The Brief - Tax - March 2012
UK Budget 2012  

Client Alert - Financial Services Regulation - January  2012
A European passport for venture capital funds: European Commission proposes new regulation   

Client Alert - Financial Services Regulation - January 2012
Moving to AIFMD Implementation - ESMA's Final Advice 

The Brief - Tax - November 2011
UK Supreme Court Decision: Ceasing to be UK Tax Resident

The Brief - Financial Regulation - October 2011
MiFID II: New Rules for Financial Markets
On 20 October 2011 the European Commission tabled proposals for "MiFID II", revising the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (2004/39/EC). In force since November 2007, the original MiFID governs the provision of investment services in financial instruments by banks and investment firms and the operation of traditional stock exchanges and alternative trading venues. In this briefing we address some key questions and summarise the main proposals.

The Brief - Financial Regulation - October 2011
Market Abuse Directive II: New Regulations and Criminal Sanctions for Market Abuse
On 20 October 2011 the European Commission tabled proposals to replace the Market Abuse Directive (2003/6/EC) with a new Regulation and to introduce criminal sanctions for market abuse in the form of a new Directive. In this briefing we summarise the key proposals and next steps.

The Brief - Tax - June 2011
Proposed Reform of Tax Residence Rules and the Non-Domicile Regime

The Brief - Financial Regulation - April 2011
The UK Bribery Act 2010

The Brief - Investment Funds - April 2011
Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive - Status Update

The Brief - Investment Funds - March 2011
Latest FSA Report: assessing the possible sources of systemic risk from hedge funds

The Brief - Tax - March 2011
UK Budget 2011

The Brief - Tax - January 2011
Uk Corporate Tax Reform