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Can COVID-19 Patients Avail Themselves of Superannuation?

24th August 2020
For those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, superannuation may be a viable alternative to regular wages.
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Goldman Sachs Agrees $3.9 Billion 1MDB Settlement With Malaysia

24th July 2020
The Wall Street giant has made a key step towards extricating itself from its greatest scandal.
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Bill Penalising China-Linked Banks Passes US Senate

3rd July 2020
The bipartisan bill will impose sanctions on financial institutions linked with Chinese officials who have implemented a draconian new national security law against Hong Kong’s autonomy.
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TPR’s Guidance for Consolidators Is Just the Beginning

2nd July 2020
Recent guidance from the Pensions Regulator has altered the way in which deferred benefits schemes can be transferred to consolidators. Here, we analyse these changes and what they mean.
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£1.3 Billion Lawsuit Brought Against HSBC

23rd June 2020
Several hundred investors, represented by Edwin Coe, are suing HSBC for alleged losses relating to a Disney film financing scheme.
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The Government’s Future Fund Is Not Fit for Purpose

23rd June 2020
An in-depth legal look at why the UK government's Future Fund is not providing the relief that start-ups need to survive the COVID-19 crisis and what more effective solutions may exist.
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Lloyds Fined £94 Million for “Unfair” Treatment of Mortgage Customers

11th June 2020
The FCA found that the banking group failed to take customers’ personal circumstances into account when they encountered financial difficulties.
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2020: The Year of EU Crypto-Asset Regulation?

2nd June 2020
The regulation of crypto-assets in the EU has, to date, consisted of a patchwork of national rules, with EU regulation only applying where crypto-assets fell within existing legislative frameworks. But pending the outcome of a European Commission consultation and the response to that feedback, it seems likely that 2020 will be an important year for the development of a more harmonised approach to the regulation of crypto-assets.
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How Can Machine Learning Help Us Keep Fraudsters at Bay?

29th May 2020
With law firms at a disproportionate risk of being targeted by cybercriminals, new technology must be adopted in order to safeguard company and client information.
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Second Legal Charges Explained

29th May 2020
Second legal charges, also known as second mortgages or second charge loans, refer to borrowing a second loan against a commercial or residential property that you own.
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