08/16/2021

TISE makes Listing Rule changes to target SPACs

TISE initially introduced rules for listing SPACs in 2015 and it has recently revised them to align with developing market trends in both the US and Europe and notably, where there may be an institutional investor base.

08/16/2021

Financial Regulation: Daily Update

The RTS set out a list of mandatory components that must be present in the contractual recognition terms of a relevant financial contract.

08/15/2021

Dealing with GDPR: The retail sector’s Covid-19 by-product

This article only looks at privacy which is the legal obligation for businesses to manage customer data – the GDPR sets out the principles. Under the GDPR, retailers are accountable to their consumers and to the UK’s regulator the Information

08/13/2021

Ireland Update: Remote and Flexible Working is Here to Stay

The Health & Safety Authority ("HSA") previously published guidance on remote working, however this was primarily focused on the practicalities of short term homeworking necessitated by the Government restrictions imposed due to COVID-19.

08/13/2021

FCA receives 2,754 whistleblower allegations of misconduct

The report revealed there were 184 individuals and firms under investigation for carrying out unauthorised business, and £189.8m in financial penalties had been handed out over the same period, alongside a number of prosecutions alleging insider dea

08/13/2021

Ashurst advises The Berkeley Group on green bond issuance

The funding will support the regeneration of 29 sites, including disused gasworks and industrial estates, to transform them into spaces with a mix of homes and community amenities to better support and add value to the communities around them.

08/13/2021

Global enforcement outlook

Many jurisdictions have increased the legislative and investigative tools available to their enforcement agencies in recent years.

08/13/2021

Ashurst advises HANNOVER Finanz

The reasons for investment are mainly to finance growth and corporate succession in sound medium sized businesses with annual sales of at least 20 million euros.