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FCA client money rulesBREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period...
30th May
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Non-UCITS retail schemes (NURS)This Practice Note explores non-UCITS retail schemes (NURS) and comments on investment powers, key investor information...
Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Budd of Pinsent Masons
2nd Jun
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Introduction to the UK AML/CTF/CPF legal and regulatory framework for financial servicesThis Practice Note provides a detailed introduction to the...
2nd Jun
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Debt sale and purchase agreementsThe debt sale and purchase market is an important way for lenders and debt sellers to reduce balance sheet liability....
2nd Jun
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Consumer Credit Act 1974—early settlementIntroduction to early settlementBorrowers are entitled, at any time, to bring regulated agreements to an end....
Produced in partnership with George Mallet of Henderson Chambers
2nd Jun
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Where a lender is required to send notices of sums in arrears on a fixed sum loan under section 86B of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA 1974) and the...
Produced in partnership with Russell Kelsall of Walker Morris
30th May
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FCA Handbook—introductionBREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period...
30th May
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Unregulated collective investment schemes—essentialsWhat are unregulated collective investment schemes?In the UK, an unregulated collective investment...
Produced in partnership with Lora Froud of Macfarlanes
30th May
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Credit limitsThis Practice Note provides an overview of the rules that apply to credit limits. A borrower will be set a credit limit on the maximum...
2nd Jun
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Consumer credit agreements—pre-contract requirementsBREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit...
Produced in partnership with Dan Jones of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Guy Stevenson of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
30th May
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What are regulated activities?Scope of this Practice NoteThis Practice Note explains what constitutes regulated activities under the UK regulatory...
2nd Jun
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MiFID and non-MiFID businessThis Practice Note summarises what MiFID business is as the term is defined in the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
2nd Jun
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Part VII Transfer of Banking BusinessBackgroundAs noted in Practice Note: Insurance business transfer schemes, a regime for transferring portfolios of...
30th May
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Financial Services Act 2012The Financial Services Act 2012 (FSA 2012) received Royal Assent on 19 December 2012 and went into effect on 1 April 2013....
30th May
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The general prohibition and implications of its breachThe general prohibitionUnder section 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA...
30th May
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Suspicious transaction and order reports (STORs) under the UK Market Abuse RegulationThis Practice Note details the suspicious transaction and order...
2nd Jun
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