Dec 21, 2023 Regulation of culture in financial institutions: global trends and challenges By Elisabeth Overland Holly Insley Falko Glasow Jennifer Loeb Christopher Bernard +2 more... Show less Around the world, regulators have become increasingly concerned about culture in financial services firms, as part of a wider focus on...
Dec 21, 2023 UK pensions: notifying corporate activity to the UK Pensions Regulator By Dawn Heath Amy Rentell Proposals to change the legal requirements for notifying corporate activity to the UK Pensions Regulator (the Regulator) have been “out...
Dec 20, 2023 Human rights and supply chain compliance for the financial sector: Clarifications on human rights due diligence? By Marlen Vesper-Gräske Elisabeth Schemmer Falko Glasow Elizabeth Forster +1 more... Show less The EU institutions have reached a provisional compromise and are continuing final technical negotiations for the legislative text of the...
Dec 19, 2023 Financial services and capital markets in CEE – key regulatory and legal trends in 2023-2024 By Florian Klimscha Stephan Pachinger Anouschka Zagorski Eva Schneider Victoria Bazil +2 more... Show less In the constantly evolving landscape of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), financial services and capital markets face a vibrant...
Dec 19, 2023 The Future of Payments Review – A recipe for success? By Michael Raffan Christopher Bernard Julia Robilliard-Smith Natalia Rodriguez Moskalkova +1 more... Show less On 22 November 2023, the UK government published the Future of Payments Review report. The Future of Payments Review was initiated in...
Dec 19, 2023 Greenwashing investigations on the horizon: what to expect and how to prepare By Nicholas Schoch Johanna Möller An increasingly comprehensive web of disclosure obligations has been spun in the field of sustainability reporting in many jurisdictions....
Dec 18, 2023 The PRA/FCA consultation on assessment of changes in control: what you need to know By Borja Ruiz De Gopegui James Smethurst Christopher Bernard The PRA and the FCA have published a joint consultation paper on the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases in control...
Dec 18, 2023 Road to CRD 6 - common rules for third country branches now finalised By Alexander Glos Alicia Hildner Jan Struckmann Initially proposed by the EU Commission in 2021, the EU Banking Package is now taking its final shape since the co-legislators have...
Dec 14, 2023 Freshfields whistleblowing survey 2023: Anonymous whistleblowing in UK financial services firms - are managers’ views at odds with the regulators? By Chantelle Nicholas Sharon Grennan In the UK, both the main UK financial regulators (the FCA and PRA) have detailed rules on the systems and controls that financial...
Dec 14, 2023 Lundin Leading the Way? A (Re-)Assessment of Corporate Liability for International Crimes By Philip Kroner Lea Babucke Maxime Neuhaus Greater involvement and redemption for victims, new and broadened offences: On 1 November 2023, the German Ministry of Justice announced...
Dec 14, 2023 AMLA update – partial deal reached on the new European AML authority By Alicia Hildner Marcel Michaelis Jan Struckmann Victor Garcia Lopez +1 more... Show less It’s already more than two years ago that the EU Commission has announced that there will be a new sheriff in town: On 20 July 2021, the...
Dec 13, 2023 Trends in tax disputes: what should businesses be aware of? By Laura Western Back in October, the global Freshfields Tax team published the Tax investigations and disputes across borders guide which, among other...