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UK FCA highlights areas for improvement in private market valuation processes

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the findings of the multi-firm assessment of valuation practices and governance for valuing private equity, venture capital, private debt and infrastructure assets. The...more

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ESMA Statement Warns on Payment for Order Flow

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New ESMA guidance less strict than the established UK position on PFOF. On 13 July 2021, ESMA published a statement on payment for order flow (PFOF), the practice of brokers receiving payments from third parties for...more

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FCA Publishes Review of Asset Managers’ Implementation of MiFID II Product Governance Rules

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FCA found instances of non-compliance with the product governance rules which, in its view, increases the risk of investor harm. Background - On 26 February 2021, the FCA published a webpage setting out eight asset...more

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FCA publishes Primary Market Bulletin No.23

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After considerable feedback, the FCA has published Primary Market Bulletin No.23 with finalised guidance on periodic financial information and inside information and commentary on MiFID II compliance and the UK IPO reforms. ...more

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The MiFID II Inducements Regime

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MiFID II contains a number of inducements requirements, including rules relating to conflicts of interest, research, hospitality, corporate access, and payment for order flow. This Client Alert outlines these requirements and...more

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In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more

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The FCA Peers Into Dark Pools

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On July 21, 2016, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom (UK) published a thematic review: UK equity market dark pools - Role, promotion and oversight in wholesale markets. Background - The...more

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Blog: The Insurance Distribution Directive, The Commission’s Call For Advice, And Next Steps

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The Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) came into force on 23 February 2016, and it must be transposed into the national laws of the Member States of the European Union by 23 February 2018. In the meantime, the European...more

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