Bank Resolution: The Tools In The Toolbox
In this latest episode, Antony Hainsworth is joined by Pippa Hill and Matt Christmas to discuss bank resolution and the wide range of regulatory and supervisory tools available to the Bank of England following the recent turmoil in the banking sector.
Class Actions and Financial Services: 3 Big Predictions for 2023
In this latest episode, Jeremy Sher, Partner & International Co-Head of Class Actions, Claire Clayton-Stead, Legal Director and Victor Croci, Associate, discuss their predictions for how class action activity will affect the Financial Services sector in 2023.
Islamic Finance and ESG: The challenge of greenwashing and the real economy impact of incentives
In this latest episode, Sohail Ali, Litigation Partner at DLA Piper, Paul McViety, Partner and Global Head of Islamic Finance at DLA Piper, and Blake Goud CEO of the RFI Foundation discuss the risks of greenwashing and shortfalls in ESG regulation and incentives through an Islamic finance lens.
What are the implications of the new Consumer Duty regulation?
Tony Katz, Global Co-Chair of our Financial Services sector is joined by Sophie Lessar, Puesan Lam and Gemma Read to discuss the FCA’s consultation on new Consumer Duty regulation. In this conversation they discuss the background of the new regulation, the key issues and challenges for firms in imp…
Management of risk and off-boarding for payments customers
DLA Piper partner Stewart Plant sits down with Legal Directors Leontia McArdle and Puesan Lam to look into an area of increasing complexity and challenge for providers of payment services: the management of risk and the off-boarding of customers. Risks of particular concern include sanctions obliga…
Can litigation funding be Sharia compliant?
In this latest episode of the DLA Piper Financial Services Podcast, Umer Suleman, UK Manager of Wahed, the largest Islamic Fintech in the world headquartered in New York, joins DLA Piper Lit & Reg Partner Sohail Ali, to consider whether litigation funding is compliant with Islamic Shariah principle…
Bonus Episode: The Future of Banking in Ireland
What is the future role of banks in our economy? Although this is by no means a uniquely Irish question, the planned withdrawal of Ulster Bank and KBC from the Irish market has drawn international attention to this topic. In this podcast, Conor Houlihan, Partner and Head of DLA Piper’s Finance, Pro…
Collaboration and corporate venturing in the financial services industry
In this episode, DLA Piper partners Anthony Day, Chris Arnold and Michaël Heene discuss the transformation of the traditional retail banking model and how the pandemic has expedited this change. The evolution of the banking and fintech ecosystems through investment, collaboration and other partners…
What next for the European NPL market? - Part 2
In this episode, the discussion on the non-performing loan (NPL) market continues with views on developments in Greece, Italy and Spain. Even without the impact of COVID-19, these southern European markets continue to experience significant NPL activity. Conor Houlihan (Head of Finance, Ireland) sp…
What next for the European NPL market? – Part 1
In this episode, the team discusses the non-performing loan (NPL) market with views from France, Germany, Ireland and the UK. As a result of COVID-19, banks and lenders face an unprecedented proliferation of loan defaults across the globe. Whilst this could present opportunities for investors seeki…