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HM treasury unveils long term plans to support asset management industry

by Emma Cleveland|3 April 2018|Industry News

On 6 December 2017, the Government published the UK Investment Management Strategy II report (the “Report”), which lays out the strategy and long term approach to build on the competitiveness of the UK asset management industry that will inform future government policy for the asset management industry. This Report updates and builds on the original […]

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FCA survey for EEA inbound passported firms

by Emma Cleveland|28 March 2018|Industry News

The FCA has launched a survey for relevant firms and fund managers of EEA inbound firms that passport into the UK (the “Survey”). EEA inbound firms are those who have been authorised in an EEA state that are or have been exercising their right to carry on a regulated activity in the UK. An authorised […]

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UCTA and standard terms of business – case law update

by Emma Cleveland|21 March 2018|Industry News

UCTA Under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (“UCTA”), when a party to a business to business (“B2B”) contract deals on its“written standard terms of business”, any term which seeks to limit or exclude that party’s liability for breach of contract, non-performance or performance substantially different from that reasonably expected, must pass the test of […]

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Global Regulatory Sandbox

by Emma Cleveland|1 March 2018|Industry News

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published a call for feedback on a possible global regulatory sandbox, seeking views on: the potential global reach of the sandbox, what a global sandbox could look like and what the regulatory challenges might be. GLOBAL SANDBOX The FCA, alongside other regulators in other jurisdictions, wish to create the […]

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GDPR joint statement by the ICO and the FCA

by Emma Cleveland|23 February 2018|Industry News

On 8 February 2018, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) issued a joint statement on the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which will come to force on 25 May 2018 (the “Relevant Date”). The statement is the result of firms’ addressing their concerns to both the ICO and the FCA […]

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FCA Announcement on Physically Settled FX Forwards

by Leela|11 December 2017|Industry News

On 24 November 2017, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (the “Committee”) issued a statement (the “ESAs Statement”) acknowledging the challenges of the requirement under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”) to collateralise physically settled foreign exchange (“FX”) forwards, faced by certain end-users of these types of derivatives.[1] The ESAs Statement also sets […]

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ESMA Updates Q&A on MAR

by Leela|30 November 2017|Industry News

On 21 November 2017, ESMA added 2 new questions and answers to its Q&A (the “Q&A”) on the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”). The purpose of the Q&A is to provide clarity on the practical application of MAR with the aim of promoting a common supervisory approach. The latest updates to the Q&A have been made […]

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European Supervisory Authorities Statement on Physically Settled FX Forwards

by Leela|30 November 2017|Industry News

Whilst derivatives market players are running at full throttle to implement all measures required under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”) in advance of the next regulatory deadline which will require the collateralisation of physically settled foreign exchange (“FX”) forwards as from 3 January 2018 (“FX Deadline”), the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”), regulators and firms […]

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VAT and Research Fees: Post MiFID II

by Leela|30 November 2017|Industry News

MiFID II comes into force from 3 January 2018, and introduces a new model (replacing the current commission sharing arrangements) under which research provided by a third party to an investment firm must be paid for. Therefore, firms can no longer be provided with research without additional charges as part of another service (such as execution […]

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