Financial Services UK

  • August 19, 2024

    Deutsche Bank Moved Money For ISIS, Victims' Families Say

    Families of two journalists and an aid worker captured and killed by the Islamic State sued Deutsche Bank AG in New York federal court for allegedly facilitating the financing of the terrorist group, a case that comes on the 10th anniversary of the death of journalist James Foley.

  • August 19, 2024

    Broker Wins Claim Over Bosses' Postchemotherapy Demands

    Vantage Capital Markets Ltd. discriminated against a broker by withholding her pay until she completed excessive requirements to prove she was fit to work following cancer treatment, an employment tribunal has ruled.

  • August 19, 2024

    HMRC Did Not Victimize Female Civil Servant, Tribunal Finds

    A former caseworker at HM Revenue and Customs was not unlawfully victimized by her manager who proposed a work meeting at her home because the request had nothing to do with her being a woman, a London employment tribunal has ruled.

  • August 19, 2024

    Ex-Finance Co. Director Denies Forcing CEO's Share Transfer

    The former director of a lending business has denied forcing the chief executive of the company to transfer shares by concocting a false fraud allegation, and told a London court that his report to a regulator was justified.

  • August 19, 2024

    German Finance Watchdog Warns Of AI-Linked Discrimination

    Germany's financial watchdog has said it will take "decisive action" against the companies it supervises it they fail to stop illegal discrimination caused by artificial intelligence and machine learning.

  • August 19, 2024

    Former BHS Directors Liable For £110M Over Collapsed Biz

    Two former directors of the defunct British Home Stores retail chain have been found liable for more than £110 million ($142 million) after they allowed the company to continue trading when there was no prospect of recovery.

  • August 19, 2024

    Gov't Targets Consolidation In First Phase Of Pension Review

    The Labour government has said that the first phase of its retirement savings review will be centered on the consolidation of the defined contribution pension market.

  • August 19, 2024

    RPC Helps Japanese Fintech Debut In London After Purchase

    Japanese crowdfunding platform MOH Nippon PLC was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange on Monday after being bought by a special purpose acquisition company for £34.5 million ($44.7 million).

  • August 19, 2024

    Pinsent Masons Steers Aviva's £34M Macmillan Pension Deal

    Aviva PLC has covered £33.7 million ($43.7 million) of pension liabilities for Macmillan Cancer Support, which covers the retirement savings plans of all the retirees and deferred members of the British charity.

  • August 16, 2024

    Deutsche, Ex-Trader End 2nd Libor Malicious Prosecution Suit

    Deutsche Bank and a former U.K. derivatives trader who accused the bank of scapegoating him to U.S. authorities investigating interest rate-rigging have resolved his $30 million malicious prosecution lawsuit in New York state court.

  • August 16, 2024

    Telecom Directors Deny Adviser's HMRC Fraud Claim

    Two directors have denied owing a financial adviser a fee for attempting to source a £5 million ($6.4 million) investment for their telecommunications business, characterizing his July claim that they hoped to defraud the U.K.'s tax department through the company as "entirely fictitious."

  • August 16, 2024

    Local Council Accuses Tycoon Of Misappropriating £150M

    A local English council pushed into effective bankruptcy after a spate of failed investments has sued a businessman for upward of £150 million ($194 million) it claims he siphoned off to buy yachts, private jets and a country estate.

  • August 16, 2024

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Barry Manilow sued by music rights company Hipgnosis, a struck-off immigration lawyer take on the Solicitor's Disciplinary Tribunal and the former CEO of a collapsed bridging loan firm start proceedings against the FCA. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • August 16, 2024

    Pension Scheme Endgames Pushed Back Amid Falling Yields

    The average timeline for U.K. pension schemes to reach a point where they can buy out their liabilities with an insurance company was extended last month, due to falling bond yields, experts said.

  • August 16, 2024

    Specialist Lender OSB Announces New £50M Share Buyback

    OSB Group PLC said it will roll out a share repurchase program worth up to £50 million ($65 million) as the buy-to-let lender announced an increased pretax profit but warned of more competition in the "subdued" mortgage market.

  • August 16, 2024

    PwC Fined £15M For Failing To Flag LC&F Fraud Suspicion

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday it has fined PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP £15 million ($19.3 million) for failing to report to the regulator its belief that London Capital & Finance PLC might be involved in fraud.

  • August 16, 2024

    Revolut Valued At $45B After Secondary Equity Issue

    U.K. fintech Revolut said Friday it has secured a $45 billion valuation in a share sale by its employees to new and existing investors, cementing its status as Europe's most valuable private technology company.

  • August 16, 2024

    FCA Apologizes For Treatment of 'Voluntary Requirement'

    Britain's financial watchdog has apologized for an unnecessary extension of two years of publishing on its register a "voluntary requirement" for a company indicating failure to meet standards after the Complaints Commissioner upheld a claim.

  • August 15, 2024

    Union Group Calls For UK To Address Gender Pension Gap

    The Trades Union Congress has said retired women receive £7,000 ($9,000) a year less from their pensions than retired men, a gender gap, it warns, that is closing far too slowly.

  • August 15, 2024

    Gov't Urged To Unlock £16B LGPS Pensions For Investment

    The U.K. government could immediately unlock around £16 billion ($20.5 billion) of investment in U.K. infrastructure just by lifting thresholds on the asset class constraining the Local Government Pension Scheme, a report found.

  • August 15, 2024

    FCA Censures Audit Firm On Client Assets Report Breaches

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday it has censured auditor Macintyre Hudson LLP for failing to report breaches of the FCA's rules on treatment of client assets.

  • August 15, 2024

    London's Listing Regime Revamp Overshadows Junior Market

    The revamp by the City watchdog of the London Stock Exchange's rule book, which burnishes its appeal for corporate listings in competition with U.S. and European markets, has raised doubts on the future role of the junior market for growth companies and tech startups, lawyers say.

  • August 14, 2024

    Ukrainian Bank In $1.1B Russia Case Points To Nigeria Ruling

    A Ukrainian bank looking to enforce a $1.1 billion arbitral award against Russia has asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to consider a decision issued last week by the D.C. Circuit rejecting Nigeria's sovereign immunity defense in another litigation over an arbitral award.

  • August 14, 2024

    PwC Owes $11M For Tax Errors, Real Estate Group Says

    PwC should pay £8.9 million ($11.4 million) in damages to a real estate group for miscalculating its tax liabilities and mispricing its properties, which prompted several additional assessments and penalties, according to a claim in a London court.

  • August 14, 2024

    Adviser Denies Owing Bank £9.2M After Bad Property Loan

    A property adviser has denied overvaluing a building development and causing a U.K. bank to lend millions of pounds more than it should have, claiming it made a competent assessment within the same range as other independent valuers.

Expert Analysis

  • UK Case Shows Risks Of Taking Shortcuts In Fund Payments

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    While the High Court recently reversed a decision in Floreat Investment Management v. Churchill, finding that investors routing funds into their own accounts was not dishonest, the case serves as a cautionary tale on the dangers of directing investment funds other than as contractually provided, say lawyers at Dechert.

  • Growing EU Scrutiny Increases Hurdles For Foreign Investors

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    The application of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation from July will bring further oversight to many large deals, and together with bolt-on strategies, foreign investment regulation and antitrust enforcement, financial sponsors will need to start planning for compliance to avoid potential delays, say Anna Mitchell and Neil Hoolihan at Linklaters.

  • How Ambitious New EU Directive Seeks To Fight Corruption

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    If enacted, the European Union’s recently proposed directive to combat corruption, with its substantive rules, specialized bodies and aim of raising public awareness, would form another milestone in the long-term creation of a genuine European criminal law system, say Katharina Humphrey and Andreas Dürr at Gibson Dunn.

  • How The FCA Is Using Its New Powers To Make Changes

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    The recent sentence of the former London Capital CEO is the latest development in the firm's scandal that prompted a damning report on the Financial Conduct Authority's regulatory conduct, leading the regulator to much soul-searching and a continuing clamp down on firms that misuse their approvals, says Ben Rees at Keller Postman.

  • How The US And UK Differ On Crypto Regulation

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    While the U.K. and U.S. share strong economic ties, their approaches to crypto regulation differ wildly, with the U.K. setting bespoke rules through legislation and the U.S. taking a fragmented, and arguably hostile, approach to regulating crypto-assets, most often happening through enforcement, say attorneys at BCLP.

  • Judicial Review Lessons From Financial Ombudsman Case

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    Even though the judicial review claim was dismissed in the recent High Court decision Shawbrook Bank v. Financial Ombudsman Service, it has important legal and practical takeaways for lenders who can obtain real value by challenging FOS decisions, say lawyers at Linklaters.

  • Understanding ESG Considerations In Social Lending

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    In light of recent updates to sustainable finance guidance by loan market associations, lenders should ensure they request compliance information for projects intended to provide social benefits in order to encourage borrowers to hold environmental, social and corporate governance factors as a priority, says Jasmine Robinson at Taylor Wessing.

  • How To Approach Different Data Types In E-Disclosure Matters

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    The High Court's recent decision in Terre Neuve v. Yewdale highlights the importance of practitioners adequately approaching e-disclosure obligations, including understanding their data landscapes and the nuances of different data types, say Fiona Campbell at Fieldfisher and Alejandro Gomez-Igbo at Forensic Risk Alliance.

  • Why FCA Proposals For UK Listing Rules May Need Tweaking

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    Although many of the Financial Conduct Authority’s recently published proposals for listing rules reform are to be welcomed, a few further changes are needed if the regulator's objective of making the U.K. public markets more attractive is to be achieved, says Nigel Gordon at Fladgate.

  • Exploring UK Regulatory Reform Amid Global Bank Failures

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    In light of recent high-profile bank failures and the publication of a feedback statement to a U.K. regulatory review, the concern that banks are overly reluctant to use their stock begs the question whether regulators now need to rethink the operation of the liquidity coverage ratio, say Alix Prentice and Carl Hey at Cadwalader.

  • Key Takeaways From Recent UK Insolvency Disputes

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    As recent insolvency statistics show that U.K. registered company insolvencies are up 16% compared to last year, having a strong understanding of recent key U.K. decisions and how insolvency disputes operate is more important for companies now than it has ever been, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • Why The Draft UK Fraud Offense May Not Be A Game Changer

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    Although the U.K.’s proposed "failure to prevent fraud" offense will generate a need for large businesses to reassess their existing processes, given the long lead-in times for prosecutions and the Serious Fraud Office's current success rate, it seems unlikely that the corporate fraud landscape will be immediately transformed, say Charles Kuhn and Charlotte Gill at Clyde & Co.

  • A Review Of The EU FDI Screening Regulation And Its Scope

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    The EU advocate general’s recent broad interpretation of the EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regulation takes account of some of the geopolitical challenges faced by the bloc, and may foreshadow a revision of the regulation and widen the scope of investments screened, say Vassilis Akritidis and Jean-Baptiste Blancardi at Crowell & Moring.

  • Key Takeaways From EU Proposal For Greenwashing Rules

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    If the proposal for a Green Claims Directive, with its enhanced rules on claims about a product or trader's environmental impact, is adopted, it will affect all businesses selling their products in the EU and bring major changes to the way those products are packaged and advertised, say attorneys at Shearman.

  • How EU ESG Regs Affect US Financial Market Participants

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    The European Commission recently confirmed that the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation applies to all funds marketed in the EU, so affected U.S. financial market participants will need to consider the new guidance on principal adverse impacts, sustainable investments and promotion of carbon emissions reductions, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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