Securities in UK Law
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Another Accounting Scandal-Related Securities Suit
Earlier this week I wrote about the accounting scandal that has hit the UK-based grocer, Tesco, and the securities class action lawsuit against the company that followed in its wake. Now another co...
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Fraud and Performance Securities
Performance securities are an everyday feature of construction and engineering projects. It is increasingly common to see calls on performance securities challenged on the basis of "fraud". Two rec...
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UK Central Securities Depositaries Regulations 2017 Published
HM Treasury has published the Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2017, together with an explanatory memorandum. The Regulations implement, in part, certain Articles of the EU Central Secur...
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Update On Securities Financing Transactions Regulation
In light of recent efforts by UK and EU financial authorities to incorporate the SFTR, managers of Alternative Investment Funds and Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities...
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Blog: UK Government Publishes Insurance Linked Securities Consultation
HM Treasury has published an “Insurance Linked Securities: Consultation“, which describes the UK government’s initial thinking about the key features needed to attract ILS vehicles to the UK. The c...
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Watch our Insurance Linked Securities Seminar
On Tuesday 26th April Hogan Lovells hosted a live webinar on the topic of insurance linked securities. Featuring speakers from HM Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs, the session examined the UK gove...
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UK Law Commission Embarks Upon Review of Intermediated Securities System
The Law Commission has been appointed to review potential legal issues with the U.K. intermediated securities system. Intermediated securities are shares and bonds held electronically through compu...
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FSB publishes global securities financing standards and processes
FSB has published its report on standards and processes for global securities financing data collection and aggregation. FSB highlighted the importance of securities financing transactions in suppo...
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Draft Uncertificated Securities (Amendment and EU Exit) Regulations 2019
On 17 January 2019, HM Treasury published a draft version of the Uncertificated Securities (Amendment and EU Exit) Regulations 2019, together with an explanatory memorandum. The draft statutory ins...
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