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Financial Services

UK Funds Legal Update | March 2023

Asset management rules reform, independent review of investment research, Long Term Asset Fund authorised and more

FCA targets potential ESG 'harms' caused by UK asset management firms

ESG investment products and strategies can pose risks to consumers and markets if not carefully labelled and described

ESG reporting in Europe: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive obligations

Many EU-based businesses will have to start to make disclosures which will help asset manager and investor compliance
Corporate

Corporate governance code for London Stock Exchange's AIM set for further update

The code has guided small and mid-sized quoted companies in improving their corporate governance practices and reporting

Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | February 2023

FCA's supervisory strategy for asset management firms and post-Brexit regulations, the EU's update of AIFMD II, and more
Financial Services

Employee incentives: new opportunities for fintech companies

Fintechs seeking to incentivise their employees may wish to consider tax-advantaged company share option plans
Corporate

Start-ups law introduces corporate measures for emerging companies in Spain

The legislation's range of new measures from registration to treasury stock aim to help Spain's start-ups grow
Blockchain

Blockchain in Singapore 2023: where are we now? 

Collaborative projects and regulatory developments in Singapore indicate an appetite for innovation in digital assets
Employment and pensions

Whistleblower protection extended in the Netherlands

Employers with 50-plus employees are likely to have to amend their whistleblowers' policy

New directive threatens the use of self-employed contractor models in Europe

Many staffing companies, AOR/EORs and platforms may need to start planning changes to their commercial models soon
Corporate

UK M&A trends in 2023

2022 was a year of two halves for M&A, 2023 looks to be similar and deal terms trends are following

Dispute resolution

UK to make ‘failure to prevent fraud’ a criminal offence

Recently proposed amendments will see the biggest change in corporate criminal enforcement since the enactment of the Bribery Act in