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Rodrigo Zepeda

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Storm-7 Consulting Limited

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The UK ‘Greenwashing’ Briefing Series: PART IV

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting [Part IV of a four part blog series] Last year it was reported that the amount of CO2 production that is financed by British banks and asset managers is nearly double the entire annual carbon emissions attributable to the United Kingdom (UK) as a nation (Makortoff 2021; Shukaman 2021). The City provided...

20 June 2022 /sustainable /markets Climate Fintech

The UK ‘Greenwashing’ Briefing Series: PART III

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting [Part III of a four part blog series] It was previously seen that the issue of greenwashing in consumer and capital markets was identified more than a decade ago. In theory, if green and environmental issues in finance were a top priority, the United Kingdom (UK) Government and UK regulatory authorities...

16 June 2022 /sustainable /markets Climate Fintech

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 ...

15 June 2022 /sustainable /markets Climate Fintech

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...

14 June 2022 /sustainable /markets Climate Fintech

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...

13 June 2022 /regulation /markets Law and Finance

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...

09 June 2022 /regulation /markets Law and Finance

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...

08 June 2022 /regulation /markets Law and Finance

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...

07 June 2022 /regulation /markets Law and Finance

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...

06 June 2022 /regulation /retail Law and Finance

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...

20 January 2020 /crime Law and Finance

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