The FCA and the PRA have published their long-awaited consultations which aim to formalise how firms approach diversity and inclusion.
On 25 September 2023, the FCA and the PRA published separate but related consultation...more
10/2/2023
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Compliance Monitoring ,
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Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK ,
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The consultation considers what a potential regulatory regime would look like, and its proposed scope.
On 30 March 2023, HM Treasury published a consultation on regulating ESG ratings providers, which ties in with and...more
3/31/2023
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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Green Finance ,
HM Treasury ,
IOSCO ,
Rating Agencies ,
Rating System ,
Ratings ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
UK
Latest FCA consultation focuses on remuneration, risk management and governance, and liquidity requirements.
Key Points:
The consultation:
..Sets out the FCA’s proposals for the new remuneration rules for FCA...more
4/21/2021
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Corporate Governance ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Firms ,
Liquidity ,
MiFID ,
Prudential Standards ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Management ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
UCITS ,
UK
The FCA seeks to clarify the position of the Head of Legal and the scope of the Client Dealing Function.
Key Points:
..The FCA is proposing to exclude the Head of Legal from the scope of the Senior Managers...more
The FCA has published a second consultation on the Brexit onshoring project. Like the first, and many other Brexit onshoring documents, it is both long and very technical. However, a number of important policy points are...more
11/29/2018
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EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Listing Rules ,
Onshoring ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Securities ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
FCA publishes final rules and further consultation on outstanding remedies under its asset management market study.
Key Points:
..The FCA has published a Policy Statement (PS18/8) setting out final rules and guidance...more
The FCA will take a proportionate approach, reflecting the diversity of firms within the proposed regime’s remit.
On 26 July 2017, the FCA published its long-awaited Consultation Papers on the extension of the Senior...more
The FCA has published its second Policy Statement on MiFID II implementation, plus a further Consultation Paper on residual issues.
Key Points:
..The FCA has made significant changes to some proposals, particularly in...more