The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published a consultation paper (CP25/9) setting out further proposals on product information for consumer composite investments (CCIs), i.e., investments where the returns...more
When the Edinburgh Reforms were announced on 9 December 2022, they were billed as an ambitious set of reforms. Two years on, we assess which of the measures have been completed, which remain outstanding, and whether they have...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
Welcome to our January 2023 Horizon Scan, where we focus on some of the principal recent and expected developments and changes that we expect to be of interest to those in the non-listed funds sector. We have grouped the...more
UK rules will diverge from the much-criticised EU framework. On 20 July 2021, the FCA published a Consultation Paper (CP21/23) on amending the UK PRIIPs Regulation. The FCA has long held concerns about the PRIIPs...more
UCITS funds: HM Treasury announces extension of PRIIPs exemption - HM Treasury has announced that the current exemption for Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) funds from the...more
Welcome to our Funds First Update. Whilst a lot of focus at present is on Brexit and the uncertainties surrounding that process, there have been a great many other developments in the past few months that are of relevance to...more
Funds Bulletin (a monthly round-up of topical legal, regulatory and tax issues affecting the fund industry). Features our summary of the FSCP's position paper on the impact of Brexit on financial services consumers, as well...more
With contributors across the sector and the globe, we've compiled a review of some of the developments that will affect financial institutions in 2017 and beyond. The one thing that 2016 taught us was to expect the...more