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June 06, 2025
Reed Smith Hires Cohen & Gresser London White-Collar Pro
Reed Smith LLP has recruited a senior expert in financial crime from Cohen & Gresser LLP in London to boost its capabilities representing clients in complex disputes and investigations.
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May 30, 2025
UK Audit Regulator Finalizes Project To Unlock Financial Data
Britain's accounting regulator said on Friday that it has now completed an 18-month project designed to make structured financial data more accessible in the U.K.
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May 30, 2025
Isle Of Man Agrees To Work With UK Against Tax Avoidance
Isle of Man authorities reached an agreement with the U.K. government to work together in a crackdown on promoters of tax avoidance schemes, according to a joint statement.
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May 30, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Entain face yet more investor claims in the fallout from its bribery probe, UEFA face class action from Liverpool fans over chaos at the 2022 World Cup, and a venture capitalist sue journalists for misuse of his private information over a forged police report. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 30, 2025
FCA Names Ex-Pensions Minister Head Of Consumer Panel
The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday that it has appointed Chris Pond, a former work and pensions minister, as chair of an independent panel that advises the regulator on consumer issues.
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May 30, 2025
FCA Wins OK For £1M Fine On Pensions Transfer Pros
The finance watchdog said Friday that a tribunal has approved its decision to ban two financial advisers from working in financial services and impose approximately £1 million ($1.3 million) in fines over their pension transfers that put clients' retirement money at risk.
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May 30, 2025
Pension Credit Applications Rise 28% Since Winter Fuel Cut
The number of applications for pension credit in the U.K. increased 28% in the past year since the government said that it will ax winter fuel payments for millions of retirees, Department for Work and Pensions data shows.
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May 30, 2025
Pension Adviser Declared In Default Over Unpaid Claims
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme confirmed on Friday that a pensions advisory company has been declared in default after it was unable to pay out on claims brought by clients.
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May 29, 2025
Bahamas Businessmen Can't Nix $2.7M Yacht Sale Ruling
Two Bahamas businessmen can't dodge a $2.7 million debt to a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., after the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council declined on Thursday to find that a yacht intended to repay a loan had been sold at an undervalue.
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May 29, 2025
UK Eyes Alignment With Int'l Sustainability Standard
Britain's accounting regulator proposed on Thursday introducing a U.K. version of the international standard used for sustainability assurance in a bid to ensure consistency in the sector.
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May 29, 2025
Accountants Deny Negligence In Kebab Biz Share Deal Fraud
An accounting firm has denied negligently accepting a fraudulently signed share transfer form that a business director claims cost him his stake in a meat supplier of almost £2.5 million ($3.4 million), arguing that there was "nothing obviously suspicious" about the document.
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May 29, 2025
HSBC Denies Blame For £12M Transfers Tied To Alleged Fraud
HSBC has accused a corporate client of attempting to hold the bank liable for an alleged fraud committed by the company, denying that it failed to question and block more than £12 million ($16.1 million) in allegedly fraudulent account transfers.
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May 29, 2025
US Tariffs Spark Profit Warnings For UK Pension Sponsors
British businesses might seek to tap into pension surpluses because of ongoing financial losses caused by U.S. tariffs, a professional services firm has warned.
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May 29, 2025
Argentex Left With Single Bidder As 2 Investors Exit
Argentex said Thursday that two potential investors have withdrawn their interest in buying the U.K.-based foreign exchange provider, leaving its rival IFX Payments as the only entity in line to acquire the company.
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May 29, 2025
Bigger Isn't Better In £25B Pensions Megafund Reform
The U.K. government unveiled on Thursday a sweeping reform program to drive the creation of new pension megafunds with the firepower to invest more in the U.K. economy — but experts warn this could stifle competition and "put a gun" to providers' heads.
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May 29, 2025
Toymaker Says Ex-CFO Must Sell Property To Pay £300K Debt
A toymaker has asked a London court to compel its former finance director to sell his apartment to cover a rising debt of more than £300,000 ($404,000) that it says he owes.
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May 29, 2025
FCA To Update Regulatory Directions For UK Finance Firms
The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that it will amend and update approximately 11,000 legal requirements, obligations and restrictions for more than 9,000 financial firms in the U.K.
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May 29, 2025
Mastercard Settlement Shows Court's Active Role In Payouts
The final decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on who gets what from a £200 million ($270 million) Mastercard settlement shows the willingness of the courts to rewrite distribution plans to ensure that the overall objectives of the collective action regime are met, lawyers say.
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May 28, 2025
Online Scams Surge With £1B Stolen Through Fraud In 2024
Criminals stole £1.17 billion ($1.6 billion) through fraud in 2024, largely through a 22 percent rise in customers being duped into disclosing online login passcodes, banking body UK Finance revealed Wednesday.
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May 28, 2025
UK Firms Plan To Tap Pension Surpluses Amid Rule Changes
Most U.K. businesses with defined benefit pension plans larger than £500 million ($673 million) have said they would access their retirement plan surplus once the government allows them to tap into the money, new research shows.
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June 04, 2025
Ex-Credit Karma GC Tapped As Legal Chief At UK Fintech Co.
Financial technology company Liberis Ltd. said Wednesday that it has hired Jane Moon as its new legal chief to help the business navigate regulatory challenges amid an expansion into new international markets.
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May 28, 2025
Ex-Russian Politician Appeals UK's First Sanctions Conviction
A former Russian politician who became the first person to be found guilty of breaching the U.K.'s sanctions regime is challenging his conviction and sentence, his lawyer confirmed Wednesday.
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May 28, 2025
Social Media Giants Urged To Curb Unauthorized Finance Ads
The European Union's financial markets watchdog urged the world's major social media and online companies on Wednesday to stop promoting unauthorized financial services on their platforms.
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May 28, 2025
UniCredit To Double Stake In Greek Bank Alpha To 20%
UniCredit said on Wednesday that it has arranged to more than double its holding in the owner of major Greek lender Alpha to approximately 20%.
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May 28, 2025
New FCA Crypto Rules Focus On Stablecoin Value, Security
The Financial Conduct Authority on Wednesday proposed rules aimed at ensuring stablecoins hold their value and firms keep cryptocurrencies safe, as the U.K. progresses on its plans to oversee regulation of the risky assets.
Expert Analysis
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Following The Road Map Toward Quantum Security
With the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent publication of a white paper on a quantum-secure financial sector, firms should begin to consider the quantum transition early — before the process is driven by regulatory obligations — with the goal of developing a cybersecurity architecture that is agile while also allowing for quantum security, say lawyers at Cleary.
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Why EU Ruling On Beneficial Ownership May Affect The UK
Following the EU judgment in Sovim v. Luxembourg that public access to beneficial ownership information conflicts with data protection rights, several British overseas territories and dependencies have recently reversed their commitment to introduce unrestricted access, and challenges to the U.K.’s liberal stance may be on the cards, says Rupert Cullen at Allectus Law.
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Key Changes In FRC Code Aim To Promote Good Governance
The focus of the recently published Financial Reporting Council Corporate Governance Code on risk management and internal controls is to ensure the competitiveness of the U.K. listing regime while not compromising on governance standards, and issuers may wish to consider updating their policies in order to follow best practice, say lawyers at Debevoise.
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Ruling In FCA Case Offers Tips On Flexible Work Requests
In Wilson v. Financial Conduct Authority, the Employment Tribunal recently found that the regulator's rejection of a remote work request was justified, highlighting for employers factors that affect flexible work request outcomes, while emphasizing that individual inquiries should be considered on the specific facts, say Frances Rollin, Ella Tunnell and Kerry Garcia at Stevens & Bolton.
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Breaking Down The New UK Pension Funding Regs
Recently published U.K. pension regulations, proposing major changes to funding and investing in defined benefit pension schemes, raise implementation considerations for trustees, including the importance of the employer covenant, say Charles Magoffin and Elizabeth Bullock at Freshfields.
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Predicting DeFi Regulations At Home And Abroad In 2024
Though decentralized finance has advocates on both sides of the Atlantic in figures like U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, DeFi in 2024 seems likely to be folded into existing regulatory frameworks in the U.K. and EU, while anti-crypto scrutiny may discourage DeFi’s growth in the U.S., say Daniel Csefalvay and Eric Martin at BCLP.
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Consultation Docs Can Help EU Firms Prep For Crypto Regs
Firms providing crypto services should note two recent papers from the European Securities and Markets Authority defining proposals on reverse solicitation and financial instrument classification that will be critical to clarifying the scope of the regulatory framework under the impending Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, say lawyers at Hogan Lovells.
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A Closer Look At Novel Jury Instruction In Forex Rigging Case
After the recent commodities fraud conviction of a U.K.-based hedge fund executive in U.S. v. Phillips, post-trial briefing has focused on whether the New York federal court’s jury instruction incorrectly defined the requisite level of intent, which should inform defense counsel in future open market manipulation cases, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert.
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Investors' Call For Voting Changes Faces Practical Challenges
A recent investor coalition call on fund managers to offer pass-through voting on pooled funds highlights a renewed concern for clients’ interests, but legal, regulatory and technological issues need to be overcome to ensure that risks related to the product are effectively mitigated, says Angeli Arora at Allectus.
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Litigation Funding Implications Amid Post-PACCAR Disputes
An English tribunal's recent decision in Neill v. Sony, allowing an appeal on the enforceability of a litigation funding agreement, highlights how the legislative developments on funding limits following the U.K. Supreme Court's 2023 decision in Paccar v. Competition Appeal Tribunal may affect practitioners, say Andrew Leitch and Anoma Rekhi at BCLP.
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What Extension Of French FDI Control Means For Investors
The recently published French order on foreign investment control expands the regime's application to more sectors and at a lower threshold of share ownership, illustrating France's determination to maintain sovereignty over its supply chains in sensitive sectors, and adding new considerations for potential investors in these areas, say lawyers at Linklaters.
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What To Expect For Private Capital Investment Funds In 2024
As 2024 gets underway, market sentiment in the private fundraising sphere seems more optimistic, with a greater focus on deal sourcing and operational optimizations, and an increased emphasis on impact and sustainability strategies, say lawyers at Ropes & Gray.
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Cayman Islands Off AML Risk Lists, Signaling Robust Controls
As a world-leading jurisdiction for securitization special purpose entities, the removal of the Cayman Islands from increased anti-money laundering monitoring lists is a significant milestone that will benefit new and existing financial services customers conducting business in the territory, say lawyers at Walkers Global.
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Cos. Should Plan Now For Extensive EU Data Act Obligations
The recently enacted EU Data Act imposes wide-ranging requirements across industries and enterprises of all sizes, and with less than 20 months until the provisions begin to apply, businesses planning compliance will need to incorporate significant product changes and revision of contract terms, say Nick Banasevic, Robert Spano and Ciara O'Gara at Gibson Dunn.Â
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How Decision On A Key Definition Affects SMEs
The Financial Conduct Authority's decision not to extend the definition of small and midsized enterprises may benefit banks and finance providers in the current high interest rate environment and where SMEs in certain sectors may be under financial pressure in light of the cost-of-living crisis in order to streamline it, says Rachael Healey at RPC.