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HM Treasury (HMT) yesterday launched a consultation on a proposed new framework for the post-Brexit marketing of non-UK funds to retail...

Yesterday, the FT published an article highlighting the recent trend for lenders to agree to the inclusion of ‘portability’ language in...

The French regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has published guidance on the implementation of the EU's Sustainable...

ESMA has sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) detailing its views on the European Long Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) review and...

Tackling climate change is back on the agenda in the US, and is a renewed area of focus for the SEC: on 4 March, the SEC announced the...

The Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement did not specifically address financial services. However, the EU and the UK did commit to...

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) are currently consulting on the proposed regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the content...

The recently established SEC climate and ESG task force published its first risk alert on 9 April. The alert highlights the task force’s...

On Wednesday the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that it had secured a corporate conviction against GPT Special Project Management...

Sustainable finance which incorporates the environmental, social and governance criteria into investment decision making processes is...

In November 2020, the EU Code of Conduct Group submitted a report to the Council of European Finance Ministers stating that the economic...

The financial trade press (e.g. see Financial News) is reporting that certain EU regulators have questioned the ability for a UK firm to...

On Friday 4 June 2021 the Loan Market Association (LMA), European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) and Loan Syndications and Trading...

This is the question which HMRC asked itself, 12 wealthy individuals and 25 agents of wealthy individuals, in a recently published...

On 8 July 2021, the European Commission (EC) informed the European Council that the implementation of level 2 of the Sustainable...

The FCA has published its 2021/22 business plan. The publication of the plan was slightly delayed, which is perhaps unsurprising given...