The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has opened a consultation setting out proposals for allowing firms to use joint (bundled) payments for third-party research and execution services,.
The European Commission has proposed a new directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law. Proposals on clawback, pre-packs and directors' duties (among others) will be of.
Evi Geerts and Melodie Geurts of PwC Belgium explain why the impact of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive will be significant for businesses.
AIFMD Marketing/Pre-marketing – Cross-border distribution of investment funds - Changes to EU law on the cross-border distribution of AIFs and UCITS came into effect on 2 August 2021..
Thursday, January 7, 2021
31 December
The Brexit Transitional Period (pursuant to which the UK stayed in the Single Market and European Customs Union came to an end. The FCA updated its Brexit webpages to remind firms of the potential impact this will have.
30 December
In relation to Brexit, the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement was signed, which would apply from 1 January 2021.
28 December
The Prudential Regulation Authority ( PRA ) published a policy statement (PS29/20) on the implementation of the CRD V Directive (EU/2019/878) (
CRD V ).
24 December
In relation to Brexit, the United Kingdom and European Union agreed in principle a Trade and Cooperation Agreement, an Agreement on Nuclear Cooperation and an Agreement on Security Procedures for Exchanging and Protecting Classified Information.