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SEC and EU Supervisory Cooperation for Asset Management Industry

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On July 19, the SEC announced that it signed various memoranda of understanding with the financial regulators of 25 member states of the EU and 3 regulators of the European Economic Area as part of a long-term strategy to...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - April 2, 2013

In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - CFTC No-Action Relief for Commodity Trader Advisor Registration - CFTC Regulations on Associated Persons of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants -...more

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FSA Expresses Concerns About Outsourcing by Asset Managers

On December 11, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) published a “Dear CEO” letter which had been sent to the CEO’s of regulated asset managers outlining its concerns about asset managers’ outsourcing arrangements....more

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FSA Requires Asset Managers to Address Conflicts of Interest

On November 9, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) issued a paper entitled “Conflicts of interest between asset managers and their customers: Identifying and mitigating the risks” (the Paper). The Paper resulted from a...more

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FSA Fines Manager for Systemic Suitability Failings

On November 14, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced that it had fined Savoy Investment Management Limited (Savoy) £412,000 (approximately $653,000) for failing to take reasonable care to ensure the suitability...more

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FSA Consultation on the Implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

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On November 14, the FSA published its first consultation paper regarding the transposition of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) into UK law. The consultation paper sets out proposals on the...more

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UK FSA Issues First Consultation on AIFMD Implementation

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On 14 November 2012, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) published Part I (CP1) of its two-part consultation paper series on implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) in the UK. The...more

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The FSA’s Retail Distribution Review – Its Impact on Investment Fund Managers

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Background - The FSA’s Retail Distribution Review (“RDR”) will come into effect on 31 December 2012. It is the culmination of six years of consultation and discussion (yielding 19 FSA Consultation Papers), FSA...more

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Tribunal Upholds FSA Decision to Ban and Fine Swiss Fund Manager and Two Former Cantor Fitzgerald Traders for Market Abuse

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The Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) (the “Tribunal”) has directed the FSA to fine Stefan Chaligné, a Swiss-based hedge fund manager £900,000, (plus disgorgement of the financial benefit he obtained of €362,950) and...more

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FSA Consults on Proposals to Change Client Money and Custody Assets Regime

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On 6 September 2012, the FSA published a consultation and discussion paper proposing changes to the client money and custody assets regime for firms undertaking investment business. The paper is split into three parts... ...more

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FSA Publishes a Guidance Consultation on the Risks to Customers from Financial Incentives

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On 5 September 2012, the FSA published a guidance consultation on the risks to customers from financial incentives (GC 12/11). ...more

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FSA to Commence Further Thematic Work on Wealth Management

On August 29, the FSA published a statement saying that it has launched further thematic work into the wealth management sector. ...more

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FSA Proposes to Ban Sales of Unregulated Funds to Retail Clients

On August 22, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) published Consultation Paper CP12/19 Restrictions on the Retail Distribution of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes and Close Substitutes in which it proposes to...more

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FSA Reports on Hedge Funds and Systemic Risk

On August 21, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) produced its latest half-yearly report Assessing Possible Sources of Systemic Risk from Hedge Funds. ...more

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