Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging some key developments in your sector that we hope will inform your activities in your market....more
11/10/2022
/ Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Business Interruption ,
Commercial Court ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disparate Impact ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Stability Board ,
Fraud ,
Greenwashing ,
Imports ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
NYDFS ,
Russia ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK ,
UK Parliament ,
Ukraine
Welcome to our Spring 2021 Funds First Update: a snapshot of some of the main developments and upcoming changes that we think will be of interest to fund managers, fund investors and to the funds sector as a whole. Despite...more
2/16/2021
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Management Companies ,
Fund Managers ,
HM Treasury ,
Investment Funds ,
Open-Ended Fund Companies (OFCs) ,
REIT ,
UK Brexit
The European Commission (the Commission) has published its long-awaited Consultation on AIFMD. It covers a range of subjects, under the broad headings of authorisation/scope, investor protection, international relations,...more
The Coronavirus outbreak has presented UK financial services firms (as well as other businesses) with sudden and significant challenges. Various responses have been and are being initiated by the relevant authorities. ...more
Following our previous update on the various regulatory responses to the Coronavirus crisis, we set out here a summary of the key developments that have materialised since. As we observed in our previous update, there are two...more
The impact of the Coronavirus crisis has been sudden and steep in the UK. There has been a huge number of announcements and initiatives of relevance to the UK financial services industry. We have selected the key items that...more