by Emma Cleveland | 2015-12-17 | Industry News
On 30 November 2015, the FCA held another MiFID II Implementation roundtable meeting where the standards along with various matters concerning the regulators approach towards the implementation of the upcoming directive were discussed. Below we have provided summaries...
by Emma Cleveland | 2015-12-16 | Industry News
In anticipation of MiFID II and the numerous changes the directive is expected to bring to the EU financial markets, one of the hot topics has been ESMA’s proposal for reform of the current regime for use of dealing commissions. ESMA had proposed that asset managers...
by Emma Cleveland | 2015-12-09 | Industry News
On 2 December 2015, the European Securities in Markets Authority published an update of their Q&A on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”). Due to AIFMD’s comprehensive regulatory framework and extensive requirements the cross border...
by Emma Cleveland | 2015-12-02 | Industry News
In November 2015, as part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Project Innovate, the FCA published a call for input in regards to supporting the development and adoption of RegTech. With its publication, the regulator aims to help the UK capitalise on the development...
by Emma Cleveland | 2015-11-25 | Industry News
On 9 November the Financial Stability Board, chaired by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, published its first annual report to the G20 on the Implementation and effects of the G20 financial regulatory reforms. In the report the FSB identified three key...
by Emma Cleveland | 2015-11-19 | Industry News
In a publication from 10 November 2015, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has announced its plans for implementing a ‘regulatory sandbox’ allowing businesses to test out new and innovative financial products, services or business models without incurring all the...
