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Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

The UK ‘Greenwashing’ Briefing Series: PART II

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting [Part II of a four part blog series] In order to gain a better and more in-depth understand of greenwashing, it is helpful to first venture beyond mere definitions and to look at what it may entail, as well as its impact on financial investments in practice. In the United States (US), at the beginning ...

/sustainable /markets Climate Fintech

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

The UK ‘Greenwashing’ Briefing Series: PART I

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting [Part I of a four part blog series] INTRODUCTION This multi-part series of blogs will introduce readers to the concept of ‘greenwashing’, and it will seek to show why greenwashing should now be considered to be a highly important issue in the United Kingdom (UK). More importantly, by comparing greenwashi...

/sustainable /markets Climate Fintech

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

London Metal Exchange (LME) sued by Elliott Management - A Commentary - PART IV

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Limited [Part IV of a four part blog series] It has been widely published in the media that the United States (US) fund manager ‘Elliott Management’ has commenced a judicial review claim against London Metal Exchange (LME) in the English High Court via its affiliates, Elliott Associates LP (EALP) and Ell...

/regulation /markets Law and Finance

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

London Metal Exchange (LME) sued by Elliott Management - A Commentary – PART III

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Limited [Part III of a four part blog series] Fund manager ‘Elliott Management’ has commenced a judicial review claim against London Metal Exchange (LME) in the English High Court via its affiliates, Elliott Associates LP (EALP) and Elliott International LP (EILP). The LME has publicly asserted that this...

/regulation /markets Law and Finance

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

London Metal Exchange (LME) sued by Elliott Management - A Commentary – PART II

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Limited [Part II of a four part blog series] The United States (US) fund manager ‘Elliott Management’ is currently suing London Metal Exchange (LME) via its affiliates, Elliott Associates LP (EALP) and Elliott International LP (EILP) in the English High Court. The ‘judicial review’ claim initiated by EAL...

/regulation /markets Law and Finance

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

London Metal Exchange (LME) sued by Elliott Management - A Commentary - PART I

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Limited [Part I of a four part blog series] It has been recently reported that the London Metal Exchange (LME) is being sued by affiliates of the New York hedge fund 'Elliott Management' for $456 million (£363 million), because of the LME's decision to suspend trading in nickel contracts and to cancel n...

/regulation /markets Law and Finance

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

Metro Bank sued over ‘magic money machines’ - Legal Commentary in the UK

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Limited It has very recently been reported that the United States (US) software company ‘Arkeyo, LLC’ (Arkeyo), has commenced legal proceedings in the English High Court against Metro Bank PLC (Metro), alleging claims that Metro had leaked trade secrets for its ‘magic money machines’. Full details of the...

/regulation /retail Law and Finance

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

Persons with Significant Control: PSCs

From 30th June 2016 the ‘People with Significant Control’ Companies House register went live. This means that certain United Kingdom (UK) companies, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs), Societas Europaea (SE), and Eligible Scottish Partnerships (ESPs) are required to record certain details of their beneficial ownership. The idea is simple, by ma...

/crime Law and Finance

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

CCP Clearing: Options Clearing Corporation USD 20 Million Fine - A Critique by Storm-7 Consulting

1.1 Introduction This blog will provide an analysis of the $20 million fine imposed on The Options Clearing Corporation, and a critique of the Orders imposed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The first part will cover the Order made by the Commodity Futures Tr...

/regulation OTC Derivatives and Central Counterparty Clearing

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

PSD2: Regulation, Strategy, and Innovation

Strong Customer Authentication Across the European Union (EU) the original revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) final implementation date of 14th September 2019 has now been delayed by the European Banking Authority (EBA). It was previously noted that those in breach of the SCA law would have to provide a f...

/payments /regulation The future of Payments in Europe

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