11/04/2021
Towards net zero: mandatory corporate climate-related financial disclosures
Subject to Parliamentary approval, the new rules will come into force in respect of financial periods starting on or after 6 April 2022.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
11/04/2021
EBRD raises growth forecast, warns of threats
In some EBRD economies tight labour markets added to inflationary pressures with a strong rebound in vacancies in lower-medium skilled occupations.
11/04/2021
EBRD sees 5.2 per cent growth in central and eastern Europe in 2021
This corresponds to an upward revision of 0.6 percentage point from the Bank’s June forecast, largely down to better-than-expected output in the first half of 2021, though supply-chain disruptions weighed on growth in some economies.
11/04/2021
Sterling drops after BoE leaves rates at 0.1%
Traders are now betting on a rate rise to 0.25 per cent at the BoE’s December meeting.
11/04/2021
Hansard Global sees gradual improvement in Japan as Covid restrictions relax
As a result, the first quarter of our 2022 financial year saw lower levels of new business.
11/04/2021
Treasury tweaks pension age changes
“The government should grasp this opportunity to simplify the pension system, and a good place to start is on the rules around block transfers.”
11/04/2021
Bank of England caught between a rock and a hard place
The Bank of England was expected to act on the immediate inflationary realities but have chosen to continue the holding pattern.
11/03/2021
HSF Financial Regulation: Daily Update
The FCA's role in enabling and supporting innovation.
11/03/2021
EU regulators ease reporting demands in MiFID 2 "Quick Fix" Directive
From a high-level perspective, the changes are focused on reducing the administrative burden on affected firms with operations in the EU, including exemptions from ex ante cost and charges reporting plus some product governance requirements.
11/03/2021
Mantle Law launches in London
Mantle is not one to follow the crowd and so rather than a Western headquartered law firm expanding East, we are a Middle Eastern headquartered law firm expanding West.
11/03/2021
Get the basics right in family business employment law
While a family business may think—and hope—it will never be in a situation where it needs to serve notice of termination on a family member, having a contract in place which clearly sets out what he or she would be entitled to in such an event
11/03/2021
CRD6 could shut out cross-border financial services into the EU
In any case, it seems that the proposals would end national cross-border licences and exemptions which enable cross-border services into EU Member States.
11/03/2021
Declaratory relief escapes the doctrine of merger
The Claimant is thus prevented from bringing a second claim to recover a remedy that had already been the subject of the judgment between the same parties.
11/03/2021
Credit Suisse to tighten the reins after string of scandals
Credit Suisse drafted in seasoned banker Antonio Horta-Osorio as chairman in April to stop the rot and he will lay out his charter to reform Switzerland's second-biggest bank on Thursday when it presents third-quarter results.
11/03/2021
Key Challenges of Regulatory Reporting
As this conversation continues to unfold, firms will need to pay close attention if they are to enhance their regulatory reporting and avoid enforcement action.
11/03/2021
FCA acts to help investors make more informed ESG investment decisions
The FCA is committed to helping investors put environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters at the heart of their investment decisions.
11/02/2021
Financial Regulation: Daily Update
It is intended to provide firms with sufficient notice to allow them to manage the operating impact of any upcoming regulatory changes.
11/02/2021
EU Commission designates replacement rates for CHF LIBOR and EONIA
The CHF LIBOR is the rate of interest at which large multinational banks access the wholesale, unsecured funding market to fund themselves in Swiss francs.
11/02/2021
The ICO issues its response to the UK Government's proposals to reform the UK GDPR
While the ICO maintains that it supports the UK Government's review of the country’s data protection rules and the purpose behind that review, it raises many concerns about the proposals put forward by the Government.
11/01/2021
Ministers renew efforts to increase opportunities for talented women at the top of UK business
Government to back a new five-year review to monitor women’s representation in the upper rungs of FTSE companies