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ESMA guidelines prompt Irish funds rebranding question

On 21 August, ESMA published finalised guidelines regulating the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related and sustainability-related terms in fund names.

Know Your Ongoing Bermuda AML/ATF Compliance Requirements

Compliance with Bermuda’s AML/ATF legal and regulatory framework requires registrants to adopt policies and procedures designed to prevent and detect money laundering

Navigating regulatory compliance for your California entity

Failure to properly manage an entity can threaten its legal existence

Victorian report signals security of payment reform

Queensland has had minimum payment terms for decades.

Cheesed off! How the grate cheddar heist demonstrates why food businesses need to take steps to tackle food fraud in their supply chains

The crime involved a fraudulent buyer posing as a legitimate wholesale distributor for a major French retailer.

AI investment trapped by regulatory uncertainty

Dentons' report, 'Laws of AI Traction', examines why the gap between ambition and action exists, and how to close it.

Australia plans ‘reset’ of its Consumer Data Right regime

While the recent amendments will bring new compliance requirements for businesses, it will also mean new opportunities for businesses prepared to take advantage of the benefits presented by the shift to action initiation.

UK budget 2024: property law considerations

The first point is that stamp duty surcharges on the acquisition of second properties will increase from 3% to 5%

Thirdparty litigation funding principles set out for EU member states

The principle set out by the ELI aims to clarify the control and decision-making authority of the funder during the proceedings.

UK disability pay gap continues to create disadvantage for disabled individuals

Ensuring adequate adjustments are made can help improve overall job satisfaction and productivity among disabled employees

Dealing with consumer protection investigations from the Irish CCPC

Under regulation 5A of the 2022 regulations, retailers, when making a price reduction announcement, whether online or instore

Cyber & IT Security Law and Regulation Guide 2025: Bermuda

The Cybersecurity Operation Centre will be established as the governmental resource to provide the technology and other resources necessary to support the National Cybersecurity Unit

Augmented Advocacy Series (Bermuda): PIPA and Anonymisation

Under PIPA personal information (PI) means any information about an identified or identifiable individual.

Energy infrastructure consent process in Scotland to be reformed

Energy policy is a matter reserved to the UK government, but certain planning powers are devolved to the Scottish government

Navigating the SFC Circular of 9 October 2024: Ensuring Compliance and Safeguarding Your Asset Management Business

In light of the SFC's intensified focus on compliance and enforcement, it is imperative for asset managers to reassess and reinforce their policies, procedures and operational practices.

Key findings of the Financial Conduct Authority's culture and non-financial misconduct survey results for UK firms

It will be no surprise to practitioners that the survey responses recorded a stark increase in the number of reported cases of non-financial misconduct with incidents up from 1,363 in 2021 to 2,347 in 2023.

What Irish investment funds might expect from macroprudential regulations

Leverage restrictions seek to impose limits on the level of exposure of investment funds generally or in relation to a cohort of investment funds.

Guidance for ‘fitness and probity’ regime overhaul anticipated in Ireland

Following IFSAT’s decision, the Central Bank commissioned an independent review of its operation of the F&P approval process

Cayman Islands private client structures and beneficial ownership - changes of note

As a consequence of the New BO Regime a wider class of Cayman Islands entities will fall within scope of the reporting obligations.

New Irish legislation to facilitate growing needs of vessels in offshore energy projects

Currently, there is no specific Irish legislation regulating offshore service vessels.

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