12/29/2020 12:00:00 AM The UK/EU free trade agreement: 10 points for financial services firms By Macfarlanes With a free trade agreement between the UK and the EU agreed on Christmas Eve, there is now more visibility on the regulatory landscape...
12/18/2020 12:00:00 AM Brexit: retained EU law in the departure lounge By Macfarlanes The eyes of most Brexit watchers are on the trade talks in Brussels. In the background, however, the process of legislating for the...
12/16/2020 12:00:00 AM FCA fines hedge fund Chief Investment Officer for market abuse and prohibits him from performing regulated activities By Helen Harvey On 15 December 2020, the FCA announced it had fined a hedge fund Chief Investment Officer (CIO) £100,000 for market abuse and had...
12/16/2020 12:00:00 AM Transparan-sea: UK Overseas Territories commit to publicly accessible beneficial ownership registers By Macfarlanes All the inhabited Overseas Territories (OTs) of the United Kingdom (UK) have committed to adopting publicly accessible registers of...
12/15/2020 12:00:00 AM FCA issues first consultation paper on new UK Investment Firm Prudential Regime By Alexandra Green Rachel Serene The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its first consultation paper (CP) proposing rules for the UK Investment Firm Prudential...
12/3/2020 12:00:00 AM What do the new tiers now mean for office working? By Matthew Ramsey As readers will know, on Tuesday this week Parliament approved Regulations establishing a new three-tier framework to replace the second...