When the Edinburgh Reforms were announced on 9 December 2022, they were billed as an ambitious set of reforms. Two years on, we assess which of the measures have been completed, which remain outstanding, and whether they have...more
12/10/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Green Finance ,
HM Treasury ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Prospectus ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Scotland ,
Securitization ,
SMCR ,
UK
As the “most ambitious legislative proposal since the inception of EU financial regulation”, the changes would make significant amendments to MiFID II and PRIIPs.
On 24 May 2023, the European Commission (Commission)...more
6/6/2023
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Best Interest Standard ,
Capital Markets Union ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Member State ,
MiFID ,
MiFID II ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Retail Investors ,
Solvency II ,
UCITS
The tone of the Call for Evidence indicates the controversial research unbundling rules could be primed for reform.
On 3 April 2023, HM Treasury published a Call for Evidence as the first step in the independent review...more