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This week at the UK regulators is a weekly alerter providing views on the publications issued by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority during the last week. It provides a quick way to keep up to speed with what is going on in...

I am delighted to present our first Global Insurance Review. This edition focuses on Insurance news over the last few months. Future reviews will be issued on a bi-monthly basis and will highlight key market and regulatory developments across the global insurance...

2013 marked the culmination of the FSA's Retail Distribution Review ("RDR") in the UK with new rules significantly changing the way retail investment products are marketed and sold.  The key points are: New RDR rules in force ban payments...

Die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) hat am 3. Dezember 2012 eine neue Fassung des Merkblatts zur Kontrolle von Mitgliedern von Verwaltungs- und Aufsichtsorganen gemäß KWG und VAG veröffentlicht. In dieser Fassung hat...

Earlier this year the German Federal Court found that recognition of the Scheme of Arrangement related to insurance matters would be contrary to European legislation on the recognition and enforcement of judgments. As this judgment is limited to insurance matters,...

Seit dem Jahr 2007 beschäftigt die EU-Kommission sich auf Aufforderung des Rates mit Anlageprodukten für Kleinanleger (Packaged Retail Investment Pro-ducts, "PRIPs"). Dazu zählen außer Investmentfonds und strukturierten Wertpapieren...

Since our last client briefing in January 2012, there have been several developments relating to the proposed new Solvency II regime although perhaps not as much progress as we might have expected at that time. Many steps still remain to be taken on the path...

On 26 June 2012 the Law Commission released a consultation paper setting out its proposals for the reform of business insurance law, including major changes to the law relating to the disclosure of risks during the insurance placement process, and the remedies...

The Angolan economy is heavily dependent on income generated by its oil and gas sector and, whilst the country is rebuilding its economy after years of civil war, it has limited (albeit growing) local production. The economy is therefore primarily US dollar based...

In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, there emerged a consensus of opinion both on the global stage and in the domestic arena that failures in regulation played a significant role in the crisis. In the UK, in particular, the view of the then Labour...