Financial Services in UK Law
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Financial Services Bill published
Introduction On 21 October 2020, the UK Government published the Financial Services Bill (the Bill). The Bill was introduced to the House of Commons and given its First Reading that day. First Read...
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Scottish independence: financial services implications
Does Scotland currently have a separate financial services regulatory regime? At present there is a single regulatory framework operating in the whole of the United Kingdom. This framework is gover...
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Brexit and Financial Services
Although there is still significant uncertainty regarding any possible withdrawal agreement from the European Union in relation to financial services, the publication of the government’s draft fina...
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FCA announces new financial services register
FCA launched a new financial services register on 7 September. The new register is intended to make it easier to find information on firms, individuals and other bodies that are, or have been...
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Brexit and Financial Services
Summary - Although a detailed Brexit agreement has been reached between the UK and the EU on trade in goods and certain services, further work remains on the treatment of financial services. The EU...
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Brexit: Financial Services Firms: Appendix
This appendix contains a brief description of the key EU financial services directives (excluding the insurance sector) which create the core regulatory framework within which financial services fi...
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Financial services and insurance blogs
Financial web site specialist Andromeda Webs has launched a financial services and insurance blog. The UK firm’s Family Finance Weblog provides up to date comment and useful tips on life insurance,...
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Chancellor’s speech: financial services
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has made a speech on Brexit and financial services. In his speech Mr Hammond states that the implementation period is expected to be formalised at t...
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Employment and Financial Services
On 7 March 2016 the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) was introduced to improve accountability in the financial services sector. The SM&CR applies to UK banks, building societies, ...
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