09/24/2020
First firms to begin move to new data collection platform, RegData
Firm feedback identified areas for improvements which we factored in when building the first iteration of RegData.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/24/2020
FCA consultation on approach to international firms
Firms will continue to be moved to RegData in the coming months according to the moving date specified in direct emails from Gabriel.
09/24/2020
Ireland Update – Data Protection Commission issues Guidance on Cookies
The purpose of this examination was to determine how, and whether, organisations are complying with the law in this area.
09/24/2020
Mayer Brown advises Novartis on ground-breaking sustainability-linked bond offering
The transaction further marks only the second-ever sustainability-linked bond offering since the publication by the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) of its Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles in June 2020.
09/23/2020
Danish watchdog tells Handelsbanken to improve customer oversight
Handelsbanken said in a statement that it “works continuously to improve our monitoring system and procedures together with our IT supplier.”
09/23/2020
FCA sets out proposals to tackle concerns about general insurance pricing
The FCA is seeking views on its proposals by 25 January 2021.
09/23/2020
Expected bank merger wave puts Deutsche Bank on stand-by
“The train left the station in that sense, and consolidation is inevitable,” Ermotti said, adding that Europe faced the risk of its banks becoming too small to survive or compete.
09/23/2020
German Regulator looks to open probe into Grenke’s accounting
A BaFin spokeswoman declined to comment. DPR didn’t respond to requests for comment.
09/23/2020
FCA final report and consultation on GI pricing practices
Feedback on the proposals is requested by 25 January 2021.
09/23/2020
With money laundering red flags going up, football clubs may have to step up
A Europol report on money laundering recently identified football as a money laundering paradise for organised crime networks
09/23/2020
Hatstone’s Jersey team advises on a Sharia’a compliant refinancing for BLME
We are pleased to have worked with BLME and Hatstone on this transaction.
09/23/2020
Mayer Brown named “European Law Firm of the Year – Transactions”
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09/23/2020
FCA launches consultation on the regulation of international firms
The FCA expects a firm seeking authorisation to have an active place of business in the UK to enable us to effectively supervise its UK activities.
09/23/2020
MPs question regulators after money laundering leak
The FinCEN files are made up of more than 2,500 documents, most of which were sent to the US authorities by banks between 2000 and 2017.
09/23/2020
UK regulator bans financial adviser over £2.3m fraud
After he was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment in 2017
09/22/2020
Axa to appeal Paris court ruling over pandemic payouts
French insurer Axa will appeal a Paris commercial court ruling ordering it to pay five restaurant owners who had to close during coronavirus lockdowns.
09/22/2020
ING bank worked for russian money laundering network
ING’s Polish subsidiary executed transactions for two Dutch bank clients: Schildershoven Finance BV and Tristane Capital BV.
09/22/2020
European Regulators Failed to Spot Suspicious Money Flooding Through Latvia’s Banks
FinCEN’s move to sanction two Latvian banks in 2005 was aimed at ending their use of U.S.-registered shell companies for money laundering.
09/22/2020
Adapting English law for the digital revolution
The work on digital assets will ensure that the law is capable of accommodating electronic documents, cryptoassets and other digital assets in a way which allows the possibilities of technology to flourish.
09/22/2020
Britain Plans Law to Safeguard City of London's Global Standing
The reference to world leading prudential standards will reassure regulators in Britain who have cautioned about being given a formal remit to maintain the competitiveness of London as a global financial centre when writing new rules, fearing it would wea