Meet the Team: Q&A with Christine Nguyen

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...

SDR Deep-dive 6. Distributors

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…...

Are your personal data transfers lawful?

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...

FCA: Technology and innovation

In our fourth summary on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) consultation paper titled “Updating and Enhancing the UK Asset Management Regime” (DP23/2), we build on our previous overview on the structure of the asset management...

ESAs proposes amendments to RTS under SFDR

On 12 April 2023, the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) – comprising the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (“EIOPA”), and the European...

SDR Deep-dive 5. Anti-Greenwashing Rule

In the fifth instalment of our series of six comprehensive guides on the FCA’s sustainability disclosure regulations, we focus on the Anti-Greenwashing Rule. The FCA’s proposal in the Consultation Paper provides rules in which firms will need to take into...

Consumer Duty – Manufacturer Review Deadline

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...

Key Contract Cases

We are delighted to be launching a new series that will focus on Key Contract Cases in 2023. Through this, we will be providing brief snapshots of the significant contract law cases that have emerged this year and key takeaways that businesses can learn from them on...