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Two announcements today have highlighted the binary nature of corporate responses in Asia to the UK's vote to leave the EU.

Pursuant to recent legislative changes, certain investment funds are now entitled under certain conditions to originate or restructure loans in Germany without the need to obtain a banking licence for lending.

On June 1, 2018, the European Banking Authority and the European Central Bank wrote to the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union...

On 15 April 2014, the European Parliament adopted legislation that will replace the current Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.

Until recently, there was an exemption for the public offer of securities made exclusively as part of a multilateral trading facility (MTF), and where the securities had already been admitted to trading on a trading platform in accordance with the host state's applicable rules.

For many years taking security over art from an individual where the art is left on his or her walls has been very challenging given the archaic procedure laid down by the Bills of Sale Acts passed in the 19th century.

It's common for developers and other landowners to grant to their lenders mortgages of part of the property they own.

On September 29, 2016, the Prudential Regulation Authority published a Policy Statement and Supervisory Statement setting out its final policy approach to underwriting standards for buy-to-let mortgage contracts.

On March 29, 2016, the PRA published proposals on minimum standards for firms when underwriting buy-to-let contracts.

There has been a considerable amount written over the past year about the advent of REITs, which come into effect on 1 January 2007.

The EU legislative process has already now moved to the next phase - ‘Level 2' - during which the implementing and subordinate measures under the Directive will be produced.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a consultation paper (CP16/16) on minor amendments to its Mortgages and Home Finance: Conduct of Business (MCOB) rules relating to mortgage borrowers with a payment shortfall.

Fixed recoverable costs: Where are we now?

Amongst mortgage lenders, variations in banks' Risk Weighted Assets (RWAs) are observed in the market.

Welcome to Money Covered, a monthly podcast from RPC aimed at those dealing with complaints, claims and risk management in the financial services sector.

In June of this year, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") introduced rules to allow mortgage lenders to more easily vary contracts in order to allow...

On 9 July 2026, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released Consultation Paper 26/18 (CP 26/18) on the “Mortgage Rule Review: supporting first-time buyers and underserved consumers”.