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Blockchain
Retail central bank digital currencies: are they inevitable if the metaverse is inescapable?
What are the chief characteristics of CBDCs and their talking points in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and India?
Regulatory and compliance
Ukraine crisis: Further legislation introduced by the UK Parliament to strengthen sanctions compliance
UK government introduces Economic Crime Bill, amends sanctions regulations, and designates new targets and export controls
Regulatory and compliance
Government brings forward Economic Crime Bill: Unexplained Wealth Orders, sanctions, and other developments
What do businesses need to know about the new UK Economic Crime Bill?
The Built Environment
What does the UK Economic Crime Bill mean for beneficial holders of UK real estate?
Greater transparency in the UK real estate market is to be welcomed
Corporate
Companies House transparency reforms to be introduced as part of second Economic Crime Bill
The long-awaited reforms will have profound implications for how companies are administered in the UK
Banking and finance
Transposition of European directives in the area of covered bonds
Royal Decree-Law 24/2021, of 2 November (the " RDL"), transposes Directive (EU) 2019/2162 of the European Parliament and of the
Dispute resolution
Ukraine crisis: The UK and the EU announce more sanctions
Additional sanctions are the likely precursor to further measures by the UK and the EU as well as the US
Tax
Withholdings on interest payments to non-resident taxpayers and Spanish General Anti-Avoidance Rule. Report dated December 2021 from the Spanish Advisory Commission
On 16 December 2021, the Advisory Committee published its report on a case of anti-abuse put forward by the Spanish
Financial Services
Operational resilience: the final countdown is on for the new UK regime
The go-live date for the new rules approaches on 31 March: what does the Financial Conduct Authority expect from firms?
Financial Services
Bill seeks to regulate Singapore entities providing virtual-asset services overseas
What are the new Financial Services and Markets Bill's main features and what could it mean for digital token services
Banking and finance
Legal requirements for finfluencers - and why compliance is also important for fintechs
Influencers who inform their audience on the topic of investing are becoming increasingly popular. However, they are also monitored closely
Banking and finance
ESG principles start to shape Dutch debt financings
What are the sustainability dynamics entering into loan markets in the Netherlands?
