Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period
Welcome to the third edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect...more
Background - On 23 May 2024, Ashley Alder, the Chair of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), delivered a speech which outlined the regulator’s agenda for the asset management sector (the “Speech”). In particular,...more
Welcome to the July – September 2023 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds. This report covers key dates and developments during the quarter, such...more
Welcome to the third edition of our Horizon Scan, where we focus on some of the principal recent and expected developments and changes that we expect to be of interest to those in the private funds and investment management...more
Legislative and regulatory initiatives in the field of sustainable finance, and more particularly in the financial sector, have recently multiplied....more
Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2022 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a discussion paper on its proposed Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and sustainable investment labels. The FCA is seeking initial views on these proposals with the...more
ESMA reminds firms on rules of reverse solicitation - In a statement published on 13 January 2021, ESMA reminded firms not established or situated in the EU of the MiFID II requirements on the provision of investment...more
1. New EU and UK disclosure requirements - The new disclosure requirements for investment managers and advisers with respect to their environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policies will apply in the European...more
What is the law/regulation? The European Council and the European Parliament in December 2019 reached political agreement on the text of a proposed Regulation on the Establishment of a Framework to Facilitate Sustainable...more
BREXIT/UK DEVELOPMENTS - ESG and Sustainable Investments: House of Lords EU Committee Queries Taxonomy Regulation With HMT - On January 16, the House of Lords European Union Committee published a letter from the...more
How to stay ahead of the curve, minimize future costs of compliance and feed the growing demand from investors for responsible products and services - Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is accelerating...more
Signed by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on 27 November 2019 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 December 2019, the regulation on sustainability-related disclosures...more
The EU sustainable finance market has developed organically, guided by voluntary but universally accepted principles. According to recent research, climate change could cost up to 19 per cent. of Global GDP by the end of...more