by Leela | 2021-03-30 | Industry News
As concerns for environmental and social governance (“ESG”) increase, the European Union has introduced a new set of legislation to govern this new phenomenon. The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) came into force on 10 March 2021 as a response to...
by Leela | 2021-03-26 | Industry News
In the recent case of Quantum Actuarial LLP v Quantum Advisory Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 227 (24 February 2021), the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s ruling on the interpretation of restrictive covenants in service agreements and set out the legal approach in the...
by Leela | 2021-03-22 | Industry News
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published Consultation Paper CP21/3 (the “Consultation Paper”) on 28 January 2021 proposing: amendments to the technical standards on strong customer authentication (“SCA”) and common and secure methods of communication (the...
by Leela | 2021-03-18 | Industry News
On 16 February 2021, the Penrose Report – Power to the People (the “Report”) was published by John Penrose MP who, back in September 2020, had been requested by the government to carry out an independent review of the UK competition policy. The aim of the Report...
by Leela | 2021-03-16 | Industry News
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) is an association of independent organisations regulating the global securities and futures markets. IOSCO has as its main objective the regulation of securities, and in particular investor protection....
by Leela | 2021-03-09 | Industry News
On 7 January 2021, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HM Treasury”) published a consultation (the “Consultation”) that called for evidence on the Government’s approach to the regulation of cryptoassets and stablecoins. This article refers to both...
