4/2/2025 12:53:37 PM ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms – What are their implications for Greenwashing liability and litigation risks in Germany? By Lukas Pfister Johanna Möller Over the last years, the combination of regulatory reporting requirements and an increasing number of cases that further define civil...
3/28/2025 3:54:11 PM The future of open banking: UK, EU, and US perspectives By Claire Harrop David Sewell Daniel Klingenbrunn Christopher Bernard Katrina Paliukenas +2 more... Show less Open banking promises to unlock innovation and empower customers by enabling financial information to be shared between traditional banks...
3/27/2025 7:55:49 PM Retrieval duty rejected: Court dismisses new duty for receiving banks in APP fraud By Anthea Bowater Christine Simpson Eleanor Turner The High Court’s recent judgment in Santander UK PLC v CCP Graduate School Ltd provides an important clarification of the duties owed by...
3/24/2025 8:26:55 PM New sanctions legislation targeting sanctions circumvention – what does this mean for financial institutions? By Xiao Zhang Alicia Hildner Alexander Glos Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU has drastically tightened sanctions against Russia. Preventing the circumvention...
3/20/2025 11:52:57 AM UK Government goes full throttle on its growth agenda: New action plan targets financial services regulators By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Tricia Moffat Christopher Bernard +1 more... Show less On 17 March 2025, the UK Government published a policy paper and accompanying press release outlining a new approach to ensure regulators...
3/19/2025 8:24:57 PM The FCA’s review of private market valuation practices: what it means for firms By Emma Rachmaninov Christopher Bernard Jermaine Francis On 5 March 2025, the FCA published the findings from its multi-firm review of valuation processes for private market assets. In this blog...
3/13/2025 12:06:32 PM FCA publicity consultation: Back to where we started? By Lucy Clark The FCA yesterday announced that it will not be pursuing much of its controversial proposed policy on publicising investigations (which...
3/10/2025 11:35:17 AM FCA sets out supervision priorities for asset managers and alternatives firms By Emma Rachmaninov Elisabeth Overland Christopher Bernard Shuke Wen +1 more... Show less On 26 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a portfolio letter addressed to CEOs of firms in the asset...
3/7/2025 11:39:29 AM FCA review of ongoing advice services By Emma Rachmaninov Elisabeth Overland Sharon Tong Eden Elder +1 more... Show less On 24 February, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the findings from its review of ongoing advice services provided by 22 of...
2/25/2025 12:21:56 PM The FCA reports on climate change adaptation challenges for UK financial services firms By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Sharon Tong The FCA identifies climate adaptation challenges for financial services firms Every five years, the UK government produces an assessment...
2/12/2025 5:15:29 PM Treading a fine line: Simplification or deregulation? A view on financial services and the European Commission's 2025 work programme By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Jimena Gonzalez On 11 February 2025, the European Commission published its 2025 work programme, accompanied by a Communication on implementation and...
2/7/2025 10:55:48 AM The new UK regime for public offer platforms: the FCA consults on further proposals By Claire Harrop Tom Godwin Richard Ho Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy Eden Elder +3 more... Show less An important element of the UK’s new public offers and admissions to trading regime is the introduction of the public offer platform...