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May 02, 2025
EY Can Reveal $9.7B Settlement At UAE Health Biz Fraud Trial
EY won an attempt on Friday to reveal a $9.66 billion settlement inked by a United Arab Emirates health care business and senior company officers accused of a $4 billion fraud as it defends itself against allegations it failed to stop the alleged wrongdoing.
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May 02, 2025
US Tariffs Spark Concerns for Unhedged Pension Assets
European pension funds that have significant unhedged dollar assets could be in trouble, experts warned Friday, as unprecedented market volatility was sparked imposition of U.S. trade tariffs.
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May 02, 2025
Draft UK Crypto-Regulations Facing Teething Troubles
The government's new crypto-assets regime will be unenforceable across borders and could deter fledgling companies from working in the country, meaning that the financial watchdog will face early challenges to its attempts to protect British consumers in a volatile global marketplace.
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May 02, 2025
Pension Deal Insurance Capacity Outstrips Demand
Eight out of 10 pension deals last year involved a scheme with less than £100 million ($133 million) in assets, due to a major increase in insurer capacity, a consultancy said Friday.
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May 02, 2025
Bank Sues Fintech Execs For Fraud Over £4M Investment
A German specialist property lender has sued the co-founders of a financial technology startup for £4.2 million ($5.6 million) in London over claims that the former investment bankers hid the fact they had obtained additional investment in their business prior to its collapse.
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May 01, 2025
Janus Analyst Accused Of Insider Trading Denies Hiding Deals
Prosecutors dismissed a former Janus Henderson analyst's claim he had not disclosed trades allegedly made with insider information because he regarded his employer's trading compliance policies to be "window dressing," saying on Thursday that the "simple explanation" was that he had wished to keep them secret.
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May 01, 2025
UK Pension Funds Face Scrutiny Over Investment Plans
A parliamentary committee will quiz pensions chiefs as part of a wider probe into whether the £3 trillion ($4 trillion) retirement savings sector can invest more in U.K. assets to better support the country's economic growth.
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May 01, 2025
Cross-Border Payments Firms Lack Transparency, FCA Says
Companies offering international money remittance and cross-border payment services often fail to explain their fees clearly and should consider making improvements under the Consumer Duty, the Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday.
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May 01, 2025
BNY Can't Escape A&O Shearman's £93M Negligence Claim
Bank of New York Mellon lost its fight Thursday to escape a claim from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling alleging that the lender caused Nationwide Building Society to face a £93 million ($109 million) tax bill by bungling the issuance of notes.
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May 01, 2025
Insurers Underestimating Climate Change, BoE Warns
U.K. insurers must do a better job of reflecting the risk of climate change on their balance sheets, the Bank of England has warned.
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May 01, 2025
UK Crypto-Asset Business Shut Down For International Fraud
Crypto-asset company BTCMining has been shut down by a court in England after complaints from across the globe that it did not pay out their returns, according to the Insolvency Service.
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May 01, 2025
UK Gov't Mulling Major Reform To Pensions Protection Fund
The government has confirmed that there are still plans to transform the Pension Protection Fund into a public sector consolidator of retirement savings schemes.
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April 30, 2025
Ex-Janus Analyst Insists Cash Was For Father's Business
A former analyst for asset management company Janus Henderson told jurors that £198,000 ($264,100) in cash — alleged by the Financial Conduct Authority to be dirty money — was for his father's construction business, denying the FCA's accusation.
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April 30, 2025
Morgan Lewis Expands Tax Practice With Milbank Hire
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP added a former Milbank special counsel as a tax partner based in the firm's London office.
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April 30, 2025
Dentist Fights HMRC Over Alleged Tax Avoidance
A dentist's firm urged an appeals court on Wednesday to find that it had not engaged in tax avoidance by making loan payments to its owner through a trust, saying the payments had no connection to its owner's employment and therefore were not taxable as income.
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April 30, 2025
Lebanon Bank Loses Jurisdiction Fight In $24M Transfer Case
A Lebanese bank on Wednesday lost its bid to block a Saudi sheikh from suing it in a London court to force it to transfer $24 million to his Swiss bank account amid an economic crisis in Lebanon.
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April 30, 2025
UBS To Buy Back Further $2.5B Worth Of Shares In 2025
UBS Group AG said on Wednesday it will reward investors by repurchasing up to $2.5 billion in shares this year, despite a drop in net profit and an "unpredictable" economy.
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April 30, 2025
9M Britons Retire With Meager Private Pensions, Report Says
Almost 9 million people in the U.K. enter retirement "significantly under-pensioned," with annual private pension incomes of between £3,650 ($4,870) to £6,750, according to a report by the Pensions Policy Institute.
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May 07, 2025
White & Case Hires Back PE Pro From Kirkland In London
White & Case LLP announced Wednesday the return of a corporate partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP to boost its cross-border private equity offering to deal with the increase in transactions it expects to continue through the year.
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April 30, 2025
FCA Says Meta Slacking In The Removal Of Suspect Ads
The Financial Conduct Authority named Facebook owner Meta on Wednesday as the biggest laggard among the big tech companies in terms of responding to requests to take down material from "finfluencers" about whom the watchdog had issued warnings.
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April 30, 2025
Justices To Decide Asset Split In Banker's £112M Divorce Case
The former wife of a UBS banker told the U.K. Supreme Court on Wednesday that she should get an equal split of their £112 million ($149 million) family wealth in a case that could confirm whether assets generated outside marriage can ever be shared.
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April 30, 2025
HMRC Should Use AI To Boost Services, Report Says
HM Revenue & Customs is still not doing enough to improve its services and should prepare to use artificial intelligence to enhance customer service for U.K. taxpayers and increase its productivity, according to a parliamentary report.
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April 30, 2025
UK Finance Sector Calls For Cuts To Audit Regulation
A group of finance and corporate trade bodies urged the government on Wednesday to reduce and simplify regulation of auditors to support U.K. growth.
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April 30, 2025
Lender Says Company Owner Gifted Biz To Son To Evade Debt
A finance provider has sued a businessman for allegedly gifting a company to his son the day after the lender had demanded payment of more than £4.7 million ($6.3 million) under a loan guarantee.
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April 30, 2025
Gov't To Push Through Collective Pension Rules In Autumn
The U.K. government said it plans to introduce new regulation in the latter half of the year to allow the introduction of new forms of collective pension plans.
Expert Analysis
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: The Benefits Of Non-EU Venues
In Spain v. Triodos, a Swedish appeal court recently annulled an intra-EU investment treaty award, reinforcing a growing trend in the bloc against enforcing such awards, and highlighting the advantages of initiating enforcement proceedings in common law jurisdictions, such as the U.K., says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square.
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How Proposed Platforms For Unlisted Co. Trading May Work
The U.K. government is continuing development of its proposed private intermittent securities and capital exchange system to facilitate secondary share trading in private companies through a regulatory sandbox while ironing out details, representing an innovative step for unlisted company liquidity, say lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell.
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Experian Ruling Helps Cos. Navigate GDPR Transparency
In Information Commissioner v. Experian, the Upper Tribunal recently reaffirmed the lawfulness of the company's marketing practices, providing guidance that will assist organizations in complying with the GDPR’s transparency obligations, say lawyers at Jenner & Block.
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Clarity Is Central Theme In FCA's Greenwashing Guidance
Recent Financial Conduct Authority guidance for complying with the U.K. regulator's anti-greenwashing rule sends an overarching message that sustainability claims must be clear, accurate and capable of being substantiated, say lawyers at Cadwalader.
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How New FCA Rules Strengthen Borrower Protections
The Financial Conduct Authority’s recently published final rules, aimed at strengthening protections for borrowers in financial difficulty by regularizing good practices across the industry, put its previous guidance on a permanent footing and send a clear message to firms that this issue remains a regulatory priority, say James Black, Julie Patient and Mark Aengenheister at Hogan Lovells.
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Opinion
New Property Category Not Needed To Regulate Digital Assets
The U.K. Law Commission's exploration of whether to create a third category of property for digital assets is derived from a misreading of historical case law, and would not be helpful in resolving any questions surrounding digital assets, says Duncan Sheehan at the University of Leeds.
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FTSE Draft Rules Show Impact Of FCA Listing Reforms
FTSE Russell’s recently published provisional rule changes represent a much-awaited indication of its response to the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed listing reforms, providing a level of certainty that will assist issuers and advisers in preparing for the implementation of the regime, say lawyers at Davis Polk.
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FCA Strikes A Balance With 'Finfluencer' Guidance
With financial firms leveraging social media to engage with a broader audience, the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent "finfluencer" guidance signals a recognition of the imperative to adapt regulatory frameworks while maintaining a firm commitment to consumer protection, say David Allinson and Damien O'Malley at RPC.
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Dissecting Recent Developments Against The Misuse Of NDAs
The U.K. government's recent plans to nullify nondisclosure agreements that prevent victims from reporting crimes should remind lawyers to proactively consider the necessity of such agreements, especially in light of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's warning notice on drafting improper NDAs, say Clare Davis and Macaela Joyes at RPC.
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What To Know About The Russia-Stranded Plane Ruling
The High Court's recent decision in Zephyrus Capital Aviation v. Fidelis Underwriting, rejecting reinsurers' U.K. jurisdiction challenges in claims over stranded planes in Russia, has broad implications for cross-border litigation involving exclusive jurisdiction clauses, says Samantha Zaozirny at Browne Jacobson.
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3 Notable Pensions Reforms In Spring Budget
The U.K. government’s spring budget introduced reforms to improve pension outcomes through the value for money framework and the lifetime provider model, as well as to encourage investments in Britain — three interlinked areas that could pressure trustees and providers to rethink how they approach investments, say Liz Ramsaran and Marcus Fink at DWF.
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Assessing The FCA Data Study's Response To User Concerns
The Financial Conduct Authority’s recently published report on the supply of wholesale financial data differs from others in its exceptional breadth and analysis of an enormous volume of information, but in its reluctance to address market power or pricing directly, the regulator’s approach is still cautious, say Emma Radcliffe and Greg Dowell at Macfarlanes.
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Focus On Private Funds Will Boost Ireland's Global Standing
As the market increasingly pivots to private funds, Ireland's recent introduction of particular products — such as an updated, flexible European long-term investment fund — provides more structuring opportunities and paves the way for a brighter outlook in the country, say lawyers at Dechert.
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Cum-Ex Prosecutions Storm Shows No Sign Of Abating
The ongoing trial of Sanjay Shah in Denmark is a clear indicator that efforts remain focused on holding to account the alleged architects and beneficiaries of cum-ex trading, and with these prosecutions making their way across Europe, it is a more turbulent time now than ever, says Niall Hearty at Rahman Ravelli.
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Traversing The Web Of Nonjudicial Grievance Mechanisms
Attorneys at Covington provide an overview of how companies can best align their environmental and human rights compliance with "hard-law" requirements like the EU's recently approved Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive while also navigating the complex global network of existing nonjudicial grievance mechanisms.