The Linklaters Podcast

Our Hong Kong competition specialists Kathleen Gooi and Marcus Pollard will give an overview of the key updates and enforcement trends in Hong Kong.

Asia Bitesize Antitrust Podcast brings you up to speed on the most recent #antitrust and #foreigninvestment developments in key APAC jurisdictions. To understand how it might impact your business operations and strategic next steps in the region, bookmark our dedicated webpage.

In this podcast episode we discuss the impact on the regulation of non-financial misconduct of recent proposed amendments to joint ESMA/EBA guidelines.

This episode features Gavin Lewis (partner, Dispute Resolution, London) and Duncan Campbell (managing associate, Financial Regulation, London). For our insights on global approaches to non-financial misconduct and whistleblowing, see our full publication and other podcast episodes.

The FCA has restricted the UK operations of one of the world’s largest crypto-asset exchanges. In this month’s payments podcast, Harry Eddis, Jean Price, Paul Harris and Simon Treacy talk about what payments firms can learn from Binance’s experience. Plus, they look ahead to possible changes to the UK’s AML regime.

Minimum participation, gender quota and target figures - the German Second Act on Equal Participation of Women in Management Positions (FüPoG II) aims to strengthen the participation of women, especially in leadership positions in the private sector.

In this podcast, Kristina Klaaßen-Kaiser and Timon Grau, together with Cornelius Wilk, take a look at the most important consequences for companies and the differences compared to the previous legal situation.

In this podcast episode we discuss the implications for fintechs and challengers of the FCA's proposed consumer duty.  We cover common characteristics of fintechs and challengers and how the proposals may impact them, including data analysis, customer UX/UI, online/app channels and target markets, product complexities, fee structures, "fair value" and intermediation.

This episode features Simon Treacy (senior associate, Financial Regulation, London; [email protected]) and Duncan Campbell (managing associate, Financial Regulation, London; [email protected]).

For more detail, see our infographic. And for all our thinking on the consumer duty including other publications, infographics and podcast episodes, visit our webpage.

For years, business and human rights in supply chains have been a top priority for many companies across various industries. For a long time, the focus was on voluntary compliance, but this is currently changing in many jurisdictions and on EU level. With the recently enacted German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act passed, the German legislator has set binding requirements that in-scope companies will have to fulfil as of January 2023. In this podcast we give you an overview of the new obligations and discuss the consequences and practical challenges for businesses.

In our seventh episode hosted by Ben Packer, we speak to Erez Liebermann, Peter Church and our guest speaker from FTI Consulting, Dave Harvey. We discuss who is behind these cyber-attacks, how they operate as well as our top tips on how to prepare for and respond to a cyber incident.

In this podcast episode we discuss how Hong Kong financial services regulation and supervision addresses non-financial misconduct.  We outline the roles of the SFC and HKMA, examine how the regulatory framework applies to individuals' non-financial misconduct, detail the regulation of senior manager and firm accountability for incidents involving firm employees, address reporting and notifications issues, and describe protections afforded to whistleblowers.

This episode features Andrew Chung and Denise Fung (partners, dispute resolution, Hong Kong), Sumit Indwar (partner, financial regulation, Hong Kong) and Duncan Campbell (managing associate, financial services contentious regulation, London).

For more detail, see our full publication reviewing the approach to non-financial misconduct and whistleblowing in 12 key jurisdictions.

In this podcast, our Partner Nick Le Masurirer, Managing Associate, Dionne Brown and Associate Hannah Barrett Brown, consider the key features of Part 26A restructuring plans.  

In this podcast episode we review the various mechanisms for consumers to obtain redress from financial services firms. We assess how the FCA’s proposal to extend the private right of action to cover Principle breaches (including any new Consumer Principle) might fit within the current framework. Crucially, will this achieve the FCA’s aim of securing a higher level of protection to consumers?

This episode features Lara Adamson (Associate, Dispute Resolution, London), Tom Rudrum (Associate, Dispute Resolution, London).

Visit our webpage on the FCA's proposed consumer duty for our latest insights and the infographic that accompanies this episode.