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Herbert Smith financial incentives schemes checklist: Key points from FSA review and ESMA consultation on remuneration policies and practices
Both the FSA and ESMA have recently launched consultations on proposed guidance relating to firms' financial incentive schemes. The …
London Stock Exchange - Government and LSE to develop proposals for a new route to IPO
BIS has announced that it has developed proposals with the LSE to attract entrepreneurs and high-growth companies to the UK. It says that the …
Addressing the implications of non-EEA national depositor preference regimes in the UK
In certain non-EEA countries, if a firm becomes insolvent, the claims of depositors in the home country will be preferred above the claims of depositors …
Transparency International progress report on enforcement of OECD Convention on foreign bribery
Transparency International (TI) has published its 8th annual progress report on enforcement of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development …
Herbert Smith New York now open
Our New York office has opened for business. The office will initially operate as Herbert Smith New York. On 1 October 2012, the official launch …
Corporate crime update - September 2012
Please click here for the September 2012 edition of our corporate crime update containing our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …
EMIR nears the finish line
The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) entered into force on 16 August 2012, with the final text of the Regulation having been published on …
Corporate crime update - July 2012
Please click here for the July 2012 edition of our corporate crime update containing our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …
Market abuse: Geltl v Daimler: some further thoughts on when intermediate steps might be precise (and thus inside information)
In our earlier post, we reviewed the ruling of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) in Markus Geltl v Daimler AG [C-19/11], which held that …
Case Law Update: Consent Solicitations, Consent Payments and Oppression of the Minority
The legality of exit consents, used widely in the bond markets in the context of liability management exercises, has been examined for the first time …
HM Treasury and US Tax Authority release model agreement to implement FATCA in the UK and extend information sharing powers between the US and the UK
HM Treasury (in conjunction with the governments of France, Germany, Italy and Spain – together the 'FATCA Partners') have published the terms of a model …
FSA Remuneration Code
The FSA have recently published two consultations in relation to its Remuneration Code. The first relates to a proposal to replace the current four tier …
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