03/26/2021
FINMA publishes 2020 Annual Report
The year 2020 and FINMA’s activities were dominated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
03/26/2021
FCA reminds consumers financially impacted by coronavirus of the support available
This means that firms considering or taking repossession action should only do so as a last resort and when all other reasonable attempts to resolve the situation have failed.
03/26/2021
EU directive introducing new reporting requirement for digital platforms adopted
The rules will apply as from 1 January 2023.
03/26/2021
London forex trading boss fined for unauthorised WhatsApp investment advice
A Bow-based investment firm was found to have been giving out unauthorised investment advice via WhatsApp.
03/26/2021
FinServices sector left reeling in wake of high-profile arrests on money laundering charges
Malta’s business community is in turmoil following recent damning developments in the investigation into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the outgoing president of the Malta Chamber of Commerce told Business Today
03/26/2021
UK and EU begin diverging on financial regulation after Brexit
Prospects for supervisory ‘equivalence’ fade as each side pursues differing rules
03/26/2021
German Federal Court: German merchants are allowed to surcharge Paypal and Sofort
The issue of whether PayPal and Sofort transactions can, or cannot, be surcharged by German merchants has been controversial for quite some time.
03/26/2021
Germany: MOF publishes updated draft law to implement EU anti-tax avoidance directive
The reform of the CFC rules would follow the March 2020 version of the draft law, including the proposal to leave the current minimum threshold of an effective tax rate of 25%
03/26/2021
Refinements to the proposed UK National Security and Investment regime
The Government published its response to the consultation at the beginning of March 2021
03/26/2021
Climate considerations now fully embedded across UK principal financial regulators
The UK has extended its global leadership on green finance by requiring its principal financial regulators to consider climate change, it was announced today (24 March 2021).
03/26/2021
Climate considerations now fully embedded across UK principal financial regulators
The UK has extended its global leadership on green finance by requiring its principal financial regulators to consider climate change
03/25/2021
Updated statement on non-damage BI settlements and deductions made for government support
How Government support is treated for tax purposes may differ from the way it is treated for calculating the loss under a BI policy.
03/25/2021
Financial Crime and Fraud Regulatory Updates March 2021
This edition focuses on the UK, Germany, Poland, the UAE and Saudi Arabia and is relevant to individuals working in financial services in any of these jurisdictions.
03/25/2021
PRA: PS on depositor protection - identity verification
The PRA lays down its final policy, as follows
03/25/2021
Harneys Cyprus maintains high ranking by Chambers Europe
The team also act for clients on financial law matters, such as project finance and debt restructuring, and are highly experienced in syndicated financing and refinancing transactions.
03/25/2021
Banknote character - speech by Andrew Bailey
Given at the unveil of the Alan Turing £50 polymer Banknote
03/25/2021
Ashurst advises on demerger of the Wickes Group from Travis Perkins plc
Citigroup and Deutsche Bank are acting as joint financial advisors and joint sponsors to Travis Perkins and Wickes.
03/25/2021
FCA review of MiFID II product governance rules
The FCA selected a case study product from each asset manager – all products assessed were UK authorised CISs available to retail investors on both an advised and non-advised basis.
03/25/2021
Statement on the review of the FCA approach to the UK’s derivatives trading obligation
In that statement we said that we would keep our use of the TTP under review and consider by 31 March 2021 whether market or regulatory developments warrant a review of our approach.
03/25/2021
Jersey Funds Industry Reaches New Record Heights in 2020 in Face of Challenging Global Market Conditions
The increase reflects a period of sustained growth for Jersey’s funds industry, with the figure at the end of 2020 rising by more than two thirds (67%) over the last five years.