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contentious financial services update
24 Mar 2023 Is enforcement action on the horizon for failed disclosures? FCA warning for ESG benchmarks
We look at the implications of the FCA's latest Dear CEO letter to ESG benchmark administrators, and what may be next in terms of the FCA's regulatory agenda.
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Contentious Financial Services Update
17 Mar 2023 Reflections on PRA and FCA enforcement under the "twin peaks" system
Authors: Nathan Wilmott, Partner; Adam Jamieson, Partner and Max De Tommaso, Junior Associate
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global digital assets digest
13 Mar 2023 Global Digital Assets Digest: March 2023
Welcome to this month's Global Digital Assets Digest. The big news is that EU Regulation for the DLT Pilot Regime will be applicable from 23 March 2023 (see…
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global markets update
13 Mar 2023 EU extends intragroup exemptions under EU EMIR
On 13 February 2023, the EU officially extended until 30 June 2025 the temporary intragroup exemptions from clearing and margining available under EU EMIR .
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contentious financial services update
10 Mar 2023 The DPA challenge – the SFO's first DPA-related conviction of an individual bucks the trend
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have secured their first conviction of an individual linked to a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) since the DPA regime was…
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contentious financial services update
03 Mar 2023 Duties of bitcoin software developers to come under the spotlight
The article is a summary of a recent English Court of Appeal decision relating to cryptocurrency (bitcoin) Tulip Trading Limited -v- Bitcoin Association for…
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contentious financial services update
24 Feb 2023 Russian sanctions: after the laws, expect the enforcement
On the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,we have highlighted our key takeaways on one of the most significant global sanctions regimes in…
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Contentious Financial Services Update
17 Feb 2023 Changes to the Contingent Reimbursement Model Code and the continued focus on APP fraud
Recent changes have been made to the Lending Standards Board's Contingent Reimbursement Model Code which concerns authorised push payment (APP) fraud.
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GLOBAL DIGITAL ASSETS DIGEST
15 Feb 2023 Global Digital Assets Digest: February 2023
Welcome to this month's Global Digital Assets Digest of this year. There has been a lot of activity in the UK, with the UK government rolling out far-reaching…
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contentious financial services update
10 Feb 2023 Will there be a price to pay for the digital pound?
The Bank of England and HM Treasury published a consultation paper on the potential introduction of a digital pound in the UK. We review the implications on…
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Financial Services Update
08 Feb 2023 Crypto Token Mapping – A good idea, or a map without a compass? Treasury consults on the Australian Government's 'crypto token mapping' proposals
What you need to know The token mapping process is intended to operate as a foundational step for developing appropriate regulatory settings for the…
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contentious financial services update
03 Feb 2023 NCA publish 2022 Annual Report on Suspicious Activity Reports
On 24 January 2023 the National Crime Agency published its Annual Report on Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). We highlight the report's key findings.
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global markets update
01 Feb 2023 EU EMIR: European Commission proposes reform
In this briefing we consider some of the key proposed reforms to EU EMIR and the impact they might have.
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contentious financial services update
27 Jan 2023 The FCA takes aim at Consumer Duty implementation plans
With six months to go before the Consumer Duty comes into force, the FCA published a review on how firms are planning to implement the Duty and highlighted…
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contentious financial services update
20 Jan 2023 International consultation on legal principles governing Crypto-assets is launched
On 10 January 2023, UNIDROIT published a consultation setting out an international framework of legal rules governing crypto-assets. We look at its proposals…
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contentious financial services update
13 Jan 2023 Action stations at FCA enforcement
It has been all systems go at the FCA enforcement division since the end of 2022. We explore their latest enforcement outcomes here.
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digital assets digest
09 Jan 2023 Global Digital Assets Digest: January 2023
IN THIS EDITION we will cover:UPDATES AND GUIDANCE: INTERNATIONAL BODIES1. EBA: Letter from the European Commission concerning the call for advice to the EBA…
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CONTENTIOUS FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATE
06 Jan 2023 US agencies give stark warning of crypto-risks for banks
The US Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC issued a statement on the risks posed by crypto-assets to banks. We highlight some of the concerns raised.
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contentious financial services update
22 Dec 2022 English High Court rules on early loan repayment issues
BNP Paribas Trust Corporation UK Ltd-v-Uro Property Holdings, SA [2022] EWHC 3251 (Comm) (16 December 2022) - Mr Justice JacobsThe Commercial Court recently…
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contentious financial services update
22 Dec 2022 Stanford International Bank Ltd (in Liquidation) (SIB) -v- HSBC Bank PLC (HSBC)
The Supreme Court have dismissed the appeal by SIB against the Court of Appeal's earlier decision in which they struck-out SIB's "Quincecare" duty claim…
