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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
12 October 2015
Regulatory references in the financial services industry – PRA & FCA consultation
The reforms of the FCA and PRA in relation to the regulation of firms and individuals in the financial and insurance industries continue apace. The new Senior Managers Regime will come into force in March 2016. Responsibility for assessing the fitness and propriety of senior managers and others will shift away from the regulators to the institutions themselves.
8 October 2015
HMRC proposals for tackling off-shore tax evasion seriously flawed
With the deadline for responses to HMRC’s consultation on new proposed powers to “crack down” on offshore tax evasion due today, David Sleight and Edmund Smyth set out their concerns relating to the hard hitting proposals, which include a strict liability offence for individuals who are suspected of offshore tax evasion.
6 October 2015
New whistleblowing rules from FCA
As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) publish new rules on whistleblowing today, Andreas White and Louise Hodges examine what this means for firms in light of the forthcoming Senior Managers and Certification regimes coming into force in March 2016 alongside new Conduct Rules.
9 September 2015
Unexplained Wealth Orders: A legitimate and legal approach to corruption?
The Government is taking a tough stance against corruption both internationally and at home. Speaking after the FIFA scandal, David Cameron described corruption as “the cancer at the heart of so many of the problems we face around the world” and named Sir Eric Pickles as his “Anti-corruption Champion”.
1 September 2015
Anti-Money Laundering: under review
The Government’s latest step in its Cutting Red Tape review programme focuses on the regime to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. Louise Hodges looks at the review and how preparations for the Fourth Money Laundering Directive are to be set in train.
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