Oct 22, 2019 Risk Assessments: The FATF updates its AML risk guidance on various jurisdictions By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs On 18 October, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – the inter-governmental body that sets global standards and makes policy to combat...
Oct 18, 2019 How are changes in the construction market influencing debt financing? By Macfarlanes Modular construction, contractor insolvency and lender appetite were among the topics discussed at a panel discussion on construction...
Oct 16, 2019 Outsourcing by asset managers: practical steps to mitigate the cyber security risks of a "one provider" model By Joy Davey We have seen an increasing trend towards asset managers outsourcing their global middle and back office services to one provider. In some...
Oct 16, 2019 US Treasury sanctions Turkey - foreign financial institutions exposed By Neill Blundell Francis Bond President Trump has issued a new Executive Order setting out a framework by which the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...
Oct 16, 2019 Now listen here: the SFO once again raise the prospect of wiretaps By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs Lisa Osofsky, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), made some very interesting comments regarding wiretaps and the possibility...
Oct 14, 2019 The ISDA 2019 NTCE Protocol – adherence cut-off date extended to 28 October By Rob Daniell The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has announced an extension of the adherence period cut-off date for the ISDA...
Oct 10, 2019 A tax revolution? The OECD takes on the digital economy By Florence Barnes The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) yesterday announced its long-awaited proposals to tackle tax for the...
Oct 07, 2019 London office demand outstripping supply despite Brexit By Rebecca Ashton Carter Jonas reported last week that the high demand and low supply of new and refitted Grade A office space in London is increasing...
Oct 02, 2019 Auto-signed and delivered – when sending an email creates a contract By Dominic Sedghi Sending an email can prove more costly than you might think.In a recent case (Neocleous v Rees), the court said that a lawyer had...
Oct 01, 2019 The FCA's long-awaited Policy Statement on illiquid assets and open-ended funds may have wider implications By Joy Davey Yesterday the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Policy Statement on illiquid assets and open-ended funds. This Policy...