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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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UK Tax Round Up - July 2024

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Welcome to the July edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month features a call for evidence from the government on potential changes to the tax on carried interest and interesting decisions on the application of the carried...more

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UK's FCA consults on payment optionality for investment research

The FCA consultation paper CP24/7 “Payment Optionality for Investment Research” considers the reintroduction of the bundling of research payments with broker’s execution fees....more

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UK Conduct Regulator Proposes Payment Optionality for Investment Research

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has opened a consultation setting out proposals for allowing firms to use joint (bundled) payments for third-party research and execution services, subject to certain requirements being...more

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Corporate Activism In The U.S., U.K., Europe, And Asia—Different Regions, Different Goals

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On 10 January 2024, K2 Integrity and Schulte Roth & Zabel hosted a webinar on the state of corporate activism across various regions. Jason Wright, senior managing director at K2 Integrity, moderated the discussion with Lisa...more

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UK Regulator Consults on Proposed Reforms to the Commodity Derivatives Regulatory Framework

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on proposals for reforming the commodity derivatives regulatory framework, which covers position limits, the exemptions from those limits, position management...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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UK Government Publishes Draft Legislation Revising Application of the Ancillary Activities Test for Commodity Derivatives and...

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The U.K. government has published a draft statutory instrument (and related explanatory memorandum), which will be known as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order...more

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UK High Court Hands Down Decision in Sova Capital

Key Points - - This application was brought in the wake of sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom, United States and European Union in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and involved a complex assessment of...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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FCA publishes Primary Market Bulletin No. 42 and Market Watch 71

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The FCA has published Primary Market Bulletin No.42 which, amongst other things: (i) discusses themes from the FCA’s enquiries into unlawful disclosure of inside information (ii) highlights the relationship between the...more

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Compliance countdown: October 2022

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A number of changes and new requirements come into effect on or from 1 October 2022. Here’s our rundown of the key things you need to know, and actions to take, to make sure your scheme is on top of the upcoming changes....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 Regulator Proposes Extending Long-Term Asset Fund to Certain Retail Investors

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Following the introduction of a regulatory framework for a new type of authorized open-ended fund called the long-term asset fund, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has opened a consultation on extending the LTAF to more...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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

COVID-19 UK Update: AIM issue additional guidance and relax some rules for suspended companies

London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) have announced that until further notice, AIM Regulation will be applying discretion to the application of certain AIM Rules for companies and the AIM Rules for nominated advisers...more

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Funds Talk: April 2017

SEC Offers Guidance on ‘Fast-Growing Trend’ of Robo-Advisers - As technology and robo-advisers become increasingly common options for asset managers and investors alike, the SEC is taking a closer look at some of the...more

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