Jurisdiction
by Emma Cleveland|18 April 2018|Awards
We are very proud to announce that we have been shortlisted for a Legal Week Innovation Award in the category, ABS Innovation. The Legal Week Innovation Awards celebrate outstanding innovative achievement within legal services and recognise firms that undertake precedent-setting projects and initiatives. The awards will take place on Friday 25 May and we will, of course, […]
Read moreby Emma Cleveland|3 April 2018|Industry News
On 6 December 2017, the Government published the UK Investment Management Strategy II report (the “Report”), which lays out the strategy and long term approach to build on the competitiveness of the UK asset management industry that will inform future government policy for the asset management industry. This Report updates and builds on the original […]
Read moreby Emma Cleveland|28 March 2018|Industry News
The FCA has launched a survey for relevant firms and fund managers of EEA inbound firms that passport into the UK (the “Survey”). EEA inbound firms are those who have been authorised in an EEA state that are or have been exercising their right to carry on a regulated activity in the UK. An authorised […]
Read moreby Emma Cleveland|22 March 2018|Our News
We are looking to expand our team and have two exciting opportunities: Senior US qualified lawyer Senior lawyer (dual-qualification preferred, but not essential) Experience We are looking for candidates with in-house experience and an excellent knowledge of at least three of the following: investment advisory agreements; trading documentation; custody; administration; mutual funds; private equity funds; […]
Read moreby Emma Cleveland|21 March 2018|Industry News
UCTA Under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (“UCTA”), when a party to a business to business (“B2B”) contract deals on its“written standard terms of business”, any term which seeks to limit or exclude that party’s liability for breach of contract, non-performance or performance substantially different from that reasonably expected, must pass the test of […]
Read moreby Emma Cleveland|12 March 2018|Our News
We were extremely proud to sponsor and attend City Hive’s International Women’s Day celebrations on Thursday 8 March. Emma attended the flagship event which discusses work/life balance and gives women in the sector a chance to network.
Read moreby Emma Cleveland|1 March 2018|Industry News
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published a call for feedback on a possible global regulatory sandbox, seeking views on: the potential global reach of the sandbox, what a global sandbox could look like and what the regulatory challenges might be. GLOBAL SANDBOX The FCA, alongside other regulators in other jurisdictions, wish to create the […]
Read moreby Emma Cleveland|23 February 2018|Industry News
On 8 February 2018, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) issued a joint statement on the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which will come to force on 25 May 2018 (the “Relevant Date”). The statement is the result of firms’ addressing their concerns to both the ICO and the FCA […]
Read moreby Emma Cleveland|14 December 2017|Our News
UK asset managers will not have comply with a stringent new personal accountability regime until mid-2019 at the earliest, the local regulator has indicated. The announcement from the Financial Conduct Authority gives welcome breathing space to asset managers as they grapple with a host of regulatory priorities, such as Mifid II and General Data Protection […]
Read moreby Leela|11 December 2017|Industry News
On 24 November 2017, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (the “Committee”) issued a statement (the “ESAs Statement”) acknowledging the challenges of the requirement under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”) to collateralise physically settled foreign exchange (“FX”) forwards, faced by certain end-users of these types of derivatives.[1] The ESAs Statement also sets […]
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