The Ralph Lauren FCPA Case: Are There Any Limits to Parent Corporation Liability?

Much of the coverage of the recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against Ralph Lauren Corp. focused on the fact that both the DOJ and the SEC awarded it a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) due to its prompt voluntary disclosure and subsequent cooperation…

Recent English Court Decisions Involving Mis-selling of Financial Products

This new article examines, by reference to two recent cases, whether there has been any change in the English courts’ robust approach to cases of alleged mis-selling of financial products…

UK Regulatory Reform and its Impact on Financial Markets

On April 1, 2013, the FSA was replaced by separate conduct and prudential regulators, respectively, the FCA and the PRA. These reforms, the most radical since the creation of the FSA more than a decade ago, see the UK move to a “twin peaks” system of regulation…

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Switzerland’s Revised Collective Investment Schemes Act: New Rules on Foreign Investment Fund Distribution, Asset Managers

A recent revision of the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes will have notable implications for the distribution of foreign funds in Switzerland and the regulation of Swiss asset managers of such funds…

ANALYSIS: UK Regulatory Reform and its Impact on Financial Markets

On April 1, 2013, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) was replaced by separate conduct and prudential regulators, respectively, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)…

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A Global Concern: The Rise of International Securities Litigation

While defendants could once expect to face securities litigation only in the United States, legal and regulatory regimes outside the United States now offer some plaintiffs attractive alternative forums in which to bring securities claims…

Financial Services Act Takes Effect, Introducing New Regulatory Structure

UK authorities pressed ahead with remaining changes needed to implement the Financial Services Act 2012, under which the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority succeeded the Financial Services Authority…

The New EU Derivatives Rules Go Live: Implications for Counterparties

The EU Regulation on OTC Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (also known as the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, or EMIR) is now effective…

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