4/15/2026 8:49:00 AM Algorithmic trading and artificial intelligence – ESMA supervisory briefing By William Sykes Edward Karsten On 26 February 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a supervisory briefing to aid national competent...
4/8/2026 9:26:07 AM CFTC no-action letter on cross border derivatives - What the buy-side needs to know By William Sykes Fred Whittell In December 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued No-Action Letter 25-42 (No-Action Letter) in response to...
4/1/2026 7:57:00 AM Proposed clearing threshold changes for EU EMIR and UK EMIR By William Sykes Edward Karsten Who should read this note? Market participants that (i) are in the EU or UK and trade derivatives, or (ii) trade derivatives with...
2/26/2026 3:51:07 PM Eversholt Rail (365) Limited (in liquidation) – “Everything forever” information request hits the buffers By Paul Keddie Simon Beale Mark Edwardes Jones In Webb and another (as liquidators of Eversholt Rail (365) Limited (in liquidation)) v Eversholt Rail Limited and another [2026] EWHC...
2/19/2026 2:03:37 PM Investing in battery energy storage systems (BESS): opportunities and challenges for grid-scale projects By Andrew Hughes Tim Redman Nigel Price Katherine Hensby Rachel Richardson +2 more... Show less With escalating power demands from AI, data centres and high demand technologies, along with challenges surrounding electrification of...
2/19/2026 1:10:07 PM NAV-igating the future: Trends from the 15th FFA Global Symposium By Adam Caines Richard Fletcher It did not take many conversations at the 15th Fund Finance Association Global Symposium in early February, nor a deep review of the...
1/29/2026 10:15:07 AM Private capital in casual dining: strategies for navigating a divided market By Jat Bains Paul Keddie Stephen Pike Shama Ams +1 more... Show less The casual dining and hospitality sector is navigating a period of profound upheaval, driven by macroeconomic pressures, regulatory...
1/15/2026 12:11:32 PM Insurers and the EU securitisation reforms: an asset class finally unlocked? By Richard Fletcher Jack Lewis The European Commission’s 2025 reform package marks the most consequential recalibration of the EU securitisation framework since 2019. ...
12/1/2025 10:04:34 AM Funding the future: using third party capital solutions to finance the growth of professional service firms By James Popperwell Pinar Celebi-Morrow Finlay Leggat Professional service firms (PSF) operate in a market which is subject to profound change, and macro-economic pressures, geopolitical...
11/10/2025 2:15:39 PM Data centres at the intersection of sovereignty and innovation By Drew Honeywell Kulow Data centres and related infrastructure continue to attract significant investment, with multi-billion capital commitments reflecting a...
9/29/2025 11:52:40 AM The new procedure for Schemes of Arrangement and Restructuring Plans By Paul Keddie Simon Beale Mark Edwardes Jones The Chancellor of the High Court has published a new Practice Statement in respect of schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans. It...
9/3/2025 11:28:40 AM Restructuring plans post-Petrofac – How do you make a Waldorf salad? By Paul Keddie Lois Horne Simon Beale In a well-known episode of the comedy “Fawlty Towers”, hotel boss Basil Fawlty was frustrated. A guest had asked for a Waldorf salad....
8/14/2025 3:25:00 PM Motor finance redress: what you need to know By Laura Bridgewater Alexandra Green Michael Sholem Rachel Serene +1 more... Show less The FCA expects to launch its consultation on the motor finance redress scheme in October 2025, following the Supreme Court’s judgment in...
8/1/2025 12:42:38 PM Enhanced Swiss market access to the UK: FAQs By Charles Gothard Alexandra Green Michael Sholem Rachel Serene +1 more... Show less Following the announcement in last month’s Leeds Reforms as discussed in our recent podcast available here, the Government is...
8/1/2025 10:30:38 AM Non-creditors may have standing to oppose recognition of foreign insolvency under common law By Lois Horne Paul Keddie Simon Beale Madeleine Brown +1 more... Show less In Vesnin v Queeld Ventures Ltd & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 951, the English Court of Appeal has ruled that in an application for recognition...
7/18/2025 1:26:41 PM Mandatory transition planning – UK government progresses their manifesto commitment By Rachel Richardson The UK’s sustainable finance regulatory framework has taken a major step forward with the launch of the transition plan consultation. On...