The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its much-anticipated policy document in November last year setting out the core components of its new sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) and investment labels regime and who it will impact. For sustainable funds, the question fund managers now need to consider is whether they wish...

The start of spring brings an update from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), following up on two previous "Dear CEO" letters, setting forth their supervisory priorities for the next year. Meanwhile, in the European Union, the updated Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation...

On 23 May, the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) was passed by Parliament and expected to receive royal assent on 24 May. It not only introduces a new UK digital markets regulation regime, but also makes sweeping changes to the competition rules in the UK, and ushers in...

Under Dutch law, the interests of clients must be taken into account in the manufacturing and distribution process of financial products. First, to prevent any mis-selling, and second, to maintain overall trust in the financial sector. In order to ensure this, the manufacturing of financial products by financial institutions is...

DPDI bill falls following UK election announcement Following the announcement of the UK general election being called for 4 July 2024, Parliament has been prorogued. This means that any legislation that was not passed during the short wash-up period which ended on 24 May 2024 will now fall away and...

Articles This month's coverage includes: Regulatory Updates Following the digital trail: ASA's investigation into the supplier pathway of irresponsible online ads Unravelling the 'politricks': EU regulation promoting transparency in political advertising published ASA's growing AI capability ASA Rulings Vytaliving misses vital advertising rules Lucky Cow gets away unscathed: ad featuring...

New regulations which liberalise (to some extent) the rules governing what companies and LLPs can call themselves, and the trading disclosures they have to make, will come into force on 31 January 2015. Overview Although the Companies Act 2006 was intended to simplify company law, the rules governing company and...