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APP fraud: the PSR’s quest for mandatory reimbursement
Posted: 18/11/2022
Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud involves a payer being deceived or defrauded into authorising a payment to a criminal posing as a genuine recipient. Since payments made using real-time payment schemes are irrevocable, in most cases the victims are unable to reverse a payment once they realise they have been duped......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises New Era Music Company on acquisition of Defected Records
Posted: 03/10/2022
Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised New Era Music Company, a global record label and media company, on its completed acquisition of Defected Records Ltd and all of its group companies, through a new group holding company, Optimum Defected Holdings Limited......>>
Greenwashing - a hinderance to sustainable finance
Posted: 21/09/2022
The UK Government has pledged to cut emissions by at least 68% by 2030 (based on 1990 levels) and aims to reach net zero by 2050. Importantly for financial institutions and related businesses, it was also announced that the UK would be the world's first net-zero aligned financial centre......>>
How can financing assist the current challenges independent schools face?
Posted: 21/09/2022
There are over 2,000 independent schools in the UK, and around 600,000 children who are educated at these schools each year - accounting for approximately 6.4% of the total number of school children in England. The Bank of England has announced that the current inflation rate is at 10.1% (as of 17 August 2022)......>>
Non-financial misconduct within financial services - no room for unwanted "love and affection" in a firm’s culture
Posted: 12/08/2022
Jan Skarbek, one of the most high-profile dealmakers at Citigroup, who had worked for Citi for decades, is currently being investigated after allegedly telling a female analyst that he needed “love and affection” while on a work trip in Barcelona. He was suspended and an investigation into his conduct was commenced......>>

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Finance Focus - May 2022
In our February Finance Focus we highlighted the likely sanctions that would result from a Russian invasion or incursion into Ukraine. The devastating military action that followed has meant that many of those sanctions predictions are now in place and likely to remain so for some time ahead......>

Finance update – Spring 2021
As the chips start to ‘fall where they may’ following Brexit, this quarter we look at the practical impact on continuing to operate in the financial services sector in the UK and the challenges of transferring data in the new environment.

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