Are you ready for dual disclosures after the Brexit transition period?
As we move closer and closer to a no-deal Brexit, the likelihood is, that come the end of the UK’s transition period for leaving the EU (1st January 2021), major…
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Last Minute Xmas Deals
You’ve seen it, cheap bubbly, cheese and crackers, wine, last minute essentials on offer for the big day. On the continent however there might be other deals occuring. The Pound…
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Top 5 Foreign Investment Developments: November 2020
Foreign investment and sensitive sectors regimes enable government across the world to scrutinise foreign shareholders investing in sectors considered sensitive in the particular jurisdiction. We have seen the number of…
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Regulatory Round-up: November 2020
The past month brought important developments on topics such as fund liquidity, costs and fees charged by fund managers, AIFMD, UCITS and Money Market Funds. Most notably, in the UK,…
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Between a Bloc and A Hard Place
ESMA has refused to relax rules around swap trading by EU banks operating in the United Kingdom. The hope was from, January the banks would continue under UK rules, this…
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Asset Managers Need to Step Up Their Liquidity Efforts – ESMA’s Five Key Priorities
Throughout the year regulators have focused on liquidity, and as this year draws to a close, that focus shows no signs of diminishing. “Asset managers need to step up their…
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UK National Security and Investment Bill
On 11th November 2020, the UK Government introduced the long-awaited National Security and Investment Bill in the House of Commons. The Bill provides the government with new powers to screen…
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Overhaul Global Shareholder Disclosure Rules – Part 1
In July, the SEC announced proposed amendments to 13F Reporting, to update the reporting threshold for institutional investment managers, as well as a number of other ancillary changes. The major…
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Final Countdown
The 2020 US election is nearing its final stages. At time of writing the contender Joe Biden holds 264 electoral votes, Trump 214. Trump can’t afford to lose any more…
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Regulatory Round-up: October 2020
Despite the continuing focus on the rapidly rising COVID-19 infections rates in the US & Europe, the looming Lockdown 2.0, and the impending, potentially contentious race for the White House,…
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