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UK Financial Services Reform: Strategic Opportunities for Asset Managers

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The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive package of reforms aimed at recalibrating the regulatory environment, unlocking productive capital, and reinforcing the country’s status as a global financial hub. For asset...more

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UK FCA announces retail access to crypto ETNs

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that effective from 8 October, retail consumers will be permitted to access crypto exchange traded notes (cETNs), marking a significant shift...more

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FCA Opens UK Retail Access to Crypto Exchange Traded Notes

On 1 August 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a press release (the Press Release) announcing that UK retail consumers will soon be able to access crypto exchange traded notes (cETNs) admitted to trading on UK...more

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UK Mansion House 2025 and Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy: summary of key initiatives

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer has delivered her second Mansion House speech and announced the “Leeds Reforms” in conjunction with publication of the awaited Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy and related...more

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Leeds Reforms Set UK Government Agenda for Financial Services

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On 15 July 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her second Mansion House speech, having earlier that day announced the so-called Leeds Reforms to “position the UK as the number one destination for...more

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The New UK Prospectus Regime

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On 15 July 2025, the FCA published PS25/9 and PS25/10 outlining its final rules for the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading regime, which will supersede the existing UK Prospectus Regulation from 19 January 2026. This...more

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HMT and UK FCA announce new "targeted support" proposals for pensions and retail investments

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper CP25/17 (CP) accompanied by a press release and updated webpage, proposing a new regulatory framework for "targeted support" in pensions and retail...more

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FCA proposals to align retail and wholesale disclosure regimes for debt prospectuses

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The Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) has published a consultation on debt offerings to retail investors which proposes to introduce a single disclosure standard for debt prospectuses, removing the current distinction...more

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FCA Publishes Further Consumer Duty Feedback for Firms

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On 11 December 2024, the FCA published two pieces of feedback on the Consumer Duty, setting out good practices and areas for improvement in relation to Consumer Duty board reports and complaints and root cause analysis....more

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The Stars Align - FCA’s PISCES Proposals to Build on Private Market Practices

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The FCA is approaching its design of the world’s first regulated private/public crossover market with a “private plus” rather than a “public minus” mindset. On 17 December 2024, the FCA launched a consultation on its...more

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Regulation Round Up - November 2024

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

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International Organization of Securities Commissions Publishes Roadmap to Enhance Retail Investor Online Safety

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions has launched a new roadmap for retail investor online safety. The strategic initiative aims to safeguard retail investors worldwide from fraud, excessive risk, and...more

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Recent Developments for UK PLCs October 2024

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On 6 September 2024, the Capital Markets Industry Taskforce (CMIT) published the Capital Markets Of Tomorrow report (CMOT). CMOT sets out the “UK elevator pitch” for the reformed UK capital markets, engages in some judicious...more

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Prioritising consumer redress over fines: FCA’s H2O Final Notice

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On the 7 August 2024, the FCA issued its Final Notice to the asset manager H2O AM LLP (“H2O”), in the context of which H2O agreed to pay €250 million to investors who have been unable to access their funds since 2020. In the...more

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Regulation Round Up - May 2024

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Key developments in May 2024: ESG: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on the sustainability disclosure requirements (“SDR”) and investments labelling regime. Among other things, the webpage has been...more

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The FCA’s Agenda for UK Asset Management

Background - On 23 May 2024, Ashley Alder, the Chair of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), delivered a speech which outlined the regulator’s agenda for the asset management sector (the “Speech”). In particular,...more

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Developments in the UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements Regime

His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have issued publications that seek to expand the application of the United Kingdom (UK) sustainability disclosure requirements (the SDR) and labelling...more

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UK Government Consults on World’s First Regulated Public-Private Crossover Market

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UK Chancellor launches consultation on the proposed Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) as part of the Spring Budget. On 6 March 2024, HM Treasury published a consultation paper seeking...more

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Duty Bound - Paved with good intentions? The future of the Consumer Duty

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The intention behind the implementation of the Consumer Duty is commendable. However, as firms seek to comply with the new requirements, there is a real risk that it may drive unintended, negative consequences....more

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UK Sustainability Disclosure Framework FCA Publishes Final Rules On Sustainability Disclosure Requirements And Investment Labels

On 28 November 2023, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published its "Sustainability Disclosure Requirements ("SDR") and investment labels" policy statement (PS23/16) (the "Policy Statement"). The Policy Statement...more

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The UK Proposes Changes to the Regulation of Equity Secondary Markets

In Policy Statement 23/4 (PS23/4) on “Improving Equity Secondary Markets,” the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority sets out its final proposed amendments to...more

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Corporate Briefing - August 2023

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

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FCA Consults on Revamped Guidance for Financial Promotions on Social Media

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Regulator clarifies that existing FCA rules will continue to apply but will also reflect the evolving landscape of financial promotions on social media. On 17 July 2023, the FCA published a guidance consultation (GC23/2)...more

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The UK Consumer Duty: What does it mean for London listed investment companies?

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The FCA’s new Consumer Duty rules come into force on 31 July 2023 for new and existing products that are open for sale and create a variety of obligations which seek to deliver better outcomes for retail investors. The rules...more

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The FCA’s Final Rules For LTAFs: Distribution To Mass Market Retail Investors

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Following its August 2022 consultation on the broader retail distribution of interests in a Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF), the FCA published its Policy Statement PS23/7 including final Handbook rules on 29 June 2023....more

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