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Acting in concert and shareholder activism
On 6 February 2011, the FSA's Guidance on concert party arrangements for the control of UK financial institutions (the Guidance) came into force. This …
The Libyan sanctions regime - Update
On 27 February 2011 the Libya (Financial Sanctions) Order 2011 came into force in the UK, and was subsequently supplemented by the Libya (Asset-Freezing) …
Sanctions imposed on Libya by the United Nations, the European Union and the UK
On 27 February 2011 the Libya (Financial Sanctions) Order 2011 (the "Order") came into force in the UK. It has since been supplemented by the Libya …
Corporate crime update
The latest update from Herbert Smith's Corporate Crime team. Bribery and corruption Delay to full implementation of the Bribery Act 2010The …
The MiFID Review: “Execution-only” business
More than three years after its implementation, the European Commission published its consultation on the review of the Markets in Financial Instruments …
UK regulatory architecture reforms: Government consults on framework details
HM Treasury has published its latest consultation paper on the Government's sweeping reforms to the UK financial services regulatory architecture. …
Delay to full implementation of the Bribery Act 2010
Under s.7 of the Bribery Act 2010 it is a defence to a charge against an organisation of failing to prevent bribery if the organisation can show it had …
Consultation on the review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive: Investment advice and the FSA's Retail Distribution Review
The European Commission published its consultation (the "Consultation") on the review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive ("MiFID") in …
The new net short position disclosure regime in France
In the context of the financial crisis, the French financial market regulator (the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, "AMF") issued emergency measures …
Client money and assets - Round-up of recent developments
Confidence in the arrangements for protecting client assets was badly hit during the financial crisis, with the Lehman client money litigation …
European reforms to regulation of packaged retail investment products
The European Commission has recently published its long-awaited proposals on the regulation of Packaged Retail Investment Products (PRIPs). The aim …
FSA confirms professionalism aspects of RDR
The FSA has published its final rules on professionalism in the context of delivering the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) in policy statement …
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