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Top 10 conduct risks for UK asset managers in 2022 By Angela Hayes Heightened regulatory scrutiny upon the asset management sector is expected to continue throughout 2022, not least because the FCA itself remains under intense pressure from the Treasury Select Committee to complete its action concerning the…
The FCA takes its next step in climate-related financial disclosures By Jonathan Brogden New FCA rules on climate-related financial disclosures came into effect on 1 January 2022. The new rules affect issuers of standard listed shares and FCA regulated asset managers and asset owners.
A tougher appointed representatives regime is on its way By Mathew Rutter The FCA has published details of significant changes that it is proposing to its rules relating to the appointment and oversight of appointed representatives. The changes will have a significant impact on adviser networks and other firms which make…
20 years on: is financial services regulation in the UK still fit for purpose? By Mathew Rutter On 1 December 2001, the UK adopted a radical new approach to the regulation of financial services. Some nine individual regulators of different parts of the financial services industry were merged into a single regulator – the Financial Services…
FCA sets out expectations for hybrid working By David Sims Many firms that have been operating remotely during the pandemic are putting hybrid working arrangements in place.
Leeds City Council & others -v- Barclays Bank Plc & another [2021] EWHC 363 (Comm) By Graham Ludlam In this recent decision , the High Court considered how reliance, in a claim for misrepresentation against a bank, should be established and more particularly, whether the claimant must be aware of the representation to ‘rely’ on it. It is the…
How will Covid-19 impact D&O claims? By Graham Briggs The economic uncertainty for companies caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has placed a heavy burden on directors. That burden of responsibility is set to become even heavier as the temporary measures introduced in 2020 to support companies during the…
D&O and FI Newsletter - Spring 2021 By William Allison NatWest’s dirty laundry: will the directors be hung out to dry? The FCA has sent a clear message that it will not tolerate failures in…
The draft EU AI Regulation – what you need to know By Michael Peeters There is a new legislative regime on the horizon; one which has been coming for a while now - as authorities worldwide have considered whether and how to manage the risks of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business and elsewhere.
Employment Matters - February 2021 - Financial Services By Hilary Larter We’re delighted to have recorded the first of our podcasts looking at the COVID legacy on various topics of interest to employers. To listen to it click here . We hope that readers have seen our invitation to the mock employment tribunal hearing…