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As part of the UK government’s aim to create legislation establishing a regulatory framework for cryptoassets, on 2 May 2025 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Discussion Paper DP25/1....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 UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has introduced robust new rules for those marketing cryptoassets to UK consumers. In Policy Statement PS23/6, new requirements covering financial promotions for all firms aimed at...more
DvP clients: FCA and PRA Dear CRO letter on counterparty credit exposure management and controls - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a letter to chief risk...more
Yesterday, 8 April 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced a series of measures in response to the coronavirus crisis designed to help issuers raise new capital while retaining an appropriate degree of investor...more
In March 2020, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) released a consultation paper entitled: “Proposals to enhance climate-related disclosures by listed issuers and clarification of existing disclosure obligations”...more
The EU watchdog, The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which coordinates securities market supervision across the 27 countries of the European Union, announced on March 11 that it was prepared to use its...more
On 3 July 2019, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority published a consultation paper in which it proposed to prohibit the sale to all retail clients of derivatives and Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) that reference certain types...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on illiquid assets and open ended funds, following responses from stakeholders to a discussion paper it issued early in 2017. After observing the impact of...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
On 28 June 2017, the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published its final report in relation to its review of the UK asset management market. The report sets out a package of reform proposals designed to address certain...more
On 28 March 2017, the FCA announced that Tesco plc and Tesco Stores Limited ("Tesco") had agreed to committing market abuse in relation to a trading update published on 29 August 2014. In that update, Tesco plc had stated...more
Companies trading on either the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market or AIM should ensure that their systems and procedures reflect changes to their disclosure and other obligations arising from the implementation of the new...more
The Financial Conduct Authority published the final notice issued to Aviva Pension Trustees UK Limited and Aviva Wrap UK Limited, fining the firms £8,246,800 for failing to have adequate controls and oversight arrangements to...more