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by Leela|25 April 2023|Our Thinking
The next Consumer Duty deadline is quickly approaching. This is a regulatory requirement in the UK that aims to ensure that consumers receive fair treatment from financial services providers. By 30 April 2023, manufacturers of financial products and services should have completed…
Read moreby Victoria Smith|20 April 2023|Our Thinking
The FCA has recently published its Business Plan for 2023/24 which aims to set out its strategic priorities for the year ahead. The Business Plan acknowledges that potential uncertainty will remain in the economic and geographical environment, highlighting key uncertainties identified by the FCA such as increased interest rates and inflation, market volatility, unemployment, and […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|19 April 2023|Our Thinking
In this fourth of our six deep-dive guides into the FCA’s sustainability disclosure requirements, we’re looking at product and entity level disclosures and detail what the FCA require firms to provide in each… For more information on the implementation of UK SDR, Cleveland & Co External in-house counsel™, your specialist outsourced legal team, are here […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|19 April 2023|Our Thinking
background On 9 February 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its proposed Private Fund Advisers rule, with the primary goal of promoting transparency for private fund investors by requiring registered investment advisers to disclose the full cost of investing in private funds, as well as the performance of such funds. Following the commentary […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|18 April 2023|Our Thinking
Building on our initial summary of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) discussion paper on “Updating and Enhancing the UK Asset Management Regime” (DP23/2), which focuses on improving investor engagement through technology, set out below is a second summary that highlights improving the regime’s functionality. The aim of the suggested changes put forth by the FCA […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|13 April 2023|Our Thinking
Many regulators across the globe are of the view that crypto technologies have the potential to offer the financial services sector enormous benefits. However, as with any emerging technology, there are risks as well as opportunities… Please click here to follow us on LinkedIn to receive the latest information on this and other important topics.
Read moreby Victoria Smith|5 April 2023|Our Thinking
In February 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) released a discussion paper on ‘Updating and Improving the UK regime for asset management’ (DP23/2). The paper seeks feedback on proposals to enhance the UK regime for asset management. Among the proposed changes, the FCA has suggested the use of… Please click here to follow us on […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|4 April 2023|Our Thinking
In this third of our six deep-dive guides into the FCA’s sustainability disclosure requirements, we’re looking at consumer-facing disclosures. The FCA is proposing that firms provide consumer-facing disclosures that provide consumers with a summary of the products’ key sustainability-related features. Our deep-dive outlines the proposals and sets out a handy guide to the categories of […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|30 March 2023|Our Thinking
summary The Australian Government issued the Privacy Act Review Report 2022 (the “Report”) in February 2023 with a list of 116 proposals to reform the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the “Privacy Act”). These proposals aim to enhance personal data protection offerings to individuals with a view to a more digitalised world. The proposals, if adopted, […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|22 March 2023|Our Thinking
In this second of our six deep-dive guides into the FCA’s sustainability disclosure requirements, we’re looking at the naming and marketing restrictions that the FCA propose to introduce to investment products marketed to retail investors that do not qualify for a sustainable investment label… For more information on the implementation of UK SDR, Cleveland & […]
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