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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the findings from its multi-firm review of climate reporting by asset managers, life insurers and FCA-regulated pension providers under the Taskforce on Climate-related...more
On August 6, the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") released its findings following a multi-firm review of climate reporting by asset managers, life insurers and FCA-regulated pension providers....more
The principal regulations governing offers of securities to the public and admissions of securities to trading on regulated markets in the United Kingdom, including the requirements for a prospectus, are contained in the UK...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final policy statement (PS25/9) to implement the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs), which will replace the UK Prospectus Regulation....more
On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury published its response confirming it will no longer pursue a UK green taxonomy – a classification system to define which economic activities could be considered environmentally sustainable (the...more
On 15 July 2025, the FCA published PS25/9 and PS25/10 outlining its final rules for the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading regime, which will supersede the existing UK Prospectus Regulation from 19 January 2026. This...more
On 25 June 2025, the UK Department for Business and Trade published a consultation on the exposure draft of the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards: UK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2. The consultation seeks views on draft UK...more
This month, we bring you a number of updates on the EU omnibus simplification package, including the ‘Stop-the-Clock’ directive entering into force delaying the application of CSRD and CSDDD and a formal complaint against the...more
A snapshot of key market and regulatory developments expected to impact the UK insurance sector over the next six months. 1 – 3 April Motor finance: The Supreme Court heard the three linked appeals, Hopcraft, Johnson and...more
A new edition of the Regulatory Initiatives Grid, which sets out details of current and planned regulatory initiatives for all the regulators affecting the financial services sector, has been published. It includes details of...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published feedback on the views it received in response to its discussion paper DP 23/1 on finance for positive sustainable change. The discussion paper included sections on a...more
In our latest round-up of developments in ESG for UK clients, we cover the following topics: The UK’s seventh carbon budget Scottish court finds consents for new oil and gas fields were unlawful for failing to take into...more
The briefing contains a mapping exercise and analysis of the approach taken by the European Supervisory Authorities and the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority to address risks or concerns relating to such greenwashing. The...more
The Transition Finance Market Review (TFMR) recommendations published in October 2024 set out a blueprint for a transition finance market that will provide capital to support decarbonisation pathways and bolster finance flows...more
On 14 November 2024, the UK government published its consultation response and draft legislation proposals to regulate ESG ratings providers. Entities providing ESG ratings (however named) which are likely to influence...more
HM Treasury has published remits and recommendations for the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, set out in a letter sent from Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to Nikhil Rathi, FCA...more
The Financial Stability Board has published a letter sent to the G20 leaders ahead of their meeting on November 18, 2024, together with the FSB 2024 annual report...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has finalized a report on promoting the financial integrity and orderly functioning of the Voluntary Carbon Markets. The final report includes a set of 21 good...more
The regime will have broad reach, although its implementation will likely take several years. On 14 November 2024, HM Treasury laid out the future UK regulatory regime for environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...more
HM Treasury has launched a call for evidence on a proposed Financial Services Growth & Competitiveness Strategy, a key part of the latest Mansion House reforms. Once developed, the Strategy will serve as the central guiding...more
The U.K. Transition Finance Market Review published its report for scaling transition finance. The report sets out the TFMR's recommendations on how to scale a high-integrity transition finance market that can support both...more
The regulator is providing temporary flexibility in light of concerns that asset managers need extra time to prepare. On 9 September 2024, the FCA published a statement on its naming and marketing rules under the...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has opened a consultation on proposed rules for companies seeking to admit securities to a U.K. regulated market or "primary" multilateral trading facility under the new Public Offers and...more
The FCA has provided an update on how firms should notify the U.S. Financial Conduct Authority when they are using an investment label under the sustainability disclosure requirements and investment labelling regime. Firms...more
The UK government, having originally announced that it would decide whether to impose mandatory climate disclosures on companies by July 2024, has now postponed that decision until the first quarter of 2025....more