News & Insights

EU General Court examines data anonymisation and pseudonymisation

by Leela|13 June 2023|Our Thinking

The EU General Court has overruled the European Data Protection Supervisor and held that pseudonymised data will not be deemed personal data for the purposes of EU data protection law when transferred to a recipient that is unable to link the pseudonyms to identifiable individuals. This recent ruling is seen as positive news for companies […]

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FCA: Improving the fund rules

by Leela|8 June 2023|Our Thinking

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 rules. The FCA has expressed concern about… Please click here to follow us on LinkedIn to receive the […]

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UK SDR and other regimes

by Leela|6 June 2023|Our Thinking

Following on from our six-part series on the sustainability disclosure regulations established by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA“), we look at UK SDR and other regimes. On 25 October 2022, the FCA released a Consultation Paper on UK Sustainability and Disclosure Requirements (“SDR”) and investment labels (CP22/20). This paper compares… For more information on the […]

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ASIC releases updated guidance on reportable situations

by Leela|1 June 2023|Our Thinking

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC“) has revised Regulatory Guide 78, which deals with breach reporting by AFS licensees and credit licensees (“RG 78“), in response to implementation challenges within the regulatory regime. Taking into account feedback from industry stakeholders, ASIC has introduced these changes to provide… Please click here to follow us on LinkedIn to […]

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Meet the Team: Q&A with Muskan Khadka

by Leela|25 May 2023|Our News

As part of our ‘Meet the Team’ series, we are delighted to feature Muskan Khadka, from our Legal team who celebrates her first anniversary with Cleveland & Co next week! To celebrate Muskan’s first year, we sat down to ask her a few questions about her experiences at Cleveland & Co and what she enjoys […]

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Meet the Team: Q&A with Christine Nguyen

by Leela|19 May 2023|Our News

As part of our ‘Meet the Team’ series, we are delighted to feature Christine Nguyen, from our Operations team who celebrates her first anniversary with Cleveland & Co next week! To celebrate Christine’s first year, we sat down to ask her a few questions about her experiences at Cleveland & Co and what she enjoys […]

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SDR Deep-dive 6. Distributors

by Leela|18 May 2023|Our Thinking

In our final guide on the sustainability disclosure regulations established by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), we look at Distributors. The FCA intends to impose a couple of obligations on distributors who offer products to retail investors… For more information on the implementation of UK SDR, Cleveland & Co External in-house counsel™, your specialist outsourced […]

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Are your personal data transfers lawful?

by Leela|17 May 2023|Our Thinking

In June 2021, the European Union (EU) introduced a new set of Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs“) for the purpose of transferring EU personal data. The United Kingdom (UK) implemented its own International Data Transfer Agreement (“IDTA“) for the transfer of UK personal data, and established an Addendum to facilitate the transfer of both UK and […]

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Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCA): Summary

by Victoria Smith|10 May 2023|Industry News

The Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCA) framework was first introduced in 2020 as a proposal to regulate crypto-asset markets in the European Union It is due to come into effect by mid-2024 and so crypto-assets issuers and crypto-assets service providers will need to start preparing for the regulatory requirements. We’ve set out […]

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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
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