The UK is widely seen as a leading insurtech market and is recognised to be at the forefront of a number of innovative developments...
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Both the desire for higher yields and the low interest rate environment of the past years has seen retail investors’ focus increasingly...
In the recent decision of R (Assurant General Insurance Limited) v the Financial Services Ombudsman (FOS) & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 1049, the...
PRA and FCA proposals on diversity & inclusion and non-financial misconduct seek to drive change in the UK financial sector On 25...
On 28 September 2023, HM Treasury launched a consultation on draft secondary legislation to implement near-term reforms to the...
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Key message Existing authorised firms who want to be able to approve financial promotions for unauthorised firms after 7 February 2024...
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This post is part of a series on legislative changes proposed by the German Future Investments Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungesetz, ZFG). For...
The UK’s Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG) has recently published several new pieces of technical advice for HM Treasury. ...
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The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) recently issued its first “disclosure notice” and, on the same day, updated...
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The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has recently announced significant changes to the mandatory reimbursement regime for Authorised Push...
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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%)...
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In the heated discussion around the ban on payment for order flow, the proposal on the Retail Investment Package (the Proposal), adopted...