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Modernizing UK Trade Settlement Standard: The Road Ahead
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Modernizing UK Trade Settlement Standard: The Road Ahead <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1889527?nl_pk=a94fc…> Andrew Tsang and Tom Bacon at BCLP consider the rationale and challenges of a potential U.K. trade settlement acceleration, part of an initiative to modernize the financial market infrastructure, and suggest that incorporating distributed ledger technology as a synchronized recording system would facilitate the move. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1889527?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1889527?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Fresh Warnings Issued Over FCA Value-For-Money Rules
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Fresh Warnings Issued Over FCA Value-For-Money Rules <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890434?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Tom Fish The Financial Conduct Authority's proposed new assessment of pension schemes' value is so complex it risks failing savers, trade body the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has warned. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890434?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890434?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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EU Watchdogs Warn Digital Act Changes Will Hinder Rollout
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

EU Watchdogs Warn Digital Act Changes Will Hinder Rollout <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890410?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Joel Poultney The European Union's financial market regulators have said amendments proposed by the bloc's executive arm under the Digital Operational Resilience Act around registering information will cause "unnecessary complexity" and hinder the rollout of the legislation. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890410?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890410?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Vanguard Group Nixes Investment Group's TM
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Vanguard Group Nixes Investment Group's TM <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1889898?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Hanna Vioque Vanguard Group convinced European officials to nix a trademark for "VanguardRe," after its Lebanese rival failed to provide any evidence that it had genuinely used the sign to market its insurance services in years. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1889898?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1889898?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Banks Ditch Exchange's Boycott Conspiracy Suit At 2nd Circ.
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Banks Ditch Exchange's Boycott Conspiracy Suit At 2nd Circ. <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890560?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Katryna Perera The Second Circuit on Wednesday rejected a small trading exchange's effort to revive its claims that several major banks conspired to shut it out of the credit default swap market, saying the exchange failed to plausibly allege that the banks' conduct was the result of an unlawful agreement or conspiracy. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890560?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890560?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Argentina Denied UK Top Court Appeal In €1.3B Bond Dispute
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Argentina Denied UK Top Court Appeal In €1.3B Bond Dispute <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890409?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Eddie Beaver Argentina cannot dodge paying out on an outstanding €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) to bondholders after wrongly adjusting the way it calculates yields for government securities after Britain's highest court refused to consider the case. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890409?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890409?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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US Fails To Revoke Bail Of Crypto Chief Wanted In Fraud Case
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

US Fails To Revoke Bail Of Crypto Chief Wanted In Fraud Case <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890433?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Sophia Dourou The U.S. government failed on Wednesday to keep the former chief executive of a $7.5 billion crypto-asset business in custody while he fights extradition for allegedly manipulating the market for his company's virtual tokens, as a judge deemed him a low flight risk. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890433?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890433?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Gov't Launches Taskforce To Combat Spiraling Insurance Cost
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Gov't Launches Taskforce To Combat Spiraling Insurance Cost <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890408?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Tom Fish The government said Wednesday that it would take on the surging car insurance rates faced by drivers, with a cross-party group of politicians, experts and regulators looking to get to the bottom of the problem. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890408?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890408?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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FCA Launches Probe Into Premium Finance Insurance Market
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

FCA Launches Probe Into Premium Finance Insurance Market <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890396?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Joel Poultney Britain's finance watchdog said Wednesday that it will investigate premium finance practices over concerns that consumers who pay for cover in installments might not be getting fair deals. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890396?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890396?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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BREAKING: RTX To Pay $252M In DOJ Deal Over Qatari Bribes
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

BREAKING: RTX To Pay $252M In DOJ Deal Over Qatari Bribes <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1890497?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Stewart Bishop Defense contractor RTX Corp. and its Raytheon subsidiary on Wednesday agreed to pay over $252 million to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and sanctions charges, stemming from a bribery scheme to secure Qatari military contracts. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1890497?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1890497?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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