10/14/2024
Appointment of new investment manager and AIFM
The appointment is subject to regulatory approvals and third-party consents.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/14/2024
FCA tight-lipped over timing of consolidation review
Despite speculation that the review may have been prompted by concerns over rushed deals ahead of potential capital gains tax (CGT) changes, the FCA declined to confirm or deny this.
10/14/2024
Employment Rights Bill to bring once-in-a-generation change for UK employers
The Bill serves, in some areas, as mere framework legislation for secondary implementing regulations and statutory codes of practice to follow, where the reforms will be set out in more detail.
10/14/2024
Scrapping non-dom regime would be a ‘big risk’ says Pinsent Masons
The current system of taxation of non-doms has already proven to be very successful in generating revenue for HMRC.
10/11/2024
FCA fines TSB £10.9m over treatment of customers in financial difficulty
As a result of its failings, TSB risked agreeing unaffordable payment arrangements with customers in difficulty or charging them inappropriate fees.
10/11/2024
Jersey for Sharia-compliant wealth management
In some cases, it is desirable for families to establish their own private investment structures to hold their investments.
10/10/2024
Navigating the General Code: A practical guide to ESOG and ORA
Imagine the General Code as a rulebook for your pension scheme.
10/10/2024
Government ‘doing its best to scare people’ into bad decisions
Speaking at Money Marketing Interactive in London, he told advisers to expect more phone calls ahead of the Budget.
10/10/2024
ECB to cut rates by 25bps in both Oct and Dec as euro zone economy wobbles
Over 90% of economists, 70 of 75, said in an Oct. 2-8 Reuters poll they expected the ECB to cut the deposit rate for a second straight meeting by 25 basis points next wee
10/10/2024
Business groups welcome plans to improve workers’ rights with new laws
The CBI has praised the Government for engaging with business and unions.
10/10/2024
Hogan Lovells advises Cazenove Capital, part of Schroders Wealth Management, on acquisition of Whitley Asset Management
Schroders Wealth Management is a strategic area of growth for Schroders plc.
10/10/2024
Clifford Chance advises ABN AMRO on its inaugural tokenized commercial paper issuance
The transaction took place in the context of the ECB trials and experiments, with the cash leg being settled in atomic fashion on the French Central Bank's DL3S Platform.
10/09/2024
UHNW women among economic abuse victims being failed by courts, family lawyers warn
The UHNW lifestyle 'lends itself' to incidents of economic abuse, say leading family lawyers from the Spear's network
10/09/2024
Top corporate lawyer at Stronachs recognised as firm is ranked across several key practice areas
Produced annually, the Legal 500 is the leading global publication for showcasing legal excellence, ranking law firms and lawyers based on extensive research and analysis.
10/09/2024
Over 10,000 people boost their state pension
More than 10,000 payments worth £12.5m have been made through the new service, and 51 per cent of customers topped up one year of their NI record, with the average online payment being £1,193.
10/08/2024
Collas Crill maintains strong rankings in Legal 500 UK 2025 Guide
'Excellent team with strength and breadth led by first-class partners.'
10/08/2024
Malta wins first round against EC court challenge to citizenship by investment scheme
The European Commission has no right to impose restrictions on EU Member States’ citizenship-by-investment policies
10/08/2024
La Repubblica: “ ECB will quite probably cut rates in October”
Europe’s growth is weakening, some countries are in recession.
10/07/2024
Sustainable finance: from “eureka!” to action
Many great discoveries have been made outside well-controlled laboratory environments.
10/07/2024
EU’s three biggest countries push for bank deregulation
Request comes amid Macron’s warning that the EU “could die” if its economy falls behind global rivals.