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Global Markets Update
23 Mar 2023 Benchmark administrators warned to improve ESG disclosure
On 20 March 2023, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Dear CEO letter to benchmark administrators, entitled "ESG Benchmarks Review". In the…
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Finance Regulatory
13 Mar 2023 Ashurst's sustainable finance column: March 2023 (biodiversity)
On 21 February 2023, we heard from John Glen MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury at the City UK conference in London. Glen's speech was a soft launch of the…
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Finance service update
07 Mar 2023 Strengthening integrity – new sustainable finance principles from 9 March
The APLMA has recently published revised Green, Sustainability-Linked and Social Loan Principles and related guidance notes. The changes aim to strengthen the…
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FINANCE REGULATORY
27 Feb 2023 Is this the start of a new FCA REM CODE for sustainability?
FCA discussion paper 'Finance for positive sustainable change: governance, incentives and competence in regulated firms (DP23/1)'
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Class Actions Update
15 Feb 2023 Funding commission uncertainty – validity of common fund orders at settlement remains in question
Authors: John Pavlakis, Partner; Andrew Westcott, Expertise Counsel; Tess Grieve, Senior Associate; and Reuben Heim, Lawyer (1) See also J Kirk, "The case…
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Corporate Crime and Investigations
14 Feb 2023 Slow improvement: Australia's performance in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (2022)
Authors: Rani John, Partner; James Clarke, Partner; and Luke Thiagarajah, Lawyer
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finance regulatory
08 Feb 2023 ESMA Trading Venue Perimeter - EMS under the spotlight
ESMA has published a final report containing its final Opinion on the trading venue perimeter, providing guidance on when certain systems and facilities…
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Regulatory intelligence
07 Feb 2023 The FCA's 2023 New Year resolutions (as predicted by the Ashurst regulatory team)
First published on Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on 5th January 2023It has been a year of calamity and upheaval. Number 10 became, in effect, a…
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DIGITAL ECONOMY AND RISK ALERT
01 Feb 2023 Understanding Your Organisation's Data
The cyber threat landscape is rapidly evolving. Minister for Cyber Security, Clare O’Neil, has warned that Australia faces a raft of national security…
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litigation trending update
30 Jan 2023 High Court allows service exclusively by NFT
John Doe Nos 1-25 which allowed claimants to serve legal documents via NFT airdrop into the unidentified defendants' wallet Cases referred to Osbourne v…
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Finance regulatory
26 Jan 2023 New Year message from the PRA: Get your house in order...and hold tight
The PRA has issued two separate letters concerning 2023 priorities to banks active in the UK and UK deposit takers. The letters, which are specifically…
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finance regulatory
26 Jan 2023 Consumer Duty: FCA's (critical) feedback on firms' readiness
The FCA has today (25 January 2023) published feedback on its review of Consumer Duty implementation plans and it doesn't make for comfortable reading.In its…
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Legal update
23 Jan 2023 Energy-from-Waste to be included in the EU Emissions Trading System and implications for the UK waste sector
What you need to know The EU and UK are looking to expand their respective market-based emissions trading schemes in order to align emission reduction targets…
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finance regulatory
06 Jan 2023 Consumer Duty Weekly: Your 2022 Recap
2022 has come and gone, but it will never be forgotten, bringing us the FCA's final rules on the Consumer Duty (PS 22/9) together with its supporting…
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finance regulatory
16 Dec 2022 Consumer Credit Overhaul Confirmed
As part of its programme of regulatory overhaul, the Government has issued a consultation on reforming the UK consumer credit regime. The consultation was…
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finance regulatory
15 Dec 2022 Big Bang 2.0? The Edinburgh Reforms
On 9 December 2022, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, outlined the Government’s Financial Services Package designed to drive growth and…
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finance regulatory
12 Dec 2022 Cryptoasset providers, "finfluencers", and overseas persons take heed - the FCA and HMT tighten financial promotions approvals and exemptions
On 6 December 2022, the FCA issued a consultation paper on "Introducing a gateway for firms who approve financial promotions" (CP 22/27). Earlier in the year…
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CORPORATE CRIME AND INVESTIGATIONS
09 Dec 2022 Out of time for crime: the Full Federal Court's decision in Walker v Members Equity Bank Limited
Authors: Rani John, Partner; Peter Richard, Counsel; and Johnny Nguyen, Lawyer
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class actions update
08 Dec 2022 High Court upholds a statutory authority's duty of care to avoid or minimise the risk of harm to persons and their properties in the vicinity of its electricity distribution system
What you need to know The High Court of Australia has unanimously upheld a decision of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia that…
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governance & compliance update
08 Dec 2022 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 30
Welcome to the thirtieth Ashurst Governance & Compliance (AGC) update, the aim of which is to keep you and your board on top of the latest developments.
