1. Introduction
Three claims by individuals against motor finance lenders have recently been upheld by the Court of Appeal which decided that they should receive refunds of commission payments that the lenders had made to the car dealers who were acting as intermediaries/ brokers in respect of the finance arrangements (interest was also awarded to
In the latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus episode, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Simon Lovegrove discuss some of the key issues concerning HM Treasury’s recent consultation on regulating the buy now pay later sector.
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Introduction
On 17 October 2024, HM Treasury (HMT) issued a consultation paper (CP) which sets out the government’s approach to regulating buy now pay later (BNPL). This CP builds on HMT’s previous consultations that ran between February 2023 and April 2023.
HMT’s latest CP is accompanied by a draft
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Anita Edwards share their thoughts on the FCA’s call for input (launched on 29 July 2024) on its review of its requirements following the introduction of the Consumer Duty.
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In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford, Hishaam Khan and Anita Edwards discuss the first annual governing body report, and the governing body’s obligations with respect to it, under the FCA’s Consumer Duty rules. Firms are required to have prepared the report by 31 July 2024, and in this podcast
In the second in our series of Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcasts on the FCA’s intervention in the motor finance sector, we take a detailed look at the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)’s decisions upholding specific complaints in relation to historical discretionary commission arrangements. The decisions were one of the catalysts for the action the
In our latest podcast, Partner Matthew Gregory is joined by Senior Associate Joe Bamford, both of whom specialise in retail conduct, to discuss the FCA’s consultation (CP23/24) on changes to the capital requirements for personal investment firms, with particular focus on how firms must calculate their potential redress liabilities for these purposes. The podcast also
In this latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast we consider the FCA’s recent intervention in the motor finance sector including the action that firms will need to take. Listen to the episode here.
The response to, and the management of, a skilled person review can be challenging, costly and time consuming for firms. In our latest briefing note we set out some key points for firms to consider when dealing with a skilled person review requirement imposed by the FCA or PRA, from the initial stages of negotiating