The UK government yesterday announced that it will introduce a targeted Digital Services Tax aimed at large search engines, social media platforms and online marketplaces, applicable from April 2020. ...more
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details of the FCA’s statement on the implementation period for Brexit; the requirement for firms...more
4/20/2018
/ Asset Management ,
BEPS ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Cybersecurity ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In his first (and last) Autumn Statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced a number of tax measures affecting the financial services industry, although many of these changes had been the subject of...more
Dechert was again pleased to support the SuperReturn CFO/COO Forum, held in Amsterdam in September. Nearly 200 GPs, LPs and key individuals from the private equity and venture capital industry came together for three days of...more
10/14/2015
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asia Pacific ,
BEPS ,
CFOs ,
COOs ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
OCIE ,
OECD ,
Private Equity ,
Private Placements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Venture Capital
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a revised discussion draft on 22 May 2015, in relation to Action 6 of the BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) Action Plan (Action Plan 6), which...more