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FCA prohibits banks locking in future ECM, DCM and M&A business Briefing on FCA paper PS17/13 banning the use of clauses restricting a client's choice of future providers of ECM or DCM services, or M&A services On 27 June 2017 the FCA published policy statement PS17/13, containing final versions of the rules propo... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter CMA launches consultation on leniency applications in regulated sectors CMA launches consultation on leniency applications in regulated sectors On 30 June 2017 the CMA published a consultation document and draft information note inviting comments on propo... Data protection - or protectionism by the back door? This briefing is part of a series of publications on various data protection issues, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will apply to all Member States from 25 May 2018. This briefing is part of a series of publications on va... Scottish partnerships and the PSC regime This briefing highlights some of the main requirements of the PSC regime as it applies to Scottish partnerships.  The Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 (the “Scottish Regulations 2017”) introduce a regime... The PSC regime: changes following implementation of the Fourth Anti Money Laundering Directive This note sets out a brief overview of the new requirements following amendments to the people with significant control ("PSC") regime and highlights some practical issues arising from the new rules. The Information about People with Significant Control (... Hong Kong Resolution of Financial Institutions - what it means for counterparties of financial institutions This sets out an overview of the Hong Kong regime for the resolution of financial institutions and what it means for counterparties of within-scope financial institutions. Hong Kong’s Financial Institutions (Resolution) Ordinance came into effect on 7 Jul... Hong Kong Resolution of Financial Institutions This sets out an overview of the Hong Kong regime for the resolution of financial institutions and what it means for counterparties of within-scope financial institutions. Hong Kong’s Financial Institutions (Resolution) Ordinance came into effect on 7 Jul... The new prospectus regime: impact on debt capital markets Client publication on the new prospectus regime; (Regulation EU 2017/1129). On 30 June 2017 the new prospectus regulation (Regulation EU 2017/1129) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (the “New Prospectus Regulation”).... The ICLG to Corporate Recovery and Insolvency 2017: Q&As on English Law Discusses market trends and recent case law and gives an overview of statutory framework and substantive law underpinning the insolvency regime in England and Wales. This article considers eight main areas: 1. Key Issues to consider when the compa... Superhuman resources: responsible deployment of AI in business Slaughter and May and ASI Data Science, the high-growth British Technology firm, have published Superhuman Resources, a joint white paper on the responsible deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business. We believe that AI could become the most t...