On 24 July 2019 the National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained its fourth unexplained wealth order (UWO), which it announced on 31 July 2019....
The Criminal Court of Appeal has given its support to the "identification principle" in its judgment dated 23 July 2019 in the case of R...
The UK's new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has honoured his pledge to explore an "Australian style points-based system" as part of a "a...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its final rules on the extension of the Senior Managers and Certification...
The Industry Safety Steering Group ("ISSG") for building safety - chaired by Dame Judith Hackitt - recently reported on its findings on...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a call for input in May as part of the evaluation of its Retail Distribution Review (RDR)...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its latest “Dear CEO” letter to wealth managers setting out its priorities and the...
Earlier this month, the Upper Tribunal heard an appeal against the First-tier Tribunal’s (FTT's) 2018 decision that former Look North...
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today issued a...
The "liquidity mismatch" question - the role (if any) that illiquid assets should play in the investment portfolios of open-ended funds -...
On Friday 12 July the National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained a new set of Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) targeting the £10m property...
On Monday, the British Property Foundation (BPF) held a panel discussion about wellbeing in student accommodation, the effect of...
On 16 July 2019 the identity of the anonymous counterparty to the second ever deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) agreed by the Serious...
New EU rules regulating the pre-marketing of private equity, credit, real estate, hedge and other alternative investment funds (AIFs)...
One of the surprise inclusions in last week’s suite of Finance Bill 2019-20 announcements was a proposal to allow corporation tax...
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are a common type of investment fund used in the US, but they also exist in the UK and can...