Nov 22, 2023 2024: The next stage in the insurtech market evolution By Priti Lancaster George Swan Andy Robinson The UK is widely seen as a leading insurtech market and is recognised to be at the forefront of a number of innovative developments...
Nov 19, 2023 Investing like the pros – indirect investments by retail investors in investment funds for (semi-)professionals under BaFin’s scrutiny By Theresa Kreft Jan Struckmann Both the desire for higher yields and the low interest rate environment of the past years has seen retail investors’ focus increasingly...
Oct 10, 2023 UK Court of Appeal clarifies roles of Courts and FOS in judicial review proceedings By Thomas Clark Christine Simpson Usama Khalab In the recent decision of R (Assurant General Insurance Limited) v the Financial Services Ombudsman (FOS) & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 1049, the...
Oct 06, 2023 PRA and FCA proposals on diversity & inclusion and non-financial misconduct seek to drive change in the UK financial sector By Elisabeth Overland Holly Insley Chantelle Nicholas Amy Rentell Emily Smith Shania Bhageerutty Rhiya Lall +4 more... Show less PRA and FCA proposals on diversity & inclusion and non-financial misconduct seek to drive change in the UK financial sector On 25...
Oct 05, 2023 HM Treasury’s proposals to reform the UK ring-fencing regime for banks By Christopher Bernard Michael Raffan On 28 September 2023, HM Treasury launched a consultation on draft secondary legislation to implement near-term reforms to the...
Sep 29, 2023 The regulatory gateway for firms who approve financial promotions By Michael Raffan Craig Dewar Christopher Bernard Sebastian Hilbich +1 more... Show less Key message Existing authorised firms who want to be able to approve financial promotions for unauthorised firms after 7 February 2024...
Sep 26, 2023 Too little, too late? – Reforming the German law on general terms and conditions for financial institutions By Marius Raetz Jan Struckmann This post is part of a series on legislative changes proposed by the German Future Investments Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungesetz, ZFG). For...
Sep 21, 2023 UK Green Taxonomy – GTAG provides further technical advice to the UK Government By Elisabeth Overland Anthea Bowater Emily Smith The UK’s Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG) has recently published several new pieces of technical advice for HM Treasury. ...
Sep 15, 2023 The cost of a £250 withdrawal: latest UK sanctions developments By Jonathan Kelly Simon Orton Rebecca Freedman The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) recently issued its first “disclosure notice” and, on the same day, updated...
Sep 06, 2023 New Challenges for tackling Authorised Push Payment Fraud By Laura Feldman Piers Reynolds Claudia Carroll The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has recently announced significant changes to the mandatory reimbursement regime for Authorised Push...
Aug 09, 2023 The FCA publishes its Action Plan on Cash Savings By James Smethurst Emilio Salice Emily Smith Elana Pagano +1 more... Show less On 31 July 2023, the FCA published its Cash Savings Market Review 2023. In order to combat high inflation in the UK (currently at 7.9%)...
Jul 07, 2023 Feels like MiFID III? - The Commission Proposal on the EU Retail Investment Strategy and what it means for firms By Marius Raetz Falko Glasow Alicia Hildner Alexander Glos +1 more... Show less In the heated discussion around the ban on payment for order flow, the proposal on the Retail Investment Package (the Proposal), adopted...