News and thought leadership
Subscribe to our latest updates, reports and upcoming events. Subscribe >
From To
Subscribe to our latest updates, reports and events.
SubscribeShowing 1 - 10 of 47
Sort by
-
Article 2020-01-24
Update on Bermuda economic substance scope and filing requirements
Bermuda’s economic substance regime has been brought into closer alignment with the regimes implemented by other jurisdictions named in the European Union’s Code of Conduct Group’s call in 2018 for substance laws.
-
News 2020-01-22
London Market must keep evolving as global volatility increases, warns Kennedys
With the pace of change in the global insurance market showing no signs of slowing in 2020, we have underlined the London Market’s need to reassert its ability to adapt and manage the constant evolution of global risk. Releasing our annual London Market forecast for the year ahead, we have made predictions across 11 areas impacting the London Market, namely: aviation, casualty coverage, construction, cyber, energy, financial lines, marine, product liability and life sciences, professions, political risks and property damage.
-
Case review 2019-12-17
You own your investment decisions – no hiding behind complex trust structures
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”) recently handed down its judgment in Zhang Hong Li and others v DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and others (FACV 2/2019) (22 November 2019) which reverses the findings by the Court of Appeal (“CA”) in respect of the breach of trust/fiduciary duties owed to sophisticated investment customers by the trustee and corporate services of a bank.
-
Article 2019-10-22
London Market Brief October 2019: cyber insights
A roundup of recent cyber related developments including: non-material damages under the GDPR; data protection laws in Asia-Pacific; cyber attacks in the education sector; regulation of cryptoassets; blockchain in the pharmaceutical industry; challenges presented by autonomous vehicles; and algorithms as a new emerging risk.
-
Article 2019-10-03
How climate change is impacting the risk profiles of financial institutions
A look at how board-level considerations of climate change must shift, and the potential consequences if they do not.
-
Article 2019-09-19
Cryptoassets: FCA publishes Guidance on regulation of cryptoassets
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently issued its Final Guidance on Cryptoassets (Guidance PS19/22) to clarify which cryptoassets fall within the UK regulatory perimeter, and in doing so has identified a new category of cryptoasset.
-
News 2019-09-12
Kennedys strengthens UK presence with Bristol opening
We are delighted to announce that we have strengthened our domestic network by establishing a base in Bristol, which becomes our eleventh office in the UK and 38th globally.
-
Article 2019-09-11
Development finance – lenders must give due consideration to due diligence
Development finance presents one of the more hazardous areas for lenders, due to the risks associated with providing funding at the outset of a project when redeveloping or erecting a new building.
-
Article 2019-09-10
FCA Credit Information Market Study – how best to counter a dysfunctional credit sphere?
Credit is intrinsic to modern society and requires effective regulation and control, including credit providers ensuring consumers are aware of the risks and penalties for non-payment.
-
News 2019-06-10
Record-breaking year for Kennedys as turnover tops £200m and investment continues