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On 29 March 2017 the UK's Article 50 Notice was delivered to the European Council in Brussels, triggering the formal process for the UK's exit from the EU.

This week, the UK officially scrapped the "bankers' bonus cap" following a joint consultation by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

On August 26, 2009, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) submitted for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval proposed changes to the NYSE’s corporate governance listing rules.

On the backdrop of the UK's economy entering a technical recession, interest rates remaining at 5.25% with an expected reduction to 4.5-5% by the end of this year...

This article explores some key factors a bridging lender may consider when deciding whether to enforce its security, as well as the main methods of enforcement available to lenders.

The High Court has ruled on a jurisdiction challenge involving a foreign borrower and guarantor, examining whether a post-default security letter containing an English jurisdiction clause constituted a valid contract supported by consideration. The decision explores the critical requirements for serving proceedings abroad without court permission when relying on jurisdiction clauses in security arrangements, particularly where forbearance from suing is claimed as consideration.

This article is the first in a series of publications relating to UCITS and future developments.

This article focuses on the key issues arising out of the Prospectus Directive for SPVs or investment banks issuing listed derivatives under a programme. How are derivatives treated under the Directive? The Directive distinguishes between equity and non-equity securities. Derivatives, even if relating to underlying equities, would be non-equity securities for this purpose (unless the securities and underlying equities are both issued by the same entity, or entities in the same group).

Welcome to the penultimate property newsletter of the year 2022. With less than three weeks to go before the Christmas break many of you may be busily beavering away trying to get your desk cleared before Christmas...

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has indicated to the Charity Law Association that it is aiming for the provisions in the third tranche of Charities Act 2022 (Charities Act)...

The current financial crisis has witnessed a fall in the market capitalisations of many companies whose shares are admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange or on AIM.

The FSA’s Gay Huey Evans is one of the best known of the UK regulators in her role of Director of Markets. What is less widely appreciated is her international role as chair of the body known as the Joint Forum. Indeed many have no idea that there is a joint forum, nor who are its members, nor what it does. Here in an interview with Anthony Hilton, Gay Huey Evans answers these questions and talks about the work programme and the issues being tackled by her committee.

A rising tide of upbeat data from the UK economy has been accompanied by growing speculation about the timing of interest rate rises.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on October 12, 2010 proposed a new rule, Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1, under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"), defining the term "family office" for purposes of the exclusion from the definition of "investment adviser" provided by Section 202(a)(11)(G) of the Advisers Act, which was added to the Advisers Act by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank").

This article covers the changes made in the Charities Act 2022 to the restrictions on dispositions of charity property in Part 7 Charities Act 2011.

US companies often use their existing US stock based incentive plans to grant options, restricted shares, restricted stock units and other forms of performance incentive to employees in different jurisdictions, including the UK.

The UK motor finance sector has grown rapidly over the last few years.