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Ten questions on the FCA's MiFIDPRU Remuneration Code In this briefing we answer ten questions on the FCA's remuneration code for MiFID investment firms, which will apply to performance periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022.  
Pensions Bulletin - November 2021 Restrictions on transfers out; Increasing normal minimum pension age; reporting of annual asset class information; charges in DC schemes; rectification of pension increase provisions
Territorial Considerations in Competition Law Disputes: the EU and UK Perspective Camilla Sanger and Olga Ladrowska have written for Global Competition Review’s Private Litigation Guide on the EU and UK perspectives on territorial considerations around competition law regimes. 
BLOG: TAMD is upon us As part of the UK’s Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that certain “tax administration and maintenance announcements” would follow – they followed on 30 November in a manner similar to tax policies and consultation...
Global Investigations Review’s Guide to International Enforcement of the Securities Laws - 1st edition - United Kingdom chapter As the securities enforcement landscape continues to expand beyond national borders, the Guide to International Enforcement of the Securities Laws seeks to address the most pressing questions in securities law enforcement. With this in mind, Ewan Brown,...
The Lens Newsletter - November 2021 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
COP26 - Five takeaways for GCs The Glasgow Climate Pact and conclusion of COP26 have added pressures on corporates, financial institutions and other organisations to transform the way they do business in a global effort to mitigate climate change.
Settled or not? An arbitration agreement extends to a settlement dispute GURKHAS CONSTRUCTION LTD V CRAFT FAÇADE TECH (HONG KONG) CO LTD (FORMERLY KNOWN AS EFT-CRAFT CO LTD) [2021] HKDC 1166 This client briefing discusses a Hong Kong case which concerned an application for a stay in favour of arbitration.
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (10 - 23 November 2021) On 4 November 2021 the Competition and Markets Authority announced its decision to prohibit the completed acquisition by JD Sports of Footasylum for the second time, following an in-depth Phase 2 investigation. In a press release the CMA said that in its...
Greenwashed? The Intensifying Scrutiny of Sustainability Credentials The phenomenon, commonly known as “greenwashing”, where businesses overstate their green credentials deliberately or otherwise, is under ever-increasing scrutiny. COP26 highlighted important global initiatives to support governments, activists and other...
Tax and the City Review for November 2021 In their latest Tax and the City article, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews provide an update on the measures relevant to financial institutions in the Autumn Budget and Finance Bill 2022 including bank taxation, the consultation on a re-domiciliation regime,...
Divergence, Convergence and Challenges: Trends on GDPR Enforcement Across Europe and the UK A version of this article first appeared in the Privacy Law & Business UK Report, Issue 118 (November 2021) The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the "GDPR") in May 2018 was a dramatic step forward in...
Incentives Bulletin - November 2021 Both the Investment Association (the “IA”) and Glass Lewis have this week published their guidance in relation to UK listed companies’ executive remuneration for 2022. In this bulletin, we explore what are likely to be the key issues in...
Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 17 Selected legal and regulatory developments in data privacy for November 2021
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter – November 2021 Development's in this month's edition include: