10/21/2021
Netherlands passes law for more gender equality in leadership positions
The new regulation replaces an earlier ordinance that was based on the 'comply or explain' principle and applied from 2013 to 2020
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/21/2021
Deutsche Bank whistleblower paid record $267m for evidence
“Manipulation of financial benchmarks enriches manipulators at the expense of market participants,” Mr Kovel
10/20/2021
JTC Acquires Perform Due Diligence Services
This acquisition forms part of JTC’s ongoing strategy of continuously developing their well-established fund solutions capability to add true value to the expertise and services offered to clients.
10/20/2021
Norwegian DPA fine Ferde AS for data transfer issues
Through a news report on the Norwegian national broadcaster, NRK, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority learned that Ferde AS transfers data related to vehicles passing through toll collection points to a data processor in China.
10/20/2021
Data sharing: a code of practice
This code will guide practitioners through the practical steps they need to take to share data while protecting people’s privacy. We hope to dispel many of the misunderstandings about data sharing along the way.
10/20/2021
SPACs: what should be included in a Luxembourg prospectus?
This Public Statement has been supplemented by specific guidelines issued by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) in August 2021.
10/20/2021
FCA launches campaign targeting new investors
The FCA surveyed 1,000 people aged 18 to 40 who invest in high-risk investment products.
10/20/2021
Funds & Investment Management Update- Ireland And Luxembourg- Q3 2021
The Central Bank's approach in relation to cryptoassets will be kept under review
10/20/2021
Financial Regulation: Daily Update
Alongside the campaign launch, the FCA has released the high level findings of a survey it commissioned into the behaviours of younger high-risk investors.
10/19/2021
Financial Regulation : Daily Update
The letters also direct customers to the FCA’s DB pension transfer advice checker to help them decide whether the advice they received was suitable or not.
10/19/2021
Financial Services & Banking News
The report constitutes a collective baseline review, by capturing progress made up to March 2021.
10/19/2021
Dutch regulatory authorities strengthen cooperation over regulation of digital activities
Martijn Snoep, chairman of the board of ACM added that a coherent and coordinated approach was needed to respond effectively to the rapid pace of new developments in the digital landscape.
10/19/2021
European Supervisory Authorities publish sectoral reports on the supervisory independence of competent authorities
The three reports take stock of the factual situation on CAs’ independence along key angles, namely, operational, financial and personal independence as well as accountability and transparency.
10/19/2021
Crypto Fraud Costs More Than $200 Million This Year, U.K. Police Say
In particular, EIOPA welcomes the two mandates proposed by the European Commission regarding sustainability risks.
10/19/2021
UK Outlines Beneficial Tax Treatment For Asset Holding Companies
The enhancements to the UK fiscal framework will aim to capitalise on the UK's strengths
10/19/2021
Financial Regulation : Daily Update
The BoE intends to publish the findings of the 2021-22 SST exercise in the summer of 2022.
10/18/2021
What to consider when implementing a vaccination policy in your organisation
UK employers are not alone in this conundrum of how to approach vaccinations, and testing, in their workforces.
10/18/2021
‘Flexible’ Guernsey framework enables an island first
It successfully raised £125 million in an over-subscribed private placement of shares and warrants for the purpose of completing a business combination with a financial services business that is headquartered or has principal operations in Western a
10/18/2021
Uncertainty around Transfer of Assets Abroad regime increases following latest Fisher case judgment
The judgment has important implications for anybody advising on the Transfer of Assets Abroad regime
10/18/2021
Munich Re anticipates hardening in Europe
According to the business, natural catastrophe risks, COVID-19, and increasing cyber attacks are seeing the role of reinsurance increasingly “transcending risk transfer”.