CFPB's Policy Statement on Abusiveness (Part 2) - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Compliance Perspectives: Changes to the Physician Self-Referral and Anti-Kickback Rules
Under the revised U.K. rules, from August 1, 2024, third-party research will not be an inducement if it is received in return for one of the following: The FCA has confirmed that research services are not a factor in...more
On 30 April 2024 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) published Policy Statements1 (the “Policy Statements”) setting out their final rules relating to securitisation and...more
On 28 November 2023, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published its "Sustainability Disclosure Requirements ("SDR") and investment labels" policy statement (PS23/16) (the "Policy Statement"). The Policy Statement...more
Planning for the 2024 annual reporting season is underway. We summarise the key legislative changes affecting London-listed companies for the upcoming season along with best practice recommendations....more
Key Points - Following a joint Discussion Paper in 2021 issued by the FCA and the PRA, both regulators have now issued Consultation Papers proposing new rules and guidance in relation to diversity and inclusion in the...more
In Policy Statement 23/4 (PS23/4) on “Improving Equity Secondary Markets,” the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority sets out its final proposed amendments to...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions, or IOSCO, published a consultation report in May titled "Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets." Originally published by Law360 - July 11,...more
What Is the Consumer Duty? To recap, a core priority for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is improving outcomes for consumers. The FCA has stated that it is concerned that, due to the way financial services markets...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that its widely-anticipated Policy Statement in response to the Sustainable Disclosure Requirements (SDRs) and investment labels consultation will now be published in Q3...more
On 1 February 1 2023, HM Treasury (HMT) issued a further policy statement on cryptoasset promotions in the UK, "Government approach to cryptoasset financial promotions regulation policy statement”. It updates HMT’s January...more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published final guidance (FG22/5) and a policy statement (PS22/9) for the new consumer duty (Duty) on 27 July 2022. The main rules will come into force on 31 July 2023 for existing...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned cryptoasset firms marketing to UK consumers (including from overseas) to start preparing now to comply with the UK financial promotions regime, which is soon to be expanded...more
On 3 August 2022, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a policy statement (PS22/11) on improvements to the appointed representatives (“ARs”) regime. The FCA consulted on amendments to the AR framework in...more
An appointed representative (“AR”) is a firm or person who carries on a regulated activity, or activities, under the responsibility of an authorized financial services firm. An authorized firm that appoints representatives in...more
On 29 July 2022, funeral plan providers (“FPPs”) will be brought within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”). While entering into a funeral plan contract as a provider has been a regulated activity for...more
On 20 April 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published its final policy statement PS22/3 ‘Diversity and inclusion on company boards and executive committees’. The policy statement outlines the feedback the...more
On 7 April 2022, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its 2022/23 Business Plan (“Business Plan”), as well as its Strategy for 2022 to 2025 (“Strategy”). The Strategy lays out the FCA's vision...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published its final policy decision on disclosure regarding diversity and inclusion targets for boards of directors and executive committees of certain UK-listed companies. The...more
As set out in our earlier OnPoint, “Is Brexit Green?”, the UK has adopted a different approach to regulating ESG in the asset management sector compared to the EU by not “on-shoring” the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure...more
On 17 December 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published two policy statements (PS21/23 and PS21/24) confirming final rules and guidance to promote better climate-related financial disclosures. The rules will...more
On 2 December 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") announced some material changes to the Listing Rules in its policy statement PS21/22; these are summarised below. The FCA has sought to strike a balance between...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published Policy Statement PS 21/22 (the “Policy Statement”) which follows up on its summer 2021 consultation paper CP 21/21 “Primary Markets Effectiveness Review” (“CP 21/21”)....more
On 26 November 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its third policy statement (PS21/17) setting out its final rules to introduce its Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”). ...more
The Financial Stability Board published its final report on the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic from a financial stability perspective. The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a report on climate change...more
On 22 October 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the final rules of its Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”), which will come into force on 1 January 2022. The final rules are contained in legal...more