by Emma Cleveland | 2018-03-22 | Our News, Recruitment
We are looking to expand our team and have two exciting opportunities: Senior US qualified lawyer Senior lawyer (dual-qualification preferred, but not essential) Experience We are looking for candidates with in-house experience and an excellent knowledge of at least...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-03-21 | Industry News
UCTA Under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (“UCTA”), when a party to a business to business (“B2B”) contract deals on its“written standard terms of business”, any term which seeks to limit or exclude that party’s liability for breach of contract, non-performance or...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-03-12 | Our News
We were extremely proud to sponsor and attend City Hive’s International Women’s Day celebrations on Thursday 8 March. Emma attended the flagship event which discusses work/life balance and gives women in the sector a chance to network....
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-03-01 | Industry News
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published a call for feedback on a possible global regulatory sandbox, seeking views on: the potential global reach of the sandbox, what a global sandbox could look like and what the regulatory challenges might be. GLOBAL...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-02-23 | Industry News
On 8 February 2018, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) issued a joint statement on the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which will come to force on 25 May 2018 (the “Relevant Date”). The statement is...
by Emma Cleveland | 2017-12-14 | Our News, Us in the Press
UK asset managers will not have comply with a stringent new personal accountability regime until mid-2019 at the earliest, the local regulator has indicated. The announcement from the Financial Conduct Authority gives welcome breathing space to asset managers as they...
by Leela | 2017-12-11 | Industry News
On 24 November 2017, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (the “Committee”) issued a statement (the “ESAs Statement”) acknowledging the challenges of the requirement under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”) to...
by Leela | 2017-11-30 | Industry News
On 21 November 2017, ESMA added 2 new questions and answers to its Q&A (the “Q&A”) on the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”). The purpose of the Q&A is to provide clarity on the practical application of MAR with the aim of promoting a common supervisory...
by Leela | 2017-11-30 | Industry News
Whilst derivatives market players are running at full throttle to implement all measures required under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”) in advance of the next regulatory deadline which will require the collateralisation of physically settled...
by Leela | 2017-11-30 | Industry News
MiFID II comes into force from 3 January 2018, and introduces a new model (replacing the current commission sharing arrangements) under which research provided by a third party to an investment firm must be paid for. Therefore, firms can no longer be provided...
