The future for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) in the UK became a little bit clearer on 7 April 2025 when HM Treasury...
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On April 9, 2025, the CDU, CSU, and SPD parties unveiled their coalition agreement, setting out the plans of the new government for the...
The UK Supreme Court has been hearing the landmark case of Johnson v FirstRand Bank Limited[1]this week and the hearing finished...
In its first enforcement decision relating to a Recognised Investment Exchange, the FCA has published a final notice and imposed a...
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Over the last years, the combination of regulatory reporting requirements and an increasing number of cases that further define civil...
Open banking promises to unlock innovation and empower customers by enabling financial information to be shared between traditional banks...
The High Court’s recent judgment in Santander UK PLC v CCP Graduate School Ltd provides an important clarification of the duties owed by...
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU has drastically tightened sanctions against Russia. Preventing the circumvention...
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On 17 March 2025, the UK Government published a policy paper and accompanying press release outlining a new approach to ensure regulators...
On 5 March 2025, the FCA published the findings from its multi-firm review of valuation processes for private market assets. In this blog...
The FCA yesterday announced that it will not be pursuing much of its controversial proposed policy on publicising investigations (which...
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On 26 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a portfolio letter addressed to CEOs of firms in the asset...