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FCA launches IAAT

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched the investment advice assessment tool (IAAT) to help personal investment firms assess the suitability of their investment advice and disclosures to consumers (excluding...more

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Other Financial Services - UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024

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Asset / Wealth Management - Current market: Consistently high M&A activity levels - We are seeing: Europe’s barbell becomes more pronounced—larger asset / wealth managers swallow smaller competitors at pace: -...more

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SFC and HKMA’s joint circular on streamlined approach for dealing with sophisticated professional investors (SPIs)

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Wealth managers and advisers, and distributors in relation to non-retail investment products, for example interests in private equity funds or hedge funds, sustainability linked bonds and other private capital related...more

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European Commission Publishes Retail Investment Strategy

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On May 24, 2023, the European Commission published a Retail Investment Strategy package aimed at enhancing retail investor protections across the EU and encouraging participation in the EU capital markets. The package...more

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Hot Topics in Private M&A Transactions in the UK: Macroeconomic Uncertainty, Cash Is King and Bridging Value Gaps

The UK economy has been hit by a series of significant shocks in recent years: a change in the trading relationship with the EU, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread inflation, an increase in global energy...more

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UK FDI Year in Review: a look at the first year of the National Security and Investment Act

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4 January 2023 marked the one-year anniversary of the coming into force of the UK's National Security and Investment Act. We take a look at decisional practice to date and the lessons learned from the regime so far....more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Consults on Regulatory Perimeter Guidance for Trading Venues

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation paper on proposed guidance on the regulatory perimeter for multilateral trading facilities and on possible future changes to smaller trading venues' regulatory...more

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UK Conduct Authority Warns Buy Now Pay Later Firms on Compliance with Financial Promotion Requirements

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning to Buy Now Pay Later firms about financial promotions that potentially breach the FCA's rules. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 prohibits the communication...more

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UK Wholesale Markets Review

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The U.K.’s policy approach to regulating secondary markets and investment firms, now that the U.K. has left the EU, has been confirmed by the government. Last year, HM Treasury conducted its Wholesale Markets Review proposing...more

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BVCA Healthcare Sector Forum 2020: Rounding Up

McDermott was delighted to partner with the BVCA (British Venture Capital Association) on its recent virtual Sector Forum Series: Healthcare event. The event gathered industry experts – from entrepreneurs, to investors and...more

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ILPA Releases Deal-By-Deal Model LPA

Earlier this year the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) released a Delaware-law based Model Limited Partnership Agreement (Model II LPA) for use by private equity fund sponsors wishing to implement a...more

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Proskauer’s Second Annual Survey on Trends in Private Credit Markets

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We are delighted to share with you the results from our second annual Trends in Private Credit survey. This year’s survey was conducted via web from January 9th to February 9th 2018. In this report, we will share...more

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Shareholders have accused Under Armour of “concealing the impact” of Sports Authority’s bankruptcy from investors in order to artificially inflate its stock price. The suit comes on the heels of a disastrous Q4 for UA, in...more

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