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UK: Use of skilled persons reports in Q4 13/14, and over the year as a whole
Last week the FCA published an update on skilled person reports commissioned in Q4 2013/14. Of the ten reports commissioned, half related to …
France: class actions "à la française"
After 40 years of hesitation, the class action "à la française" has finally made its entrance into the French Consumer Code (articles L. 423-1 et seq., …
UK: Retail product distribution payments under the FCA spotlight - finalised guidance on inducements and conflicts of interest
The FCA has set an uncompromising compliance standard for what it sees as unacceptable payments from product providers to advisors in the retail …
Another storm brewing in relation to the scope of the Pensions Regulator's anti-avoidance powers
In a surprise judgment, the High Court has ruled that where contribution notices are issued to a number of companies for failing to comply with a …
US: Applicability of business judgment rule to bank officers to be considered by Supreme Court of Georgia
As the UK Government shapes, and reshapes, provisions in the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill to make individual accountability a reality for …
Indonesian First Instance Court rules that contracts written in English language are void
The West Jakarta District Court ruled recently that an Indonesian law governed loan agreement between an Indonesian borrower and a foreign lender was …
Appeal relating to alleged misselling of interest rate swaps dismissed
On 9 October 2013, the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Green & Rowley v Royal Bank of Scotland plc [2013] EWCA Civ 1197, the first …
RDR in practice: FCA concerns that inducements may be undermining RDR objectives (Thematic Review and Guidance Consultation13/5)
The FCA has published findings from its recent thematic review into payments (and other benefits) by life insurers to advisory firms, which highlights …
UK OFT agrees reforms to UK defined contribution pensions market
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published the findings from its market study into defined contributions (DC) workplace pensions. Overall, the …
UK Supreme Court upholds appeal by Nortel Administrators on pension liabilities and the powers of the Pensions Regulator
The Supreme Court has today ruled on the ranking of certain pension liabilities when issued to companies in administration or liquidation. In a decision …
UK: FCA provisional decision to fine and ban former NED of financial firm for failing to disclose conflicts of interest
The FCA has published a notice of its decision to fine a former non-executive director (NED) of two mutual societies £154,800, and …
UK: Private LIBOR claims - an uphill battle for claimants
The ongoing regulatory investigations into the manipulation of LIBOR have prompted much speculation about the possibility of claimants bringing …
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