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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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FCA: Technology and innovation

by Leela|4 May 2023|Our Thinking

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 regulatory regime, by highlighting how significant technology and innovation are in financial markets and the operations of financial services firms. […]

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ESAs proposes amendments to RTS under SFDR

by Leela|3 May 2023|Our Thinking

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 Banking Authority (“EBA”) – published a joint consultation paper. The paper proposes amendments to… Please click here to follow us on LinkedIn to receive the latest […]

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SDR Deep-dive 5. Anti-Greenwashing Rule

by Leela|2 May 2023|Our Thinking

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 consideration in order to prevent greenwashing of products and services… For more information on the […]

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FCA: The structure of the asset management regulatory regime

by Leela|27 April 2023|Our Thinking

Expanding on our previous overview of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) consultation paper titled “Updating and Enhancing the UK Asset Management Regime” (DP23/2), which focused on improving the way the asset management regime works, we have produced a subsequent summary that emphasises the structure of the asset management regulatory regime. The asset management regulatory regime […]

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Consumer Duty – Manufacturer Review Deadline

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…

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