06/08/2016

MiFID II/MiFIR – European Parliament approves one year delay

The European Parliament has voted to approve a one year delay of MiFID II and the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). The deadline for member states to transpose MiFID II into national legislation will be postponed to 3 July 2017. The dat

06/08/2016

Withy King and Royds to merge

Withy King is ranked 45th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2016 and entered The Lawyer Top 100 for the first time in 2015.

06/06/2016

Reverse solicitation rule not catching out asset managers

No single asset manager appears to have yet fallen foul of the rules governing reverse solicitation under the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive although the risk of regulatory sanctions for breaches does still remain.

06/06/2016

Solvency II Will Increase Reinsurance Buying Demand: Fitch

Full S2 equivalence also is an important advantage because it simplifies the process of transacting reinsurance with carriers domiciled in countries that are designated equivalent to EU regulations for reinsurance supervision.