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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its long-awaited feedback statement on patient capital and authorised funds (FS20/2),...

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

The EU Commission has published an action plan aimed at ensuring the EU puts on a more unified front in the fight against money...

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

ESMA has published a letter to the European Commission (EC) recommending a further wave of ESG regulation concerning ESG ratings and...

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

The FCA has published the results of its review into UK asset managers’ implementation of the MiFID II product governance rules. The FCA...

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...

On 15 March 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) announced that the...

Since Woodford’s Equity Income Fund collapsed, regulators have been especially concerned with managers’ ability to achieve promises to...

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...

Regulators in the UK, the EU and globally are considering liquidity risk management in open-ended funds. Following a number of perceived...

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

The FT has reported that Ares have raised an €11bn fund.  According to Prequin this will be Europe’s largest fund of its type. In...

A recent FT Alphaville article considers the state of play in the ongoing transition from LIBOR and usefully focuses on the market...