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  • Open-Ended Investment Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2011 - On 21 December 2011, the Open-Ended Investment Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2011 came into force with immediate effect.  BLP Funds & Financial Services Partner Jacob Ghanty explains the background and the implications for UK umbrella OEICs. Read more>
  • What does the FSA's Retail Distribution Review mean for Asset Managers? With changes introduced by the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) due to come into effect on 31 December 2012, asset managers in the retail investment market will need to be be aware of how this affects them and the impacts on market structure.  In this article, BLP financial services partner Jacob Ghanty and associate Robin Penfold discuss the various changes that will apply to adviser charges, platforms, independent advice and professionalism and what this means for asset managers operating in the retail market. Please click here to read the full article.
  • Emergency Budget June 2010 - Summaries of the main points in the emergency Budget. Read more >
  • Real Estate Debt, Restructuring, Enforcing and Trading booklet - Written to coincide with the recent 10th Anniversary European Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum, this highly topical and informative guide considers, by reference to current transactional examples: (a) debt restructuring/work outs including the role of special servicers and competing interests of senior and junior noteholders; (b) security acceleration and enforcement issues for lenders and cross border implications; (c) buying/selling debt including the auction process, data rooms, scoping due diligence, loan purchase documentation, vendor financing, tax and acquisition structuring. For a free copy contact Rachel Halliday
  • Budget Highlights 2009 - Summaries of the main points of interest in the 2009 Budget, prepared by members of our tax practice.  Read more >
  • Investment Management - EU proposals for future supervision and regulation of fund managers - The European Commission has published details of its proposals for a Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) (Directive). The Directive aims to apply harmonised supervision and regulation to the European funds industry.  As anticipated, the Directive does not regulate the funds themselves but imposes the obligations upon the fund manager.  Read more >
  • Finance Bill Changes for REITs -  Cathryn Vanderspar and Sally McGuire, respectively partner and associate in our Corporate Tax group, reflect on what this year’s Finance Bill means for the REIT industry.  Read more >
  • The Worldwide Debt Cap - Gary Richards and Farzana Ali, respectively partner and associate in our Corporate Tax group, get to grips with the worldwide debt cap and consider some of the compliance and planning issues that will arise from it.  Read more >
  • FSA extends short selling disclosure regime - FSA has extended short selling disclosure regime which will increase reporting obligations on organisation short selling bank and other stocks.  Read more >

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