Mirastar, operator specialsied in industrial and logistics platform in partnership with KKR, has purchased two logistics properties in Origgio (MI) and Settimo Torinese (TO), with a total surface area of c. 41,400 square metres. The two acquisitions were executed by the Italian Real Estate Fund STAR PAS ITA, managed by...

Findings of a new European survey come ahead of a huge expansion of EU data regulation 89% of companies now offer, or plan to offer, data driven products or services But 63% say the legal and regulatory framework around data is too complex Compliance risks may be triggered so data...

With the global hydrogen generation market projected to reach 201 billion USD by 2025, understanding the hydrogen market and its role in the journey to net zero is becoming increasingly important to businesses. In the second webinar of our series on the role of hydrogen in decarbonising the European economy...

Recognised as a particularly valuable tool in combatting fraud, confirmation of payee (CoP) is designed to stop certain types of authorised push payment (APP) fraud and accidentally misdirected payments by simply checking whether the name of the payee's account matches the name and account details provided by a payer. The...

Venture debt, or growth lending as it is also known, has become a catch-all term to describe a type of debt financing product available to early and growth-stage companies that are fast scaling but generally pre-profit. As venture debt facilities are designed specifically for pre-profit businesses, they require lenders to...

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a policy statement with near-final financial promotions rules for cryptoassets together with a related guidance consultation (8 June 2023). The rules aim to ensure that consumers receive " timely, high-quality information that enables them to make effective investment decisions without being pressured...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published its findings following a review of how principal firms are monitoring and overseeing their appointed representatives (ARs), including introducer ARs. The review takes into account the reforms which were introduced by the FCA in December 2022 and which were intended to strengthen the...