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Our latest banking and investment services column for Practical Law In their column for April 2021, Ben, Nick and Selmin consider the FCA's stance on  breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007, the Resolvability Assessment Framework (RAF) and the PRA’s recent Supervisory Statement on outsourcing and... M&A, Litigation and Regulation - Emerging Themes from the Premier Oil Restructuring The merger of Premier Oil plc (“Premier”) and Chrysaor Holdings Limited (“Chrysaor”) completed on 31 March 2021, with Premier’s shares being readmitted to trading the following day under the new name of Harbour Energy plc.&nb... The tide comes in: An update on the SFDR and the taxonomy regulation This briefing provides an update on the application of the SFDR and Taxonomy Regulation to asset managers, discussing latest regulatory developments, some of the issues arising from the regulations (including their application to UK and non-EU firms), and... Pensions Bulletin - April 2021 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we look at new guidance for employers and trustees on helping employees with pension options without the risk of contravening financial services legislation. We cover two ESG developments – the new clima... The 27-stop shop? The European Commission has accepted jurisdiction in a first test case for its new policy on Article 22 EUMR.  It will now accept – and indeed actively encourage – referral requests from EU Member States that do not have jurisdiction to r... Reinventing the 9-5 series - Working from... where? And when? As we emerge from the latest COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, employers are taking many different approaches to their working patterns. In order to help businesses inform that choice, we have set out an overview of some of the legal issues employers need to b... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (14 - 27 April 2021) Roland loses penalty discount in appeal to the CAT Roland loses penalty discount in appeal to the CAT On 19 April 2021 the Competition Appeal Tribunal issued its judgment dismissing Roland’s appeal against the CMA decision imposing a penalty of &p... Real Estate Newsletter - April 2021 Topics include: Restrictive covenant - Re Copleston's Application, Service charge certificate - Sara & Hossein Asset v Blacks Outdoor, Break right - Wigan Borough v Scullindale Global, Working quayside - TW Logistics v Essex, Planning permission ... Tax and the City Review for April 2021 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews look at the legislation bringing in the new financial institution notice (FIN); Tax Day measures; the consultation on the reform of the taxation of securitisation companies; and the second consultation on notification of uncertai... EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - April 2021 Developments in this month's edition include: NPL management and the COVID-19 crisis – ECB publishes speech by Elizabeth McCaul, member of Supervisory Board  SSM Regulation – ECB publishes guide on setting administrative pecu...