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FCA publishes final rules for firms operating public offer platforms

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final policy statement PS25/10, setting out the final rules for the new public offer platforms (POP) regime. This follows consultations in July 2024 and January of this...more

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UK Pensions Legal Landscape: What’s new in January 2025?

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In this news update, we highlight legal developments in UK pensions from January 2025. This update covers: Investment news: Pensions Investment Review: consultation closes Derivatives clearing exemption to be extended...more

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HM Treasury Publishes Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulations 2024

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The Regulations: (i) replace assimilated law in relation to the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products Regulation, establishing a new legislative framework for the regulation of Consumer Composite...more

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Mansion House: HM Treasury Consults on UK Green Taxonomy

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HM Treasury has published a consultation on developing a U.K. Green Taxonomy to classify sustainable economic activities, with the aim of increasing sustainable investment and reducing greenwashing risk. Responses to the...more

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HM Treasury Publishes Policy Statement on Treatment of Overseas Investment Exchanges Under UK Capital Requirements Regulation

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HM Treasury has published a policy statement on the treatment of overseas investment exchanges for the purposes of the U.K. Capital Requirements Regulation. HM Treasury initially proposed to expand the definition of...more

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HM Treasury publishes consultation on private intermittent securities exchange platform

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The consultation sets out further detail on the government's proposals, announced as part of the Edinburgh Reforms in December 2022, to develop a venue for the intermittent trading of private company shares and seeks feedback...more

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ESG Ratings: Who rates the ‘raters’?

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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings are increasingly used by investors, lenders and regulators to assess the sustainability performance of companies. They can, for example, assess an entity’s exposure to, and...more

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UK Government Kicks Off Investment Research Review

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The tone of the Call for Evidence indicates the controversial research unbundling rules could be primed for reform. On 3 April 2023, HM Treasury published a Call for Evidence as the first step in the independent review...more

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