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Executive Order Seeks to Expand Access to Crypto and Private Investments in Defined-Contribution Plans

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the Order) instructing federal agencies to expand access to alternative asset investments for participants in defined-contribution retirement plans such as 401(k)...more

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Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – July 2025

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

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Mansion House: Leeds Reforms

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HM Treasury has published a press release confirming a significant package of measures aimed at making the UK the prime destination for financial services by 2035, referred to as the "Leeds Reforms"...more

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Further Reform for UK Private Fund Managers: The Government’s Road Map for Growth in Financial Services

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On 15 July 2025, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her Mansion House 2025 speech unveiling the Leeds Reforms, a programme for financial services reforms to drive investment and growth in the sector....more

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UK Government publishes 10-year industrial strategy plan

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The UK Government has published a policy paper outlining its industrial strategy. The strategy centres around eight priority sectors (the IS-8), including financial services. The UK government's ambition is to establish the...more

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FUNDamentals — June 2025

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FUNDamentals is a periodic digest of news and information specifically for private funds and their managers. In this issue, we highlight some fundraising trends, new marketing rule FAQs, fund liquidity trends (limited...more

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DOL Rescinds 2022 Guidance Concerning Cryptocurrency Investments in 401(k) Plans

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On May 28, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) rescinded its 2022 guidance that cautioned retirement plan fiduciaries to exercise “extreme care” in permitting cryptocurrency and other digital asset investments in retirement...more

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SEC Withdraws Several Gensler-Era Rule Proposals Impacting Investment Managers

On June 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission formally withdrew several rule proposals made while Gary Gensler was Chairman that would have applied to investment managers, including, among others, proposals...more

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Regulation Round Up - May 2025

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Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

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FCA Handbook Notice 130

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Handbook Notice 130, which outlines updates to the FCA Handbook, including changes for fund managers stemming from the recommendations of the Investment Research Review...more

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2025 ICI Investment Management Conference

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The 2025 ICI Investment Management Conference was noteworthy for the change in tone from the SEC officials in attendance, including Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda, as well as IM Director Natasha Greiner, who suggested that there...more

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Central Bank UCITS Q&A – 42nd Edition

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On 17 April 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland published its latest UCITS Q&A (42nd Edition). The Q&A contains its updated policy position regarding portfolio transparency requirements for exchange traded funds ("ETFs")...more

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Co-Investment Relief a Step to Retail Access to Registered Funds

On March 4, 2025, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) wrote to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to express its support of a request for co-investment exemptive relief by an applicant and urge that the SEC grant...more

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New Final Department of Labor Rules on Investment Advice are Immediately Challenged in Court

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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued final, new regulations (the “rules”) regarding who is considered an investment advice fiduciary that are slated to become generally effective on September 23, 2024, as well...more

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Regulatory monitoring - March 2024

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1. Bank regulation- 1.1 Prudential regulation- (a) General- (i) International- BCBS: Basel III monitoring report- Status: Final- BCBS has published its latest monitoring report setting out the impact of the Basel III...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The New CCI Regulations: Changes to the UK PRIIPs Regime

Following a series of consultations, and as part of its wider overhaul of the UK’s financial services regime, in November 2023, the UK government published a draft statutory instrument that will replace existing European...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Capital Ratio: Roundup of Upcoming UK Regulatory Reforms for Financial Institutions

UK regulators have recently announced a number of reforms for banks and other financial institutions. - On 23 November 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (together,...more

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Political Agreement Reached on Proposed Directive Amending Both AIFM and UCITS Directives

On 20 July 2023, the Council of the EU announced that it has reached political agreement with the European Parliament on the proposed Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU) and the...more

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Regulation of Custodial Practices Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Rule 206(4)-2: June 2022

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Background - A. Adoption in 1962 - The SEC has regulated custodial practices of investment advisers since 1962, when it first adopted rule 206(4)-2 (the “Custody Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority publishes its final policy statement setting out its final rules for the Investment Firms...

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On 26 November 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its third policy statement (PS21/17) setting out its final rules to introduce its Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”). ...more

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DOL’s Latest ESG Proposal: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

On October 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (the “DOL”) published in the Federal Register a new proposed regulation (the “Proposed Rules”) on fiduciary responsibility in...more

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DOL Fiduciary Rule Officially Dead

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For several years now we’ve been keeping you updated on the long and winding road of the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Fiduciary Rule....more

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Fifth Circuit Mandate Officially Ends DOL Fiduciary Rule

On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its order, or mandate, putting into effect its earlier decision to vacate the Department of Labor’s (DOL) conflict of interest regulation (the fiduciary...more

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Fifth Circuit Reaffirms Decision to Vacate Fiduciary Rule

The Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) conflict of interest rule, informally coined the “fiduciary rule,” sparked much debate when the regulations were proposed in 2015, and finalized in 2016, to expand the definition of fiduciary...more

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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down DOL Investment Advice Fiduciary Rules

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The Fifth Circuit on March 15 vacated U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations that redefined the circumstances in which a person who provides investment advice in connection with a retirement plan or individual retirement...more

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