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Financial Services

UK financial regulator sets out framework for reviewing its rules

The review explains how the FCA Handbook will be monitored and action could be taken when rules do not work
Financial Services

UK set to extend variable recurring payments beyond 'me to me' use cases

Expansion due in third quarter may boost greater uptake of the open banking payment method
Financial Services

FCA announces review into UK motor finance commission arrangements

The regulator is investigating whether the arrangements resulted in harm to consumers before the 2021 ban
Corporate

New corporate governance codes usher in change for AIM and UK-listed companies

What are the main updates and what do they mean for corporate governance in the UK?
Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | February 2024

What progress has been made on the UK's overseas funds regime and what are ESMA's next priorities?
IT and data

DORA – New EU cybersecurity law for Crypto

Crypto-assets are digital in their nature, but in many ways resemble traditional assets. In line with the EU's Regulation on
Financial Services

Payment services reform poses challenge for Europe's people platforms, MSPs and payroll companies

Those that have relied on the commercial agent exemption will need to revisit their business models to remain compliant
Financial Services

How AI is regulated in UK financial services today

As technology moves faster than ever, how can the existing regulatory framework address new risks?
Dispute resolution

Court of Appeal examines aggregation issues in insurance contracts in England and Wales

A recent case examined whether losses arising out of the Covid-19 outbreak amounted to a single or multiple losses
Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | 19 January 2024

Economic crime and transparency action, short-selling thresholds, prudential rules implementation, SDRs, and more
Dispute resolution

Insurance policies: identifying in the English courts the proximate cause of a loss

A Court of Appeal decision gives guidance on working out the proximate cause and how to deal with two causes