FCA lays out scope of investment platforms study18 Jul 2017

Out-Law Guides

• UK register of trust ownership

  This guide was updated in July 2017

• Solvency II: the EU regulatory regime for insurers

  The EU's Solvency II Directive came into force on 1 January 2016. The directive consolidates and harmonises existing EU insurance directives including life and non-life directives, the reinsurance directive and various others.

• The Insurance Distribution Directive: changes to the regulation of insurance intermediaries in the EU

  The Insurance Distribution Directive  makes it easier for firms to trade cross-border, create a level playing field among all participants and strengthen policyholder protection.  

• The Insurance Act 2015: practical changes for insurers to consider

  The 2015 Insurance Act (2015 Act) applies to all commercial contracts of insurance, and variations to existing contracts of insurance, from 12 August 2016 and introduces what the UK government has described as “the biggest reform to insurance contract...

• Solvency II: new regulatory requirements for outsourcing by insurance undertakings

  New rules will apply when insurers outsource "critical or important operation functions or activities" once the Solvency II regulatory regime comes into force on 1 January 2016. This short guide will provide a brief overview of the requirements, as well as...

• The Technology Transfer Block Exemption

  Anti-competitive agreements are prohibited by European and domestic competition law. This means any anti-competitive provisions in commercial agreements are void and unenforceable which could lead to the entire agreement being unenforceable.