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Brexit update: No deal preparations – Belgium, Gibraltar, Portugal, Romania & Sweden
With a no deal Brexit remaining a possibility, the UK, the EU and individual EU members continue to review...
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The EU discusses changes to EMIR
The final text to amend technical aspects of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (the “EMIR Refit”) could enter into...
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Brexit updates- Spain & Poland
Following on from our series of newsletters on Brexit updates and no deal preparation, in this newsletter we look...
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Brexit Update: No Deal Measures Intensify
Following on from our series of newsletters on recent Brexit updates and no deal preparations, in this newsletter we...
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Brexit update- Germany & France
Following on from our series of newsletters on Brexit updates and no deal preparation, in this newsletter we look...
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Brexit updates: Italy, Luxembourg & Ireland
Following on from our previous newsletter on recent Brexit updates, in this newsletter we continue our analysis of the new...
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Brexit updates
With less than two months to go until the UK leaves the EU, there have been a lot of...
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UK crypto-assets and distributed ledger technology taskforce report
The Taskforce (consisting of HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England) was launched by the Chancellor...
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New FRC Corporate Governance Code
The Financial Reporting Council has published the final 2018 edition of the Corporate Governance Code and the associated Guidance...
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Brexit: impact on financial services
We consider in this newsletter, the impact of Brexit on the financial services industry and provide practical steps for...
Industry News
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Emma Cleveland shortlisted in the 2019 British Legal Week Awards
Huge congratulations to our Managing Director, Emma Cleveland, for being shortlisted in the 2019 British Legal Awards hosted by Legal...
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Key updates to the new Prospectus Regulation
The new Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 came into effect on 21 July 2019 (the “Prospectus Regulation”) which repealed and...
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Emma Cleveland quoted in an article by Ignites Europe talking about increasing regulatory data costs
Our Managing Director was recently quoted in an article, “Asset managers face mounting regulatory data costs” by Ignites Europe...
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FCA publishes Consultation Paper on the prohibition of sale to Retail Clients of certain investment products that reference Cryptoassets
Earlier this month the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a consultation paper on prohibiting the sale to retail clients...
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ESMA launches consultation on cost of market data and consolidated tape
THE CONSULTATION The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”), launches a public consultation on the development in prices for...
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FCA Review of Principal firms and their Appointed Representatives
In May 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published their findings of a review they carried out with...
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FCA grants first licence to Crypto Hedge Fund
A UK based crypto currency hedge fund is the first investment firm in the UK to receive full-scope authorisation...
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The Court of Appeal rules that there is no obligation to pay negative interest under 1995 CSA
In the recent case of, The State of the Netherlands (the “State of the Netherlands“) and Deutsche Bank AG (“DB“),...
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REGULATORY REFORM: SONIA to replace LIBOR – ARE YOU READY?
BACKGROUND As a consequence of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) scandal in which several bankers at many major...
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FCA wins court case against unauthorised Forex firm
The High Court (the “Court”) recently found in favour of the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) resolving that an unauthorised...
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