Dec 07, 2023 The FCA's Overseas Funds Regime consultation: what does it cover? By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Emma Garnham Gavin Haran +1 more... Show less On 4 December 2023, the FCA published its consultation (CP23/26) on operationalising the Overseas Funds Regime ("OFR"). Significantly...
Nov 30, 2023 The evolution of core real estate By Nicole Mitchell One silver lining of lower transaction volumes and a slower capital raising environment is the opportunity to pause for thought and...
Nov 20, 2023 AIFMD II - Final compromise text published By Gavin Haran Samuel Brooks Michael Sholem Shang-Hsuen Koh +1 more... Show less The “final text” of the amending directive (AIFMD II) on the amendment of Directive 2011/61/EU on alternative investment fund managers...
Sep 19, 2023 SFDR 2.0: pivoting in the direction of UK SDR? By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Emma Garnham Gavin Haran +1 more... Show less On 14 September 2023, the European Commission published a targeted consultation questionnaire to gather feedback prior to proposing...
Sep 06, 2023 Nutrient neutrality, we hardly knew ye By Henry Vane Before they tip their hard hats to the housing secretary, who last week announced plans to abolish unpopular nutrient neutrality (NN)...
Aug 15, 2023 Latest round of fines for financial institutions for personal communications record keeping failures By Lorna Emson Madeleine Brown Helen Carter The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have issued a further round of fines to...
Jul 26, 2023 Greenwashing to greenhushing - key takeaways By Rachel Richardson Tiffany Cox Praveen Gopalan Emily Batchelor +1 more... Show less As part of the Net Zero Lawyer’s Alliance's (NZLA) programme for London Climate Action Week, Macfarlanes held a panel session titled...
Jul 03, 2023 LTAF now accessible to retail investors By Gavin Haran Lora Froud Emma Garnham Tiffany Cox +1 more... Show less On 29th June, the FCA published its Policy Statement and Handbook rules (PS23/7) on "broadening retail and pensions access to the LTAF" ....
Jun 08, 2023 FCA plans response to dissatisfaction of whistleblowers By Helen Carter Daniel Fisher Madeleine Brown In May, the FCA published its findings from a qualitative assessment survey it conducted back in January 2022 to explore the experiences...
May 17, 2023 Enforcement crackdown on use of unauthorised communication channels continues By Lorna Emson Helen Carter Madeleine Brown As we wrote about in more detail in our recent article, employee use of personal communications channels for work purposes has become a...
Mar 03, 2022 Corporate sustainability due diligence directive: the European Commission’s proposal By Shailen Patel Last week, the EU set out its proposal for a new Directive on corporate due diligence to enhance the regulatory framework on sustainable...
Mar 01, 2022 Overseas Funds Regime: "live" but not yet kicking By Lora Froud Gavin Haran The Government has made and published Regulations that brought the Overseas Funds Regime (OFR) into effect from 23 February 2022. This is...
Feb 02, 2022 FCA’s views on operational resilience: are you ready for 31 March 2022 deadline? By Macfarlanes Banks, insurers and enhanced-scope SMCR firms will have to comply with the operational resiliency requirements that come into force on 31...
Jan 24, 2022 Asset valuation: EU managers under scrutiny By Sandeesh Shah ESMA has announced that it is launching its third common supervisory action (CSA) on the EU asset management sector, this time focusing...
Nov 02, 2021 UK plans appointed representative review By Alexandra Green Following on in short succession from the FCA’s Host ACD review, the FCA’s freshly published November 2021 Regulatory Initiatives Grid...
Oct 26, 2021 FCA publishes Long Term Asset Fund final rules By Lora Froud Gavin Haran The FCA has published its final rules for the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). The LTAF is a new authorised fund vehicle that aims to make it...