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#EmbraceEquity: International Women’s Day 2023

by Victoria Smith|8 March 2023|Events

Happy International Women’s Day! Today, we celebrate the incredible achievements and contributions of women all around the world who have shaped our society and inspired us with their resilience, compassion and strength. At Cleveland & Co, we continue to promote a workplace that is diverse and inclusive and where women and girls are empowered to […]

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FCA proposals to improve access to financial advice on investing into mainstream products

by Victoria Smith|15 February 2023|Our Thinking

background On 30 November 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a Consultation Paper (the “Consultation Paper”) CP22/24 on proposals to broaden access to financial advice for mainstream products. These proposals are part of the FCA’s wider effort to make it easier for consumers to access financial advice and to ensure that the advice they […]

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UK: FCA’s SDR: Firms and products in scope of the proposals

by Victoria Smith|9 February 2023|Our Thinking

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA“) recently published a Consultation Paper on the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (“SDR”) and investment labels, aims to tackle greenwashing as part of the growing need for sustainability-related investments. The aim of SDR is to mitigate against firms making exaggerated and/or misleading claims about the level of sustainability of their products/services… […]

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Meet the Team: Q&A with Antonia Manti

by Victoria Smith|2 February 2023|Our News

As part of our ‘Meet the Team’ series, we are delighted to feature Antonia Manti, from our Legal team who celebrates her first anniversary with Cleveland & Co this week! Antonia has had an eventful first year with us; she was our first person to undertake our secondment programme and last year, spent 3 months […]

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UK: FCA’s Consumer Duty: Deadline approaching

by Victoria Smith|2 February 2023|Our Thinking

On 31 July 2023, the FCA’s new Consumer Duty comes into force. The Consumer Duty sets higher standards of consumer protection across retail financial services and represents what the FCA terms a “paradigm” shift in its expectations of firms. The Consumer Duty comprises three tiers; a new FCA Principle 12, three overarching cross-cutting obligations, and […]

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UK: FCA’s SDR: Guide to the proposed requirements

by Victoria Smith|1 February 2023|Our Thinking

Following on from our previous article on the FCA’s Consultation Paper on the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and investment labels, please subscribe below to access our handy print and keep guide for all the key information you need to know about the proposed changes, including an ‘at a glance’ timeline of when the proposed requirements are […]

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Standard Contractual Clauses and Data Transfer Agreements

by Victoria Smith|19 January 2023|Our Thinking

Recent changes to the EU’s standard contractual clauses (“New SCCs“) plus the UK addendum to the New SCCs means firms must review their current arrangements and determine whether replacement agreements are necessary before the 21 March 2024 deadline. We’ve set out below the key points firms need to know about the changes and how we […]

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Replacing the UK GDPR

by Victoria Smith|17 January 2023|Our Thinking

summary On 3 October, at the Conservative Party conference (the “Conference”), the UK government outlined a revised plan for its reform of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Organisations can expect the UK government to propose amendments to the Data Protection and Information Bill (the “Bill”) or to restart the process of reform altogether… […]

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FCA proposes UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and investment labels

by Victoria Smith|12 January 2023|Our Thinking

background On 25 October 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its Consultation Paper CP22/10 (“Consultation Paper”) on the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (“SDR”) and investment labels. The FCA’s proposals aim to build transparency and trust by introducing: labels to help the consumer navigate the market for sustainable investment products; sustainable related terms, ensuring the naming […]

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Recognition

  1. 2026
  2. 2025
    • Heroes Role Model ListsFeatured in the Executive Role Model List
  3. 2023
  4. 2022
    • Women in Investment AwardsNominated for Role Model of the YearNominated for Mentor of the Year
  5. 2021
  6. 2019
  7. 2018
  8. 2017
  9. 2016
Legal Sustainability Alliance member 2026

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