Macfarlanes

23 Dec 2019

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Hit for six: the SFO obtains a sixth DPA

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced its sixth Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA), entered into with Güralp Systems Limited...

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Edward Karsten, Richard Fletcher

20 Dec 2019

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ESMA provides updated XML schema and reporting instructions for securitisation reporting

ESMA has today published updated reporting instructions and the XML schema for templates set out in the technical standards on disclosure...

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Ashley Greenbank

20 Dec 2019

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Brexit Tax: the Withdrawal Agreement Bill

The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill had its much-heralded second reading today (20 December). The Bill is in substantially the...

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Rhiannon Kinghall Were

20 Dec 2019

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OECD tax proposal gathers pace, but many unanswered questions

Last week (9 December) the OECD held a public consultation on the proposal to introduce a Global Anti-Base Erosion (Globe) rule, a rule...

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Neill Blundell, Max Hobbs

20 Dec 2019

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Stop! Thief..? Confidential information, theft and the protection of trade secrets

An increasing number of companies are becoming victims of rogue employees who attempt to take advantage of unauthorised access to...

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Tom Marsom

19 Dec 2019

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New UK government signals major, if not radical, immigration reforms from 2021

Following the success of the Conservative Party in the UK’s General Election of 12 December 2019, we consider how immigration is affected...

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Jatinder Bains

17 Dec 2019

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CFOs going retro for Christmas this year?

Consistent with the trend for items which remind us of our youth to be beneath the Christmas tree these days (here’s hoping for the Sega...

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Carrie Gothard, Tom Mortlock

16 Dec 2019

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Proposed updates to the margin regulatory technical standards

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published a final report on the draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) for the risk...

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Neill Blundell, Max Hobbs

13 Dec 2019

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No need to explain: The Court of Appeal hears a challenge to the first UWOs

The wife of the former chairman of the international bank of Azerbaijan has been in the Court of Appeal challenging the unexplained...

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Helen Broadbridge, Simon Beale

12 Dec 2019

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FCA slams the door, but has the mini-bond horse already bolted?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it plans to use emergency powers to restrict the promotion of speculative...

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Samuel Brooks

11 Dec 2019

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ELTIF cost disclosures – ESMA defers publication of final rules

With fewer than ten successful European long-term investment fund (ELTIF) launches since the ELTIF regime was established in 2015,...

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Philip Swinburn

9 Dec 2019

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A "mutuality of obligation" remains assumed in the updated HMRC CEST tool

Last week HMRC updated the CEST tool; an online tool used to determine whether HMRC will treat individuals as employed or self-employed...

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Edward Karsten, Richard Fletcher

5 Dec 2019

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ESMA publishes guidance note on registering securitisation repositories

Under Regulation (EU) No 2017/2402 (the Securitisation Regulation), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has direct...

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Helen Broadbridge

5 Dec 2019

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FCA publishes guidance on "greenwashing"

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published a feedback statement on climate change. The FCA's proposals focus on two...

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Joy Davey

4 Dec 2019

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Outsourcing: The trend towards outsourced solutions

Last Thursday, BNP Paribas held its fund management industry conference. The trend towards front, middle and back office outsourcings was...

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Edward Karsten, Richard Fletcher

3 Dec 2019

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EU Commission adopts draft RTS on securitisation repositories

Regulation (EU) No 2017/2402 (the Securitisation Regulation) mandates the European Securities and Markets Authority to develop draft...

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Hit for six: the SFO obtains a sixth DPA

ESMA provides updated XML schema and reporting instructions for securitisation reporting

Brexit Tax: the Withdrawal Agreement Bill

OECD tax proposal gathers pace, but many unanswered questions

Stop! Thief..? Confidential information, theft and the protection of trade secrets

New UK government signals major, if not radical, immigration reforms from 2021

CFOs going retro for Christmas this year?

Proposed updates to the margin regulatory technical standards

No need to explain: The Court of Appeal hears a challenge to the first UWOs

FCA slams the door, but has the mini-bond horse already bolted?

ELTIF cost disclosures – ESMA defers publication of final rules

A "mutuality of obligation" remains assumed in the updated HMRC CEST tool

ESMA publishes guidance note on registering securitisation repositories

FCA publishes guidance on "greenwashing"

Outsourcing: The trend towards outsourced solutions

EU Commission adopts draft RTS on securitisation repositories