The Prudential Regulation Authority said Monday that it has fined HDI Global SE £4.1 million ($5.2 million) for inaccurately reporting potential claims data to a program that compensates consumers if an insurer collapses.
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PRA Hits Insurer With £4.1M Fine For Inaccurate Reporting

By Alex Davidson

The Prudential Regulation Authority said Monday that it has fined HDI Global SE £4.1 million ($5.2 million) for inaccurately reporting potential claims data to a program that compensates consumers if an insurer collapses.

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HMRC Drafts Rules To Collect More Financial Tax Data

By Josh White

Britain's tax authority issued draft regulations Monday that would expand data collection on interest income and card sales from banks.

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Gov't Virgin Media Pensions Fix Not 'Universal Cure'

By Martin Croucher

The government's legislative fix for the fallout from a landmark court ruling is not a panacea for all pension programs, a trade body has warned.

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LITIGATION

Ex-Barclays VP Rekindles Race Discrimination Claims

By Jamie Lennox

A London appellate judge has revived race discrimination claims brought by a former Barclays vice president, overturning a ruling by an earlier tribunal that the executive had waited too long to bring his case.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Burnham Vows 'Circuit Breaker' Moment As He Becomes PM

By Alex Davidson

Andy Burnham succeeded Keir Starmer as British prime minister on Monday, pledging to end four decades of private sector-led policy by expanding state control over people's well-being and the economy.

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New PM Urged To Prioritize 'Long-Term' Pensions Framework

By Joel Poultney

Andy Burnham's government must prioritize a "stable, long-term" framework for defined benefit pensions in the U.K., with a clear focus on a range of already legislated reforms set to shake up the retirement savings landscape, a consultancy has said.

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Gov't Warned About 'Blunt Thresholds' For Pension Investment

By Tom Fish

The government must encourage pension schemes to invest more in the domestic economy through targeted incentives and a stronger pipeline of investment opportunities, rather than impose mandatory size thresholds or deadlines, a trade body has warned.

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Brief

FCA Tells Broker Anthony Jones To Stop Regulated Activity

By Joel Poultney

Britain's finance watchdog has urged customers of insurance broker Anthony Jones (UK) Ltd. to check their policies after the company agreed to stop carrying out any regulated activity.

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DEALS

REIT Segro Bats Away Latest £13.5B Prologis Offer

By Najiyya Budaly

London-listed Segro said Monday that it has rejected a third takeover approach from U.S. real estate investment trust Prologis valuing it at £13.5 billion ($18.2 billion), but said it would be willing to engage in talks if an "improved proposal" was made.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Practice Leader Insights From Norton Rose's Jonathan Herbst

Jonathan Herbst, Norton Rose's global head of financial services, discusses the importance of encouraging a team as a whole, how increasingly complex regulation means that deals come down to managing risk across multiple regimes, and why incremental short-term goals are just as important as longer-term plans.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Cloisters

Freshfields

Hogan Lovells

Linklaters LLP

Norton Rose

Outer Temple Chambers

Simmons & Simmons

Slaughter and May

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Barclays PLC

CME Group Inc.

HDI Global SE

KKR & Co. Inc.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

Prologis Inc.

S&P Global Inc.

Virgin Media Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bank of England

European Commission

European Union

Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Services Compensation Scheme

HM Revenue & Customs

Prudential Regulation Authority