30 Jun, 2021 IFPR final rules: unpacking the transitional provisions By Shailen Patel The FCA has now provided its feedback on its first consultation papers on the new UK prudential regime for MiFID investment firms (IFPR)...
18 Jun, 2021 No money for HMRC in Euromoney FTT case By Mark Stichbury Tax practitioners dealing with motive-driven tax reliefs, exemptions or anti-avoidance rules can get caught in seemingly futile debates...
17 Jun, 2021 Environmental, social and governance By Rachel Richardson Shailen Patel In recent years, we have seen environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations rapidly rise up the agenda for businesses and...
15 Jun, 2021 ATAD 3: the writing on the wall for EU holding companies? By Rhiannon Kinghall Were The European Commission (EC) set out its ambitions for a 21st century tax system in May 2021. Since then, it has published a consultation...
14 Jun, 2021 How secure are secured liabilities? By Rosie Marriott When finances become distressed, creditors examine all avenues to recover their debt which can result in any intercreditor agreements...
14 Jun, 2021 17 June 2021: the third annual derivatives counting day By Robert Daniell William Sykes The second anniversary of EMIR Refit is this week, and with it comes the annual requirement for most financial counterparties and...
11 Jun, 2021 The Government rejects publishing a long-term tax strategy By Paul Hardwick Back in March I wrote about the Treasury Committee’s report entitled Tax after Coronavirus which considered, amongst other things, a...
10 Jun, 2021 G7 tax plan and its implications for investment managers By Rhiannon Kinghall Were As the dust settles on the recent G7 announcement the analysis turns to the winners and losers from the deal. The FT highlights that the...
08 Jun, 2021 Asset manager ESG due diligence questionnaire published: seeking to create an "industry standard" By Harriet Miller On Friday 4 June 2021 the Loan Market Association (LMA), European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) and Loan Syndications and Trading...
07 Jun, 2021 Chaperoning as a means to market in EU post-Brexit under threat By Harriet Miller The financial trade press (e.g. see Financial News) is reporting that certain EU regulators have questioned the ability for a UK firm to...
04 Jun, 2021 Litigation funders and control: risk of third party costs orders By Nikolas Ireland Section 51 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 and CPR 46.2 gives the Court the power to make third party costs orders against litigation...