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EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - July 2021 Development's in this month's edition include:
FCA proposal for a “consumer duty”: a policy roadmap for product design? The FCA is consulting on its proposal to introduce a new “consumer duty” which is envisaged to set substantively higher standards for the level of care that firms must give to their customers.
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Fintech 2021 Fintech Partners Ben Kingsley and Rob Sumroy and Professional Support Lawyers Natalie Donovan and Selmin Hakki provide corporate counsel and international practitioners with an overview of the UK legal and regulatory landscape for fintech.   
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Fintech 2021 - Hong Kong Chapter Partner Peter Lake and Counsel Mike Ringer provide corporate counsel and international practitioners with an overview of the Hong Kong legal and regulatory landscape for fintech.   
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - June 2021 Development's in this month's edition include:
Global Investigations Bulletin (June 2021) Our latest Global Investigations Bulletin for June 2021 is now available. This month, we take a look at the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, set out the latest news in global investigations and enforcement actions, and provide key horizon scanning...
New Statutory Regime for Insurance Groups: AIA, FWD and Prudential In March 2021, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority was granted statutory powers to regulate insurance groups. The relevant groups are AIA, FWD and Prudential.
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - May 2021 Development's in this month's edition include:
Hong Kong Private Equity: 0% tax rate for carried interest - legislation enacted Hong Kong introduces 0% tax rate for carried interest paid by qualifying Hong Kong private equity funds to their managers, effective from 1 April 2020.
Outsourcing and third party risk management: The PRA's stance on risk and controls This briefing looks at the PRA's Policy Statement on outsourcing and third party risk management (PS7/21) and accompanying Supervisory Statement (SS2/21) which ‘clarifies, develops, and modernises’ longstanding regulatory requirements...
Global Investigations Bulletin (May 2021) Our latest Global Investigations Bulletin for May 2021 is now available. This month, we review corporate convictions for bribery in the UK, set out the latest news in global investigations and enforcement actions, and provide key horizon scanning updates...
Our latest banking and investment services column for Practical Law In their column for April 2021, Ben, Nick and Selmin consider the FCA's stance on  breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007, the Resolvability Assessment Framework (RAF) and the PRA’s recent Supervisory Statement on outsourcing and...
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - April 2021 Developments in this month's edition include:
Asset Management – Hot Topics, Spring 2021 Against the backdrop of COVID-19 and the end of the Brexit transition period, the Spring 2021 edition of our Asset Management – Hot Topics series discusses some of the significant developments currently affecting the sector.
Banking Sector – Hot Topics, Spring 2021 Against the backdrop of COVID-19 and the end of the Brexit transition period, the Spring 2021 edition of our Banking Sector – Hot Topics series discusses some of the significant developments currently affecting the sector.