On 14 May 2021 the FCA published its first Consultation Paper on a new “Consumer Duty” (CP21/13).1 The new Consumer Duty would...
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Under SFDR, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have been mandated to develop various Level 2 measures, to take the form of Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS). On 4 February 2021, the ESAs published their final...more
As Firms continue to implement SFDR, which applies on 10 March 2021 across the EU, our latest Great Fund Insights client alert gives further detail on the Regulatory Technical Standard and how firms can make sense of the new...more
The European Commission and other bodies continue to press ahead with an ambitious Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) sustainability agenda, with a number of further initiatives in the pipeline.
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As a further step in the roll out of its green agenda, the European Commission is shortly expected to finalise certain ESG related changes to MiFID II, AIFMD and the UCITS Directive. These will contain various requirements,...more
On 20 December 2017, the European Commission published proposals to revise the framework for the prudential regulation of investment firms.
The proposals were anticipated and are an attempt to “ensure that investment firms...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the Terms of Reference for its asset management market study on 18 November 2015. The study follows a wider review of competition in the wholesale sector launched in July 2014....more
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- U.S.:
- Dodd-Frank Act – Designation of asset managers as systemically important financial institutions
- Volcker Rule finalised with a more limited application to covered fund activities...more
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