PROOF OF WEALTH BIBLES: WHAT ARE THEY AND WHEN DO YOU NEED THEM?
A proof of wealth bible (“PWB”) is a bundle of documents containing (i) a description of how you legitimately acquired…
UNEXPLAINED WEALTH ORDERS: HOW INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE BANKS, CUSTODIANS AND ASSET MANAGERS CAN PREPARE
What is an Unexplained Wealth Order? An unexplained wealth order (“UWO”) is an order issued by the High Court requiring…
UK CORONAVIRUS RESCUE PACKAGE: WHAT MEASURES DOES IT CONTAIN?
The UK government has set out a package of temporary measures to support public services, people and businesses through this…
FREEPORTS AND ENTERPRISE ZONES IN THE UK: THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL
On 10 February 2020 the UK government published a formal consultation on its plan for the creation of up to…
STATUTORY BOOKS FOR LIMITED COMPANIES
We have prepared a set of statutory books for private limited companies incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies…
SMCR CERTIFICATE AND ASSESSMENT FORM OF FITNESS AND PROPRIETY FOR CERTIFIED STAFF
This is a template SMCR certificate and assessment form to be used by an FCA solo-regulated UK Core SMCR firm…
FCA RULES APPLICABILITY ANALYSIS: CORPORATE FINANCE FIRMS
This table lists the main rules contained in the FCA handbook and the MiFID Org Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/565) that…
APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE AGREEMENT
This is a precedent appointed representative agreement whereby an FCA authorised firm (the Principal) appoints another person (the Appointed Representative)…
UK INVESTMENT FUND STRUCTURES: AN OVERVIEW
There are different investment fund structures available in the UK, each designed to suit different needs. The main available fund…
SMCR TEMPLATE DOCUMENTS FOR UK SOLO-REGULATED CORE FIRMS
We have prepared template documents which contain everything an FCA authorised UK solo-regulated core firm needs to implement the Senior…