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ESG in UK Financial Services: The Current State of Play

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By Matt Hancock, Katharine Bond & Jo Rickards on March 10, 2022
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The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) work at the intersection of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) concerns and UK financial services forms part of a wider push by the UK government towards “Greening Finance”. The last year or so has been a particularly active period for the FCA in this space.

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Photo of Matt Hancock Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s London Office. He is focused on contentious regulation with a particular concentration on clients’ interactions with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA). He has considerable experience…

Matt Hancock is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s London Office. He is focused on contentious regulation with a particular concentration on clients’ interactions with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA). He has considerable experience defending individuals and corporates against regulatory Enforcement action and in helping regulated corporates and individuals pre-empt and manage other forms of regulatory scrutiny. He is also very experienced in the interaction between UK regulation and employment law, with a strong background in the UK Senior Managers and Certification Regime. Feedback in Legal 500 notes Matt as “an exceptional lawyer”, “incredibly diligent”, “as a charismatic and ebullient presence who provides superb client service and regularly wrong-foots regulators and opponents with his imaginative tactics and keen grasp of detail”.

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Photo of Katharine Bond Katharine Bond

Katharine is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s London office. Her practice combines financial services litigation (claimant and defendant) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) / Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) advisory (including enforcement, supervisory and investigations work). Katharine has particular experience…

Katharine is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s London office. Her practice combines financial services litigation (claimant and defendant) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) / Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) advisory (including enforcement, supervisory and investigations work). Katharine has particular experience advising senior individuals in their distressed dealings with regulators, including advising where FCA / PRA regulation meets employment law issues.

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Jo Rickards

Jo Rickards is the Chair of the London office’s White Collar Crime & Investigations Group where she represents a wide range of companies and individuals. Jo is recognised as a leading individual in her practice area advising clients in investigations involving allegations of

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Jo Rickards is the Chair of the London office’s White Collar Crime & Investigations Group where she represents a wide range of companies and individuals. Jo is recognised as a leading individual in her practice area advising clients in investigations involving allegations of corruption, cartels, tax and investment fraud and contentious financial services. She has advised directors and companies in the UK and internationally for over 20 years. She represents companies and individuals investigated by the SFO, FCA, CMA and HMRC and those who are subject to mutual legal assistance requests from criminal authorities abroad.

Jo’s corporate representations range from advising a U.S. parent whose subsidiary agreed to a civil recovery order with the SFO, conducting an independent review for a UK casino chain, advising an online gambling platform in respect of a money laundering investigation and advising a sovereign wealth fund involved in a high profile sanctions matter. She has advised numerous companies on corruption, money laundering and fraud issues. She has acted for individuals in relation to investigations into Unaoil, Patisserie Valerie, Quindell, Rolls Royce, and a multinational tobacco company. She also has deep experience with insider dealing prosecutions and market abuse investigations. She was involved in the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press and the Manchester Arena Inquest/Inquiry.

She has a particular interest in bribery & corruption, environmental crime and greenwashing and regularly writes and speaks on these subjects.

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