Latest Posts › Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Share:

A New UK-based Unauthorised Fund Vehicle Now Available - The Reserved Investor Fund

The new UK fund vehicle Reserved Investor Fund (RIF) is available beginning today, 19 March 2025. The RIF is available for all investment strategies, but what might make it an appealing option, particularly certain tax...more

FCA D&I Standards for Large Firms Abandoned (for now), Non-financial Misconduct Rules Delayed (but Still Important)

In a previous alert, we discussed the proposals put forward by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for all FCA-authorised firms to better integrate non-financial misconduct (NFM) considerations into their senior manager...more

Properly Valuing Private Equity, Venture, Real Estate, and Other Private Markets Assets: Some Pointers for UK and EU Managers

In our recent alert “New Year, Similar Concerns: The FCA’s 2025 Priorities for UK Private Fund Managers,” we discussed the updated supervisory strategy and priorities which the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has for...more

New Year, Similar Concerns: The FCA's 2025 Priorities for UK Private Fund Managers

On 26 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a portfolio letter (Letter) explaining its supervision priorities for the asset management and alternatives portfolios....more

Recent Updates in the UK Venture Fundraising Landscape - August 2024

As venture fund formation lawyers, we take a keen interest in helping our clients raise capital for their funds. If you are currently fundraising or expect to do so soon, we have pulled together a summary of some key recent...more

The FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and Labelling Regime (SDR): A Flexible Regime for UK Private Fund Managers

In our previous alert, The Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and Investment Labels Rules: Tougher ESG Standards for UK Private Fund Managers, we discussed the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) October 2022 consultation...more

Recent Updates in the UK Venture Fundraising Landscape

As venture fund formation lawyers, we take a keen interest in helping our clients raise capital for their funds. If you are currently fundraising or expecting to do so soon, we have pulled together a summary of some key...more

UK HNW and Sophisticated Investor Exemptions: More Financial Promotion Changes

We wrote on the impact of changes to the financial promotion rules that came into effect earlier this year. On 7 November 2023, the UK Government published the proposed changes to the Financial Promotion Order 2005 (FPO). The...more

The FCA Consults: D&I Standards for Large Firms, Nonfinancial Misconduct Rules for All

On 25 September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its consultation paper CP23/20: Diversity and inclusion in the financial sector – working together to drive change alongside a similar consultation paper...more

The FCA’s Final Rules For LTAFs: Distribution To Mass Market Retail Investors

Following its August 2022 consultation on the broader retail distribution of interests in a Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF), the FCA published its Policy Statement PS23/7 including final Handbook rules on 29 June 2023....more

Private Fund Managers and Retail Investment in the UK and EU: Comparing the UK’s Long Term Asset Fund

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just announced its first authorisation of a Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). We have written about the FCA’s increased focus on continuing access by retail investors to wholesale or...more

The UK Consumer Duty: The FCA’s Reminder for Private Fund Managers

In our previous client alert, The UK Consumer Duty: Next Steps for Private Fund Managers, we explored the new consumer duty rules contained in PS22/9: A new Consumer Duty. As we noted, the duty applies to managers who provide...more

The Remaining New Financial Promotion Rules for UK Private Fund Managers: Less Than a Month Away

In a previous client alert (New Risk Warning Rules for UK Private Fund Managers: Action Required), we discussed the rules governing the main risk warnings for financial promotions of high-risk investments, which came into...more

New Risk Warning Rules For UK Private Fund Managers: Action Required

In our previous client alert, we mentioned the need for managers to review new rules contained in PS22/10, published by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The rules governing the main risk warnings for financial...more

The Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and Investment Labels Rules: Tougher ESG Standards for UK Private Fund Managers

​​​​​​​In our previous client alert, FCA ESG Rules: The Next Deadline for UK Private Fund Managers, we noted the likely expansion of the Environmental, Social, and Governance Sourcebook (ESG Rules) of the UK Financial Conduct...more

FCA ESG Rules: The Next Deadline for U.K. Private Fund Managers

In our previous client alert, Back to Work: The FCA's 2022-23 Priorities for Private Fund Managers, we mentioned the need for FCA-authorised private fund managers with assets under management (AuM) of over £5 billion and who...more

18 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide