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Financial Services Update
09 Aug 2022 APRA launches consultation on remuneration and bank disclosures
Accordingly, "Significant Financial Institutions" (SFIs) as defined under CPS 511, will be required to disclose additional quantitative information including…
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finance regulatory
05 Aug 2022 Law Commission Digital Assets Reform Proposal - The Big Issues
Overall, the key focus and recommendation made by the paper is the explicit recognition as an extension of the common law of a new third category of personal…
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governance & Compliance update
04 Aug 2022 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update - Issue 24
Carillion: FCA sanctions the company and key executives for market abuse ESG 2 FRC and…
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client alert | Indonesia
04 Aug 2022 New OJK regulation on P2P lending: does it address the crux of the matter?
In this article, the team focus on several key changes introduced by the Indonesian Financial Service Authority (OJK) and analyse its likely impact on the…
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ENERGY ALERT
03 Aug 2022 Australian electricity and gas markets - July update
The AEMC is seeking stakeholder feedback on: four contestability strawperson options; its proposed assessment framework for the contestability…
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finance regulatory
03 Aug 2022 Post-Brexit Bonanza: The Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022-23
Key provisions include: granting HM Treasury the power to establish an FCA authorisation and supervision regime, based on existing electronic money and…
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Infrastructure Industry Update
01 Aug 2022 Cost escalation in infrastructure projects
For procuring authorities trying to budget for their infrastructure spend, a move towards a more collaborative style of contacting can make budgeting…
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financial services update
01 Aug 2022 ASIC's enforcement update
Enhanced financial reporting and disclosure: In June 2022, ASIC released new financial reporting requirements for AFS licensees, urged for more useful and…
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finance regulatory
29 Jul 2022 Consumer Duty: Final rules have landed (and not much has changed)
We set out below the key takeaways from this paper Helpfully, the PS 22/9 includes fairly detailed implementation guide at chapter 12 setting out timelines…
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Legal Governance Advisory
29 Jul 2022 Treasury releases much needed guidance on Payment Times Reporting Act
The key points from the draft guidance notes are set out below Submissions on the draft guidance notes are due by 2 September 2022 Do I need to include…
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financial services speedread
29 Jul 2022 Financial Services Speedread: 29 July 2022 edition
Key features of the Regulations include the following: introducing a transitional provision in respect of risk retention…
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finance regulatory
28 Jul 2022 Pushing the boundaries? Changes to providing financial services into the UK may be about to become harder
Even minor changes to the OPE, which has been in place since the 1980s, could fundamentally change a key part of what makes London a global financial centre
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Governance and compliance update
28 Jul 2022 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update - Issue 23
The FRC expects companies to view AGMs as key events within both an annual and longer term process of engagement On the flip side, the FRC also emphasises…
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LEGAL UPDATE | INDONESIA
27 Jul 2022 Nusantara – Latest developments of Indonesia's plan to move capital city
Key takeawaysThe State Capital Law formally establishes the status of Nusantara, with the State Capital Authority as the Government's institution in charge of…
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Dispute Resolution Update
26 Jul 2022 Climate change litigation: 3 takeaways for businesses from FOTE & Ors v BEIS
What are the key takeaways Climate change litigation can be highly technical The claimants did not seek to challenge the substance of the UK's net zero…
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digital economy and risk advisory update
26 Jul 2022 Ransomware: To pay or not to pay
The ICO has produced a checklist containing some key recommendations to help you mitigate the risk of being the victim of a ransomware attack These include: …
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digital assets digest
22 Jul 2022 Global Digital Assets Digest: July edition
ECB: The case for a digital euro: key objectives and design considerations 26 ESMA: Consultation on guidelines on standard forms and templates to…
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contentious financial services update
22 Jul 2022 FCA enforcement cases on the rise
We've summarised the key enforcement trends
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competition law newsletter | china
22 Jul 2022 China's top court deems patent settlement agreement anti-competitive
Key takeawaysArticle 13 of the AML prohibits horizontal monopoly agreement among competing undertakings, including (among others) agreements that fix prices,…
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Public Procurement Update
21 Jul 2022 The Procurement Bill 2022: Key Areas of Change
Key takeaways: The Bill aims to establish a single legal framework for the award of public contracts, utilities contracts, concession contracts, and…
