In July 2025 HM Treasury and the Home Office issued the UK National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 2025 ('NRA 2025'), while the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its fifth Opinion on...more
8/13/2025
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Management ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cryptoassets ,
EU ,
Fraud ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Money Laundering ,
Risk Management ,
Sanctions ,
Trusts ,
UK
Whilst not unexpected, the long-awaited review of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), originally scheduled for Q4 2025, is now likely to be delayed to Q1 2026. This follows the public and targeted...more
7/29/2025
/ Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability
On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published consultation papers proposing possibly significant reforms to the Senior Managers and Certification...more
On 30 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Final Report on the 2023-2024 Common Supervisory Action (CSA) concerning the integration of sustainability risks and disclosures within the...more
7/3/2025
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched a consultation in April 2024 to explore whether the existing Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) framework – introduced for asset managers in November 2023 – should...more