09/30/2021
Policy & Practice for Purposeful Business
The final report of the Future of the Corporation programme
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/29/2021
Project Dunbar: international settlements using multi-CBDCs
The project will work with multiple partners to develop technical prototypes on different distributed ledger technology platforms.
09/29/2021
Herbert Smith Freehills Advises on Petershill Partners' £4 Billion London IPO
Petershill Partners are a leading alternative asset manager which owns minority stakes in alternative asset managers with a combined US$187 billion of assets under management.
09/29/2021
AutoRek Urges Industry to Prepare for Jan 1 IFPR Start
“From reading the consultation papers, it’s quite staggering to think that this is a simplified approach to prudential regulation,” says Murray Campbell, CASS Business Consultant at AutoRek.
09/29/2021
How Jersey Law is Adapting to Fight Greenwashing
The Investment Business Code of Practice will also be similarly updated in due course.
09/29/2021
Moving from Hong Kong to the UK
The applications for the visa opened on 31 January 2021 and is for British National (Overseas) (BNO) status holders and/or Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passport holders.
09/29/2021
Is it time to scrap the Irish banking pay cap?
Bank of Ireland’s chief financial officer latest big name to jump ship due to €500,000 limit, a legacy of banking crisis
09/29/2021
DeFi makes Western Europe the world’s largest 'crypto economy'
The data shows that global crypto transaction volume in North America and a portion of Europe outpaced East Asia, a region that in the past has drawn the majority of its volume from China.
09/28/2021
Guernsey to tighten CRS and Fatca reporting
As online registration becomes mandatory for all financial services firms
09/28/2021
UK Government launches consultation to reform the UK’s data protection regime and diverge from EU rules
The European Commission did warn the UK Government when issuing its adequacy decisions that its decisions could be revoked "immediately" if the UK Government weakens its data protection standards
09/28/2021
Woodford case goes to court
In June, Link Fund Solutions said it would “vigorously defend” the case brought against it by Leigh Day.
09/28/2021
Making gifts under a lasting power of attorney in the UK
In all circumstances, the amount of the gift must be of reasonable value given the value of the individual’s assets.
09/28/2021
Irish Regulatory Framework for Real Asset Depositaries
It sought feedback from industry on the proposed regulatory framework and earlier this year issued its long awaited guidance1 on the regime.
09/28/2021
Lawrence Stephens Acts for OakNorth Bank
Lawrence Stephens’ Real Estate Finance & Banking team have acted for valued client, OakNorth Bank, to facilitate a £10.6 million loan to Nine Points Property.
09/28/2021
Financial Regulation: Daily Update
It is also relevant to UK financial or mixed financial holding companies that are the immediate parent undertakings of firms that may be included in a DolSub.
09/28/2021
Ashurst advises Goldman Sachs International
Blue Prism's intelligent automation platform provides systems, cognitive tools, applications and technologies, including AI, machine learning, OCR and the Blue Prism Digital Exchange, a set of automation components available to business users.
09/27/2021
Financial Regulation: Daily Update
The FCA also stated that he had further demonstrated a lack of honesty and integrity when he concealed this from the FCA, providing the regulator with information which he knew to be false during a compelled interview.
09/27/2021
Simmons & Simmons take a leading role on Productive Finance
Simmons acted as the sole legal services firm on the UK Productive Finance working group.
09/27/2021
ESMA Consults on Proposals for a Review of the MiFID II Best Execution Reporting Regime
These proposals aim at ensuring effective and consistent regulation and supervision and enhancing investor protection.
09/27/2021
Consultation Paper on the Review of Certain Aspects of the Short Selling Regulation
All contributions should be submitted online at www.esma.europa.eu under the heading ‘Your input - Consultations’.