The rush to regulate financial markets to produce ESG outcomes has brought focus to a problem: in the absence of good quality ESG data...

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a wide-ranging consultation report on its "recommendations...

On 20 July 2021, the government published draft legislation for the Finance Bill 2021-2022, consultations, and other documents (L-Day)....

As asset managers adapt to the need to disclose their approach to climate-related financial risks, integrate sustainability risk...

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

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

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England (the regulators) have published a...

The FCA has now provided its feedback on its first consultation papers on the new UK prudential regime for MiFID investment firms (IFPR)...

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

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

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

The FCA has published its long awaited consultation on the creation of a Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). The LTAF is an open-ended...

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

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

Earlier this week, at the launch of the HM Treasury Women In Finance Charter Annual Review, the FCA’s CEO Nikhil Rathi set out why, as a...