28 May, 2020 Upper Tribunal rules that transfers of shares to a pension fund do not qualify for tax relief By Jessica Iannantuono The Upper Tribunal in HMRC v Sippchoice Ltd [2020] UKUT 0149 (TCC) has ruled that “transfers of non-cash assets made in satisfaction of...
27 May, 2020 Practical anti-corruption advice published for investors By Helen Harvey On 21 May 2020, the International Corporate Governance Network published updated Guidance on Anti-Corruption Practices (the Guidance)....
26 May, 2020 Covid-19: FCA updates and extends guidance for mortgage firms By Alexandra Green On 22 May 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published draft updated guidance to mortgage lenders, mortgage administrators, home...
20 May, 2020 Swiss Supreme Court rules an English personal representative is to be equated to a Swiss exécuteur testamentaire By Edward Reed The STEP Contentious Trusts and Estates Special Interests Group has this week written a case update on a Swiss case which may appear...
20 May, 2020 Covid-19: force majeure clauses and frustration of contract webinar By Lois Horne Malcolm Walton Lois Horne, Guy Morpuss QC, and Christopher Charlton from our litigation team and Malcolm Walton and Anne Todd from our commercial team...
19 May, 2020 New shoots for urban greening in the City By Margaret Rhodes Developers are incorporating parks, gardens and other outside space into their designs as public realm becomes ever more important in...
19 May, 2020 Working from home: the new reality for investment managers? By Luca Parrott On 15 May 2020, the Investment Association hosted a webinar on the "new reality" of remote working during Covid-19, looking at the...
18 May, 2020 European authorities lift shorting bans By Edward Karsten Robert Daniell In a move co-ordinated with ESMA, the short-selling bans in the six European Union countries that had imposed them will end at midnight...
15 May, 2020 To test or not to test: considerations for offering antibody tests to employees. By Andrew Morrison Tabitha Al-Mahdawie The science and validity of rapid antibody testing kits is still very much up for debate but recent developments, including the approval...
14 May, 2020 No weak links: EU Commission publishes action plan for unified money laundering fight By Helen Harvey The EU Commission has published an action plan aimed at ensuring the EU puts on a more unified front in the fight against money...
13 May, 2020 European Commission proposes deferral of DAC6 reporting deadlines By Jennifer Smithson In an effort to increase tax transparency and tackle aggressive tax planning, a sixth amendment to the EU Directive on Administrative...
13 May, 2020 Sharing is caring: UK government issues guidance on sharing information within corporate groups for AML purposes By Max Hobbs The UK government published a statement on 12 May 2020 that provides guidance to international corporate groups on sharing information...
12 May, 2020 STS synthetic securitisations – EBA final report By Richard Fletcher On 6 May 2020, the EBA published its final report (the Final Report) on an STS framework for synthetic securitisation under Article 45 Of...
06 May, 2020 FCA Covid-19 guidance: responding to requests to access restricted savings By Alexandra Green Rachel Serene On 5 May 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated its webpage on "Coronavirus (Covid-19): Information for firms" to include a...
06 May, 2020 Business beware: Covid-19 is leading to increased money laundering, fraud and terrorist financing By Francis Bond In a report published yesterday, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has set out the “unprecedented global challenges” facing...
04 May, 2020 Covid-19 and complaints: FCA guidance By Alexandra Green On 1 May, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a helpful statement for firms on complaints handling, recognising the many...