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Checklist for compromises of FCA-regulated entities: information requirements The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the United Kingdom. It has a duty under section 1B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000) to pursue certain objectives, one of which is the consumer protection objective. The FCA lists its statutory objectives as to secure an appropriate degree of protection for consumers and to protect and enhance the integrity of UK financial markets, with a view to reducing the number of proposed compromises that they do not consider to be appropriate (see FG22/4, para 1.2). On 5 July 2022, the FCA published guidance on compromises of regulated firms (see FCA Guidance FG22/4 July 2022 and updated in January 2024) following their significant concerns about these tools being proposed and used by firms to avoid paying customers redress (see: LNB News 05/07/2022 72). Practitioners will need to take note of the guidance where the proposed compromise involves regulated companies, meaning...
Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD)—timeline [Archived] Archived:This timeline has been archived. For developments from January 2024 onwards, see EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive—timeline if they relate to the EU BRRD, or UK bank recovery and resolution regime—timeline if they relate to the UK bank recovery and resolution regime, For further guidance on the EU BRRD, see Practice Note: Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD)—essentials. For further guidance on the UK bank recovery and resolution regime, see Practice Note: The UK bank recovery and resolution regime. Date Source Document Description 20 December 2023 European Banking Authority The EBA publishes amendments to disclosures and reporting on MREL and TLAC The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final draft implementing technical standards (ITS) on amendments to disclosure and reporting of the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) and the total loss absorbency requirement (TLAC). The amendments reflect the new requirement to deduct investments in eligible liabilities instruments of entities belonging to the same resolution group, the...
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Listed company share buybacks (on-market)—flowchart STOP PRESS: A significant restructuring of the UK listing regime came into effect on 29 July 2024, which included the removal of the premium and standard listing segments and the creation of a single listing category for equity shares in commercial companies. The commercial companies category is heavily disclosure-based and sits alongside other listing categories
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Types of pension scheme investment FORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENT: On 20 July 2024 the Chancellor announced the launch of the formal pensions review promised as part of Labour’s pre-election manifesto pledge. As confirmed in its terms of reference, the first phase of the review will concentrate on developing policy in four areas, including encouraging increased pension investment into UK assets to boost growth across the country. Moreover, in forming its recommendations, the review will consider (among other things) (i) boosting the returns for pension savers, (ii) the role of pensions funds in capital and financial markets to enhance returns and UK growth and (iii) fiscal impacts in the context of public finances. To inform the first phase of the review, a call for evidence was launched on 4 September 2024 to consider evidence on a range of questions, including investing in the UK (applied to both DC and LGPS funds). The findings of this first phase are expected to be published in Spring 2025. For more information,...
Hot Topics for Banking & Finance lawyers This Practice Note provides information on key new and upcoming legal developments, as well as topics currently of particular interest to Banking & Finance lawyers. New UK listing rules On 11 July 2024, the FCA published the new UK listing rules (UKLR). See News Analysis: FCA publishes final reforms to listing regime in new UK Listing Rules sourcebook. What do they do? The new rules significantly reform the UK listing regime and create a simplified and more competitive UK listing structure. A key change is the introduction of a single listing category for commercial companies (replacing the premium and standard listing categories) subject to a more disclosure-based regulatory regime. Among other things, the rules for the commercial companies category remove the need for votes on significant or related party transactions and offer variability around dual class share structures with enhanced voting rights. More emphasis on disclosure aims to bolster investor protections to hold the management of companies they co-own to account. The...
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Transition schedule Schedule—Transition 1 Introduction 1.1 This Schedule describes how the Services will be transferred from the Customer to the Supplier on or before the scheduled Service Commencement Date . 1.2 It sets out the responsibilities of each party, management and reporting processes and the consequences of any delays or failures in the delivery of the Transition activities. 2 Transition 2.1 From the Effective Date, the Supplier shall: 2.1.1 begin Transition of the Services in accordance with the Transition Plan contained in the Annex to this Schedule; 2.1.2 ensure that each Milestone is completed on or before the Milestone Date; and 2.1.3 take any other action or perform any other services that are necessary to ensure that the Services are ready to be provided on or before the Service Commencement Date notwithstanding that such actions or services may not be expressly set out in the Transition Plan. 2.2 The Supplier shall be responsible for the overall management of Transition and shall identify and resolve, or assist the Customer in the...
Outline timetable for an AIM admission This precedent timetable shows the main steps involved in an AIM IPO (where a UK company is applying for the initial admission of its shares to trading on AIM) and no prospectus is required. Impact Day – 12 weeks Event Responsibility All parties meeting All Circulate timetable Nomad Circulate draft list of documents and list of parties Nomad Circulate draft engagement letters Nomad Circulate financial due diligence questionnaire and legal due diligence questionnaire Reporting accountants and Company solicitors Impact Day — 11 weeks Event Responsibility Circulate memorandum on directors’ responsibilities and potential liabilities in respect of an AIM admission document Company solicitors Circulate memorandum on the responsibilities and continuing obligations of a director of an AIM company Company solicitors Circulate directors’ questionnaires, directors’ powers of attorney and directors’ responsibility letters Company solicitors/Nomad Return response to financial due diligence questionnaire and legal due diligence questionnaire Company Commence financial due diligence (including financial procedures review) Reporting accountants Commence legal due diligence Company...
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What are unitranche facilities? What is a unitranche facility? Leveraged finance transactions are traditionally funded by a mixture of equity, senior debt, mezzanine debt and/or bonds. A unitranche facility is effectively a blend of the senior and mezzanine portion of the financing although it can sometimes covers part of the equity too. Therefore, instead of two facilities agreements, covenant packages, sets of security documents etc, only one is required. Unitranche facilities are more common on mid-market deals. What are the typical terms of a unitranche facility? Unitranche facilities differ from deal to deal but some typical features are: • the facility will be in the form of a term loan; if a revolving credit facility (RCF) is also required it will normally be documented in the same agreement and share the same security package • bullet repayment or possibly with a back ended amortisation schedule • higher margin than senior debt but lower margin than mezzanine debt; margin may be a mixture of cash and PIK...
What is the position of a security holder if the company that created the security is dissolved? This Q&A focuses on the impact the dissolution of a security provider can have on the ability of a security holder to effectively enforce its security. It also considers the position of a receiver appointed by the security holder prior to the dissolution of the relevant company. Summary If a security provider is dissolved as a matter of English law it is normally still possible for the security holder to enforce the security it holds by exercising the mortgagee’s power of sale. There may be circumstances in any particular case that make an application to restore the dissolved company to the register desirable to protect the security holder’s position. Circumstances where this issue commonly arises The problems associated with a security provider being dissolved while security is in force occur most often in real estate finance and other asset finance transactions. Typically, these issues arise where a special purpose...
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This Q&A considers how a post-death severance of an equitable joint tenancy is treated for tax and property law purposes.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Mako Financial Markets Partnership LLP (Mako) £1,662,700 for failing to maintain effective systems and controls to prevent financial crime and for not adequately applying existing policies and procedures, breaching FCA Principles 2 and Principle 3. This case concludes the FCA's investigations into cum-ex trading, with fines totalling over £30m. Between December 2013 and November 2015, Mako executed over-the-counter equity trades worth approximately £68.6bn in Danish equities and £23.6bn in Belgian equities on behalf of Solo Group clients, earning £1.45m in commissions. The circular nature of these trades suggested financial crime, aimed at arranging withholding tax reclaims in Denmark and Belgium. Mako also failed to identify red flags in other transactions related to the Solo Group, resulting in a €2m loss for the Solo Group’s controller and increased money laundering risks. Mako's failure to spot these issues made it vulnerable to financial crime.
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