03/30/2022
Fos confirms cut in free cases to control costs
The Fos said it expected to fund this through a levy increase of £10m to £106m and cuts to its cost base.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
03/30/2022
Adviser loses High Court case challenging Sipp decision
Portal undertook due diligence in relation to Cherish and was assured that it did not recommend or promote Ucis.
03/30/2022
International law firm Ogier merges with Dublin-based Leman Solicitors
Ireland combines a thriving domestic market and a significant and growing centre for financial services excellence which we believe is a great fit for our next home jurisdiction.
03/29/2022
Herbert Smith Freehills Financial Regulation: Daily Update
Overall, respondents welcomed the proposed expansion of the UK resolution regime for CCPs and were broadly in agreement with the proposed framework
03/29/2022
Financial Services & Banking News
The DRCF's work requires it to forecast future challenges and ascertain any associated implications.
03/29/2022
The Overseas Entities Register for UK Property: What you should know
We undertake a detailed technical analysis of the reporting requirements that Overseas Entities holding UK property will shortly need to comply with
03/29/2022
House Oversight launches probe into Credit Suisse ties to Russian oligarchs
In their letter to Credit Suisse CEO Thomas Gottstein, the lawmakers noted a recent report saying that the company ordered its employees to "destroy and permanently erase" certain information related to loans backed by material possessions such
03/29/2022
Financial Regulation:Daily Update
The plan sets out the PSR's key aims, activities and expected costs for the upcoming year.
03/29/2022
Daily Legal Update
The analysis did not find any current major deficiencies in the functioning of the EU carbon market based on the data available.
03/28/2022
Court of Appeal upholds appeal in Our Price Records case
The FCA successfully took action against four individuals, including Ms Ferreira, obtaining restitution orders against them.
03/28/2022
UK authorities team up to remind regulated firms about crypto standards
As the markets grow, the FPC expects that enhanced regulatory frameworks will be needed, both at a global and domestic level.
03/28/2022
S&C’s Paris Office Advises The Banking Syndicate to Electricité de France on €3.1 Billion Capital Increase
The French State, which holds approximately 84 percent of EDF's share capital, has committed €2.7 billion to subscribe to the capital increase.
03/28/2022
ESAs issue updated supervisory statement on the application of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
The supervisory statement aims to promote an effective and consistent application and national supervision of the SFDR, thus creating a level playing field and protecting investors.
03/28/2022
Ogier in Guernsey advises Downing
The Ogier team, working with lead English counsel Hill Dickinson, was led by partner Bryon Rees
03/28/2022
Banks stuck in legal tangle over Russian corporate bond payments
Plumbing that connects borrowers and investors jams up as lawyers scrutinise payment risks
03/28/2022
New UBO Register established in Lithuania
Currently only UBOs (natural persons) can be registered in the initial stage
03/28/2022
High-End Swiss Watches Confiscated in Russia
It is hard to think of something more symbolic of Switzerland than watches.
03/28/2022
Senior manager misconduct investigations halve in 2021
Only two penalties since 2016
03/25/2022
Europe agrees new law to curb Big Tech dominance
"The agreement ushers in a new era of tech regulation worldwide," said German MEP Andreas Schwab, who led the negotiations for the European Parliament.
03/25/2022
Central bank digital currency platform shows progress in fintech
The prototypes of a shared platform for central bank digital currencies highlight the progress in distributed ledger technology.