Jurisdiction
by Leela|30 March 2021|Industry News
As concerns for environmental and social governance (“ESG”) increase, the European Union has introduced a new set of legislation to govern this new phenomenon. The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) came into force on 10 March 2021 as a response to investors’ growing demands for clearer sustainability-related disclosure. As part of the EU’s wider […]
Read moreby Leela|26 March 2021|Industry News
In the recent case of Quantum Actuarial LLP v Quantum Advisory Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 227 (24 February 2021), the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s ruling on the interpretation of restrictive covenants in service agreements and set out the legal approach in the application of the restraint of trade doctrine[1]. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Quantum […]
Read moreby Leela|22 March 2021|Industry News
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published Consultation Paper CP21/3 (the “Consultation Paper”) on 28 January 2021 proposing: amendments to the technical standards on strong customer authentication (“SCA”) and common and secure methods of communication (the “secure SCA-RTS”); updates to its published guidance in its Approach Document on Payment Services and Electronic Money updates (the “(“Approach […]
Read moreby Leela|18 March 2021|Industry News
On 16 February 2021, the Penrose Report – Power to the People (the “Report“) was published by John Penrose MP who, back in September 2020, had been requested by the government to carry out an independent review of the UK competition policy. The aim of the Report is to explore the ways in which the […]
Read moreby Leela|16 March 2021|Industry News
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) is an association of independent organisations regulating the global securities and futures markets. IOSCO has as its main objective the regulation of securities, and in particular investor protection. On 27th January 2021, IOSCO published a report with the aim to assist its members in developing and improving the […]
Read moreby Leela|9 March 2021|Industry News
On 7 January 2021, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HM Treasury“) published a consultation (the “Consultation“) that called for evidence on the Government’s approach to the regulation of cryptoassets and stablecoins. This article refers to both products, and the terms will be used interchangeably throughout it. Cryptoassets is the umbrella term used to describe digital tokens/coins issued […]
Read moreby Leela|4 March 2021|Industry News
A letter sent by the UK’s Information Commissioners Office (the “ICO”) to the US Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) back in September 2020 (the “Letter”) has recently been made publicly available. In summary, the ICO provides its views on those UK firms who have regulatory obligations in the US (e.g. to prevent and/or enforce actions […]
Read moreby Leela|3 March 2021|Industry News
In January 2021, HM Treasury published a call for input on its review of the UK funds regime (the “Call for Input”). The Call for Input sets out the scope and objectives of the review and invites stakeholders to provide views on which regulatory and taxation reforms should be taken forward and how these should […]
Read moreby Leela|22 February 2021|Industry News
On 1 February 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a final report on implementing technical standards (“ITS”) under Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 of 20 June 2019 (the “Regulation”), which amends three past regulations governing funds and key information documents relating to investments, together with Directive (EU) 2019/1160 of 20 June 2019 (the “Directive”), […]
Read moreby Leela|19 February 2021|Industry News
Cleveland & Co Associates Limited (“Cleveland & Co”) has been appointed by Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (“Border to Coast”), one of the largest public sector pension pools in the UK, to provide external legal support services to its Alternatives Platform, which is expected to grow to over £5bn over the next 3 to 5 […]
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