The IFD/IFR: Getting to Grips with the New Remuneration Rules for Investment Firms
The Investment Firms Regulation and Investment Firms Directive will become applicable for firms from 26 June 2021. In this briefing, we examine the...
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The European Commission has recently published proposals for a new EU regulation for digital operational resilience for the financial services sect...
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The Pensions Authority has published revised proposals for DC Master Trusts (MTs) which signal the likely terms of the regulatory regime for MTs in...
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A new Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work came into effect by way of Statutory Instru...
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The In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation, (EU) 2017/746, is fully applicable as of Thursday 26 May 2022. Together with a summary of the ke...
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The Investment Firms Directive and Investment Firms Regulation (IFD/IFR) will become applicable for MiFID authorised investment firms from 26 June ...
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The Irish High Court has delivered a ruling that the DPC can resume an investigation that may result in a prohibition on Facebook's EU-US data tran...
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Websites and apps have 6 months to comply with the Data Protection Commission's recently published report and separate guidance on Cookies and Othe...
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The Government has published guidance for those employers due to begin reporting their gender pay gap metrics in December 2022.
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The European Commission has proposed a unified procedure for granting Supplementary Protection Certificates in the EU. It seeks to address ineffici...
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The European Commission adopted a common EU toolbox for the use of mobile applications and geolocation data in the fight against COVID-19. The reco...
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On 21 April 2021, the EU published the first of two planned sets of performance criteria for environmentally sustainable activities under the Taxon...
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See our analysis for fund managers of the impact of ESMA's guidance for supervising compliance with the obligation not to charge undue costs to UCI...
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A brief overview of the CBI Administrative Sanctions and the themes of relevance to (Re)insurers.
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The European Commission proposes a progressive roll-out of the In Vitro Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR).
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Regulated firms must prioritise diversity at senior levels to prevent groupthink, promote internal challenge, and protect consumers and investors.
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Analysis of the Russian Sanctions Regime, with a particular focus on the impact of these measures on the (Re)Insurance industry.
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Fund liquidity management is a hot button issue for local, EU and international regulators. See our analysis of the Central Bank's and ESMA's dema...
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IORP II full compliance picture revealed: we discuss the Pensions Authority's final Code of Practice and next steps for employers and trustees.
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New rules to encourage long-term shareholder engagement and increase transparency in traded companies.
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