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Brexit updates: Italy, Luxembourg & Ireland
Following on from our previous newsletter on recent Brexit updates, in this newsletter we continue our analysis of the new...
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Brexit updates
With less than two months to go until the UK leaves the EU, there have been a lot of...
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UK crypto-assets and distributed ledger technology taskforce report
The Taskforce (consisting of HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England) was launched by the Chancellor...
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Delivering documents to a regulator – a question of legal privilege
In the recent case ofThe Financial Reporting Council Ltd and Sports Direct International Plc , the High Court stated...
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New FRC Corporate Governance Code
The Financial Reporting Council has published the final 2018 edition of the Corporate Governance Code and the associated Guidance...
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Brexit: impact on financial services
We consider in this newsletter, the impact of Brexit on the financial services industry and provide practical steps for...
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ESMA’s 2019 Work Programme
For 2019, ESMA’s focus will include supervisory convergence work in the area of Prospectus and Securitisation Regulation. The continued...
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LSE provides guidance on AIM comply or explain regime
The London Stock Exchange has provided guidance on the new “comply or explain against” requirements for Alternative Investment Market...
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Senior Managers Certification Regime
On 4 July 2018, the FCA published, in their latest policy statement (PS18/14), its feedback on consultation paper CP 17/25...
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Introducing ‘pre-marketing’ into AIFMD
After the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (“MiFID II”) and Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Products (“PRIIPs”), the...
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Q&A with Leela to mark her Third Year Anniversary with Cleveland & Co
To get to know Leela a little bit more we asked her some quick fire questions: 1. ...
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FCA confirms increase in Financial Ombudsman Service compensation limit
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) confirmed in its Policy Statement PS 19/8 published on 12 March 2019 that the...
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FCA rules post Asset Management Market Study
In February 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published a second set of rules following the Asset Management...
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Cleveland & Co join AlgoMe as a Community Partner
We’ve joined AlgoMe as an AlgoMe Community Partner with a common goal of helping to address the challenges and opportunities...
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Court of Appeal confirms bank’s discretion on determining “fair market value” in a GMRA
In its recent decision in LBI EHF v Raiffeisen Bank International AG ,the Court of Appeal confirmed that a...
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ESMA recognises three UK Clearing Houses in a No Deal Brexit
Given the continuing uncertainty surrounding the United Kingdom’s (the “UK”) departure from the European Union (“EU”), regulators and institutions...
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Cleveland & Co advise Foster Denovo on acquisition of Orchard Wealth Cultivation
We are so happy to share in the news that Foster Denovo, the global award winning financial advisory firm,...
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ESMA and FCA sign memorandum in case of no deal Brexit
In light of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the United Kingdom (“UK”) departure from the European Union (“EU”), regulators...
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Cleveland & Co win ABS of the year at the Modern Law Awards 2019!
We are delighted and very proud to announce that we have won the category for ABS of the Year...
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A bitesized update on the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SM&CR”) is part of the UK regulators’ drive to improve culture, governance and...
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