New financial promotion rules for crypto assets

On 8 June 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a policy statement on financial promotion rules for crypto assets (PS23/6), which will have an impact on investment firms trading in or active in the crypto markets space. The FCA has...

Meet the Team: Q&A with Merve Özbakır

Why did you join Cleveland & Co? I was about to complete my LLM studies at Durham University and Cleveland & Co gave me the opportunity to kickstart my career in the UK while studying in a city so different from London. The flexibility Cleveland & Co...

Applications for our 2024 Training Programme are now open!

Are you ready to embark on an incredible journey towards a successful legal career? Cleveland & Co is thrilled to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Training Programme beginning in February 2024. As part of our Training Programme, you will...

FCA’s Consumer Duty – Is your firm ready?

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) Consumer Duty will come into force on 31 July 2023. From this date, the Consumer Duty rules will apply to all existing in-scope products or services that are available for sale or renewal. By this date, firms...

SEC Files Charges against Binance and Founder

On 5 June 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a press release announcing that it has filed 13 charges against Binance Holdings Ltd. (“Binance”) and its founder Changpeng Zhao, claiming that they engaged in activities that amount to an...

The London Legal Walk: Stepping Up!

Yesterday, our London team joined thousands of others from across the legal industry to take part in the London Legal Walk – an annual event that unites legal professionals to support access to justice for all. We enjoyed glorious sunshine as we walked through...

FCA: Improving the fund rules

Following on from our fourth summary on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) discussion paper titled “Updating and Enhancing the UK Asset Management Regime” (DP23/2), we have produced a fifth and final summary centred on improving the fund...