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In August 2022, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a policy statement titled “[s]trengthening our financial promotion rules for high-risk investments and firms approving financial...more
In February 2022, the UK Government published the Corporate Transparency and Register Reform White Paper (the “White Paper”), which set out its plans to reform Companies House and increase the transparency of UK corporate...more
1/19/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Structures ,
Foreign Entities ,
Fraud ,
HMRC ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Money Laundering ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Russia ,
Scotland ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
Ukraine
Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2023 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more
1/18/2023
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Greenwashing ,
Libor ,
MiFID II ,
Money Laundering ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Taxonomy ,
UK
On 9 December 2022, the United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an expansive set of reforms to the UK’s financial regulatory regime – labelled the “Edinburgh Reforms”.
Following the UK’s exit from the...more
12/23/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Scotland ,
SMCR ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
On 10 March 2021,the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ((EU) 2019/2088) ("SFDR") came into force. This imposes environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) and reporting requirements on a wide range of...more
12/23/2022
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Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Firms ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Taxonomy
Key developments in November 2022: The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2022 (SI 2022/1252) was published together with an explanatory memorandum. The amendments allow for the...more
12/6/2022
/ Capital Requirements ,
Cryptocurrency ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Stability Board ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK
The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has become concerned that too many consumers are investing in high‑risk products without fully understanding them. To combat this, in August 2022, the FCA published a...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.
Key developments in October 2022:...more
11/2/2022
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Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
CSDR ,
EMIR ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
SFDR ,
UK
On 25 October 2022, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a consultation paper (CP22/20) on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (“SDR”) and investment labels (the “Consultation”).
The...more
Earlier this month, the United Kingdom’s Green Technical Advisory Group (“GTAG”) published its Advice on the Development of a UK Green Taxonomy (the “Report”). This is the first stage of analysis published by the GTAG and...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.
...more
10/5/2022
/ Bank of England ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Commission Delegated Regulation ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Infrastructure ,
MiFID ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
MREL ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
TLAC ,
UK
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.
Key developments in August 2022:
24 August -
The Financial Conduct Authority...more
9/7/2022
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Regulations ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK
On 3 August 2022, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a policy statement (PS22/11) on improvements to the appointed representatives (“ARs”) regime. The FCA consulted on amendments to the AR framework in...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.
Key developments in July 2022: ...more
8/11/2022
/ EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Act ,
Investment ,
Liquidity ,
MiFIR ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
SFDR ,
Sustainable Finance
On 25 July 2022, Commission Delegated Regulation ((EU) 2022/1288) (“SFDR RTS”) which supplements the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ((EU) 2019/2088) ("SFDR") and Regulation on the establishment of a framework to...more
Key developments in June 2022:
30 June -
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a consultation paper (CP22/11) on winding down synthetic sterling LIBOR and USD LIBOR.
The Bank of England (“BoE”)...more
7/6/2022
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Blockchain ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Taxonomy
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.
Key developments in May 2022:
31 May -
Key developments in May 2022: The European...more
6/13/2022
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Bank of England ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SFDR ,
UCITS ,
UK
On 7 April 2022, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its 2022/23 Business Plan (“Business Plan”), as well as its Strategy for 2022 to 2025 (“Strategy”). The Strategy lays out the FCA's vision...more
Key developments in April 2022:
29 April -
The Financial Stability Board (“FSB”) published for consultation an interim report that recommends measures to assist supervisory and regulatory authorities in developing...more
5/6/2022
/ Asset Management ,
CRD IV Directive ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSB ,
Investment Funds ,
Libor ,
Private Funds ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK
On 6 April 2022, the European Commission (“Commission”) adopted the consolidated final regulatory technical standards (“RTS”) to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (2019/2088/EU) (“SFDR”) and the EU Taxonomy...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.
Key developments in March 2022:
31 March -
The European Securities and...more
4/8/2022
/ Cryptoassets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Taxonomy ,
UK
As mentioned in our latest briefing note, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its final rules and guidance (the “Rules”) setting out the requirements under a new climate-related disclosure regime for certain...more
3/25/2022
/ Alternative Investment Funds ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Management ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
UCITS ,
UK
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.
28 February -
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published Handbook Notice...more
3/4/2022
/ EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSB ,
G20 ,
Investment Funds ,
Libor ,
Money Market Funds ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
UK
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more
2/3/2022
/ Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) ,
Cryptoassets ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment ,
MiFID II ,
Money Laundering ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Structured Financial Products ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On 2 February 2022, the new ESMA guidelines on marketing communications under the Regulation on cross-border distribution of funds (EU) 2019/1156) (“Guidelines”) will start to apply....more
2/1/2022
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Alternative Investment Funds ,
ELTIF ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
EuSEF ,
EuVECA ,
Financial Markets ,
Investment Funds ,
Marketing ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Standards ,
UCITS