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Financial Services

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Banking and finance

Availability of working capital remains a priority for SMEs in 2022

Asset-based lending and working-capital products are crucial as businesses recover from the pandemic and implement sustainability plans

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13/01/2022

Banking and finance

Availability of working capital remains a priority for SMEs in 2022

13/01/2022

Digitalisation

Digitalisation | Five legal and regulatory predictions for 2022

As another year gets underway, and digitalisation continues to transform businesses across all sectors, we offer five predictions for tech...

07/01/2022

Blockchain

Singapore cautiously weighs up the future of blockchain

As the world gets to grips with blockchain, what regulatory and industry developments have come with its take up in...

05/01/2022

Tax

HMRC publishes consultation and draft regulations on new mandatory disclosure rules to replace DAC6

With the implementation of the new UK rules proposed for summer 2022, businesses and advisers such as law firms should...

17/12/2021

Financial Services

Funds Legal Update

Welcome to our latest Funds Legal Update.

13/12/2021

Corporate

Funds Focus Q4 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of Funds Focus. This year, the drive towards green finance and sustainable investing continues apace...

02/12/2021

Financial Services

Finance goes green: UK plans roadmap to sustainable investing

The government has issued a further call to action to the financial sector, aiming to put climate and environmental considerations...

01/12/2021

Financial Services

The UK Long-Term Asset Fund has arrived

The authorised fund vehicle aims to ease access for institutional and other investors to illiquid asset classes, such as private...

01/12/2021

Financial Services

UK financial watchdog's perimeter report calls for legislative change to protect consumers

Investment fund managers will need to keep an eye on a range of changes envisaged in this year's report, including...

01/12/2021

Financial Services

ILPA releases its ESG Assessment Framework

Limited partners now have a tool to measure and compare general partners' progress on ESG integration

01/12/2021

Financial Services

FCA unveils proposals for UK sustainability disclosure regime

The UK regulator is seeking views on its proposed new sustainability disclosure and product labelling requirements for asset managers and...

01/12/2021

Decarbonisation

Decarbonisation and transitional risk: How will your investment decisions be impacted?

With energy projects operated and their returns modelled for such long periods of time, how might lenders identify and manage...

01/12/2021

Banking and finance

Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in UK

Highly unusual cost-reduction move demonstrates shifting dynamics

19/11/2021

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Blockchain

Report on the UK's blockchain landscape confirms London as global hub

The Big Innovation Centre highlights the strength and breadth of UK's blockchain ecosystem in its new report

19/11/2021

Read time 3m

ESG, sustainability and responsible business

The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: the latest piece in the puzzle

New draft regulatory technical standards on taxonomy-related product disclosures

18/11/2021

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Banking and finance

Availability of working capital remains a priority for SMEs in 2022

Asset-based lending and working-capital products are crucial as businesses recover from the pandemic and implement sustainability plans

New -

13/01/2022

Banking and finance

Availability of working capital remains a priority for SMEs in 2022

13/01/2022

Digitalisation

Digitalisation | Five legal and regulatory predictions for 2022

As another year gets underway, and digitalisation continues to transform businesses across all sectors, we offer five predictions for tech...

07/01/2022

Blockchain

Singapore cautiously weighs up the future of blockchain

As the world gets to grips with blockchain, what regulatory and industry developments have come with its take up in...

05/01/2022

Tax

HMRC publishes consultation and draft regulations on new mandatory disclosure rules to replace DAC6

With the implementation of the new UK rules proposed for summer 2022, businesses and advisers such as law firms should...

17/12/2021

Financial Services

Funds Legal Update

Welcome to our latest Funds Legal Update.

13/12/2021

Corporate

Funds Focus Q4 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of Funds Focus. This year, the drive towards green finance and sustainable investing continues apace...

02/12/2021

Financial Services

Finance goes green: UK plans roadmap to sustainable investing

The government has issued a further call to action to the financial sector, aiming to put climate and environmental considerations...

01/12/2021

Financial Services

The UK Long-Term Asset Fund has arrived

The authorised fund vehicle aims to ease access for institutional and other investors to illiquid asset classes, such as private...

01/12/2021

Financial Services

UK financial watchdog's perimeter report calls for legislative change to protect consumers

Investment fund managers will need to keep an eye on a range of changes envisaged in this year's report, including...

01/12/2021

Financial Services

ILPA releases its ESG Assessment Framework

Limited partners now have a tool to measure and compare general partners' progress on ESG integration

01/12/2021

Financial Services

FCA unveils proposals for UK sustainability disclosure regime

The UK regulator is seeking views on its proposed new sustainability disclosure and product labelling requirements for asset managers and...

01/12/2021

Decarbonisation

Decarbonisation and transitional risk: How will your investment decisions be impacted?

With energy projects operated and their returns modelled for such long periods of time, how might lenders identify and manage...

01/12/2021

Banking and finance

Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in UK

Highly unusual cost-reduction move demonstrates shifting dynamics

19/11/2021

Read time 4m

Blockchain

Report on the UK's blockchain landscape confirms London as global hub

The Big Innovation Centre highlights the strength and breadth of UK's blockchain ecosystem in its new report

19/11/2021

Read time 3m

ESG, sustainability and responsible business

The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: the latest piece in the puzzle

New draft regulatory technical standards on taxonomy-related product disclosures

18/11/2021

View all insights

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