31 Jan, 2020 More focus on UCITS liquidity risk management By Tiffany Cox The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a press release yesterday (30 January 2020) announcing the launch of a...
30 Jan, 2020 Brexit tax: VAT – The final countdown By Charishma Bhujohory The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill received royal assent on Friday 24 January 2020 and yesterday the European Parliament...
29 Jan, 2020 Inheritance tax reforms - a complete rewrite? By Edward Reed Radical reforms to inheritance tax (IHT) in the UK have been proposed by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Inheritance and...
29 Jan, 2020 The UK government is advised to liberalise post-Brexit immigration policy to attract global talent By Edward Reed The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), an independent panel of economists and academics that advises the UK government on immigration...
28 Jan, 2020 The Magnificent Seven? The SFO agrees in principle to a DPA with Airbus By Max Hobbs It is being reported that Airbus has agreed in principle to a deal with regulators in the UK, US and France to end long-running...
24 Jan, 2020 Real intelligence on artificial intelligence By Mark Cusack The European Parliament has voted in favour of a resolution which will require the European Commission to answer questions relating to...
23 Jan, 2020 European Commission faces off against facial recognition technology By Mark Cusack Following the leak of a draft European Commission white paper, it has been reported that the Commission is considering implementing a...
23 Jan, 2020 ESMA consults on securitisation repository data guidelines By Kartik Iyer Richard Fletcher Pursuant to Article 4(2)(d) of the draft Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2402, securitisation...
22 Jan, 2020 Association of Real Estate Funds: 20:20 Vision By Georgia Krell The Association of Real Estate Funds held its first seminar in the new decade on its outlook for the London/UK real estate market. Some...
21 Jan, 2020 Get with the programme: the SFO releases new guidance on compliance programmes By Max Hobbs The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has released new guidance on its website – as part of its Operational Handbook – setting out key...
21 Jan, 2020 VAT recovery for UK private equity funds By Chris Mortimer In the recent case of Melford Capital General Partner Ltd, a UK private equity fund was found by the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) to be...
17 Jan, 2020 Accelerating LIBOR transition By Timothy Bromley-White The Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates (the Working Group), the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority have...
17 Jan, 2020 New Year, new resolutions for senior exec training and development as the FCA issues its first fine against a PDMR By Dan Lavender We consider the implications of the Market Abuse Regulations (MAR) for senior executives in PLCs, following the FCA’s fine of a...
13 Jan, 2020 Brexit tax: watch out for withholding tax By Rhiannon Kinghall Were With “Brexit day” now looking set for 31 January 2020, we will publish a series of blog posts by way of a reminder of the most...
07 Jan, 2020 ESMA clarifies reporting under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation By Edward Karsten William Sykes The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has (i) published its final report and guidelines on reporting under the Securities...
02 Jan, 2020 Are retail property lenders running out of New Year resolutions? By Jatinder Bains In this valuable article from Real Estate Capital, the issues facing lenders on retail property financings and the lack of palatable...