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The FCA has published a new webpage setting out information for certain investment firms that may qualify to remain under the existing rules in the Prudential sourcebook for Banks, Building Societies and Investment Firms (BIPRU) from 1 January 2014, rather than moving to the rules under the FCA's new Prudential sourcebook for Investment Firms (IFPRU) (which will transpose the relevant provisions of CRD IV).

On May 11, 2018, customer due diligence rules issued in May 2016 under the Bank Secrecy Act by the Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will go into effect.

It is a little known fact that children who were born in the UK to a parent from a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) may have an automatic right to British citizenship.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) announced in May 2024 its priorities for 2024-2025. The EHRC is independent of Government and will be unaffected by the election.

The current health and safety regime for construction projects, the CDM Regulations 2007, are changing.

Owners of farm cottages should take note of a new set of prescribed forms, which should be used to prevent a tenant from becoming an assured agricultural occupant.

Government-backed Tenancy Deposit Schemes (TDSs) were created in 2004 and are intended to prevent a landlord from failing to return a tenant's deposit.

As we approach the holiday season and reflect on the good fortune of the past year, many individuals heed the charitable call by making gifts, either to privately funded foundations or to larger public organisations.

Listed building VAT relief for residential property was abolished in 2012.

The clarified definition received wide backlash because of the definitions suggestion that only legal professionals can make materiality judgments.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) recently issued Staff Audit Practice Alert No. 15.

As you know, on June 22, 2011, the SEC adopted a rule that exempts family offices from being regulated as investment advisers, as long as they meet specific criteria.

The price of bitcoin declined as regulators crack down on cryptocurrency exchanges. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that online trading platforms should be registered with the SEC, ...

Approved by the SEC, the Amendments to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's Customer Confirmation Rule 2232 (the "Amended FINRA Rules") took effect on May 12, 2018.

In a recently decided case, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that valuation of stock can serve as a proper purpose for a stockholder demanding to inspect the books and records of a corporation...

On August 17, 2018, the SEC voted to adopt amendments to certain disclosure requirements in order to simply and get rid of outdated requirements.

On July 18, 2018, the SEC amended Rule 701 of the Securities Act of 1933 in order to increase the threshold for requiring additional disclosure by non-reporting companies to investors up to $10 million.

The SEC's public-facing actions to date have often focused on fraudulent behavior, rather than a consistent approach to regulation.