended dealing in CT UK Property Authorised Investment fund to Restore Liquidity
Suspension of dealing protects interests of all investors
10/12/2022
FCA looking at Blackmore Bond scandal in same 'forensic detail' as LCF
The company running the scheme was not, however, regulated by the FCA, and no individuals involved in the scandal were regulated by the City watchdog either.
10/12/2022
FCA updates guidance for branch closures
The updated guidance further clarifies what is expected of firms and strengthens protections for consumers that rely on branch services.
10/11/2022
FSB outlines next steps for enhancing cross-border payments
The initial work on the Roadmap in 2021 and 2022 has focused on laying the foundations, through the necessary stocktakes and analyses.
10/11/2022
Dutch bank terminates credit relationship with Caribbean law firm VanEps: 'too expensive'
ABN Amro is allowed by the Amsterdam court to terminate the credit relationship with law firm VanEps.
10/11/2022
FCA snubs post-Brexit ‘poster child’ Darlington in blow to government
FCA backs regional strategy that saw Leeds get the nod over sharing space with the government
10/11/2022
Supreme Court rules on directors duty to act in interests of creditors
The payment of the dividend meant that AWA had significantly fewer assets available to pay under its indemnity obligations.
10/11/2022
FCA puts lagging authorisations down to breaches
The regulator also plans to recruit at least 30 more case officers into authorisations in this financial year.
10/11/2022
Talks between Woodford administrator and FCA extended over potential £50m fine
Link Fund Solutions had been given 14 days to respond to the Financial Conduct Authority’s draft warning notice
10/10/2022
BoE to expand gilt intervention as OBR confirms forecast date
UK treasury bonds slumped after the statement, with yields hitting all-time highs and the value of the pound crashing to near-parity with the dollar.
10/10/2022
Two firms with pension related claims fail with FSCS
Incorporated in 2010, the firm went into liquidation earlier this year.