Businesses developing financial technology (fintech) products and services have been given the opportunity to operate under a light-touch regulatory regime in Dubai by the city state's financial...

Google recently won a key legal battle in the war ranging over the practice of selling competitors registered trade marks as search terms on its world famous search engine. However, the war is most definitely not over yet and this may be the opening salvo in a protracted dispute.

Banks can expect financial regulators to take a deeper interest in the IT risks they are exposed to, and the measures they have put in place to address those risks, under new guidelines issued by the European Banking Authority (EBA).

Banks and building societies will be obliged to keep a record of the volume of account information services and payment initiation services they provide under new payment services laws..

Businesses in the cryptocurrency derivatives market could be engaged in activities that require authorisation from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator has said.

New asset management firms seeking entry to the market will be able to benefit from additional resources and assistance before, during and after the authorisation process, the FCA has announced.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will consult on the future of the public register of financial services firms and individuals later this year, it has confirmed.

Small, specialist research firms are concerned that new market rules will see larger providers driving down prices, the Financial Times has reported.

This article looks at recent case developments concerning document retention and legal advice privilege.

A tenant applying to a landlord for consent to assign its lease or to sub-let is an everyday occurrence in the commercial world, but a recent High Court decision acts as a reminder to landlords that they must deal with such applications promptly.

The saga relating to the application of the employment related securities legislation to university spin-out activities rambles on without satisfactory conclusion.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised an agreement with a second Hong Kong regulator which will see the authorities cooperate on matters of financial technology (fintech).

Welcome to the Insurance Briefing of March 2018 - our fortnightly round-up of insurance legal and business developments with analysis and commentary from the insurance team at Pinsent Masons.

The fingerprints of most modern fraudsters will be found in the electronic records their scams leave behind. Chris Wheeler, head of Pinsent Masons’ groundbreaking in-house Forensic Accounting Team in London, discusses some ways of detecting fraudulent acts through examination of electronic evidence.

Welcome to the Investment Management Brief, our regular briefing offering an overview of the latest business issues in investment management, including analysis and comment from Pinsent Masons.

There remains a lack of clarity in the banking sector over the steps institutions must take to comply with regulations when adopting cloud-based services, an expert in financial services and technology law has said.

Welcome to the Investment Management Brief, our regular briefing designed to offer an overview of the latest business issues in investment including analysis and comment from Pinsent Masons.