The UK Appointed Representative Regime (ARR) enables certain businesses – Appointed Representatives (ARs) – to conduct UK-regulated activities without having to be authorised by the
Continue Reading FCA Publishes Final Rules for Reform of the Appointed Representative Sector
As anticipated, the Economic Crime Bill was passed and became the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 on 14 March 2022. Overseas entities, their
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In December 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation to set a higher standard of consumer protection in retail financial markets, an
Continue Reading FCA Takes Next Step Towards a UK Consumer Duty: An Update for Regulated Businesses
The Appointed Representatives Regime (ARR), a well-known and important feature of the UK regulatory landscape, enables certain businesses – Appointed Representatives (ARs) – to conduct
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To expedite decisions to prevent or stop consumer harm, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has implemented a controversial change to its decision-making procedures. The change
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Welcome to the May 2021 issue of GT’s Competition Currents, a monthly newsletter for Greenberg Traurig clients and colleagues highlighting significant developments in global antitrust
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Welcome to the March 2021 issue of GT’s Competition Currents, a monthly newsletter for Greenberg Traurig clients and colleagues highlighting significant developments in global antitrust
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With the UK now no longer part of the EU, and EU law ceasing to apply at the end of the current transitional period, the
Continue Reading Sanctions: Despite Post-Brexit Limbo, UK Finally Introduces Magnitsky Law
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), the body tasked by the UK Treasury to administer and enforce financial sanctions in the UK, has
Continue Reading OFSI Finds Its Teeth While OFAC Continues to Enforce Against Non-U.S. Corporates