The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive package of reforms aimed at recalibrating the regulatory environment, unlocking productive capital, and reinforcing the country’s status as a global financial hub. For asset...more
8/22/2025
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Capital Requirements ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Management ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retail Investors ,
UK
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
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Management ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cryptoassets ,
EU ,
Fraud ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Money Laundering ,
Risk Management ,
Sanctions ,
Trusts ,
UK
July saw a number of updates regarding the prevention of money laundering in the UK, reflecting the Government’s stated commitment to ensuring that compliance requirements are effective yet not unnecessarily onerous for the...more
A number of responses to the Consultation and Call for Input: Future regulation of alternative fund managers published by HM Treasury and the FCA on 7 April have been recently published. These reveal a diversity of views...more
6/19/2025
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Asset Management ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Fund Managers ,
HM Treasury ,
Investment Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
Last month the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set out its final rules related to the application of investment research payment optionality to fund managers. This move follows its consultation paper late last year which...more
6/4/2025
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EU ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
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
On 7 April 2025, HM Treasury published a consultation exploring whether the UK Government should simplify the regulatory framework for alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) in the UK (the “Consultation”). At the same...more