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 05, 2023 ILPA weighs in on continuation funds By Harriet Miller Henry Stewart-Brown Continuation funds are now a staple feature of the private funds industry as general partners (GPs) look to move one or more selected...
Mar 20, 2023 ESG laundering: private fund managers reconsidering where their capital is coming from By Harriet Miller We have seen significant growth in the number of private funds being raised that consider sustainability characteristics or seek to have...
Nov 29, 2022 A new dawn for EU "substance" requirements? By Gavin Haran At the Irish Funds’ UK symposium on 24 November, the Central Bank of Ireland’s (CBI's) Derville Rowland made an ominous remark in her...
May 19, 2022 An EU retail passport for alternative funds? By Gavin Haran Lora Froud The EU’s review of the Alternative Investment Funds Management Directive, or AIFMD 2, is underway. The EU’s institutions are currently...
Nov 12, 2021 Private equity, public costs By Christopher Good “Big change is coming”, wrote Elizabeth Warren when Gary Gensler was nominated by President Biden to be the next chair of the Securities...
Sep 09, 2021 The missing cornerstone in sustainable finance: investee company ESG reporting By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran The rush to regulate financial markets to produce ESG outcomes has brought focus to a problem: in the absence of good quality ESG data...
Aug 11, 2021 A global approach to ESG data and disclosure By Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a wide-ranging consultation report on its "recommendations...
Jul 21, 2021 Legislation Day 2021: the key points for businesses By Jagwinder Kaur On 20 July 2021, the government published draft legislation for the Finance Bill 2021-2022, consultations, and other documents (L-Day)....
Jul 20, 2021 A natural next step: quantifying and addressing the impact of asset management on nature By Riley Forson As asset managers adapt to the need to disclose their approach to climate-related financial risks, integrate sustainability risk...
Jul 16, 2021 The future of UK regulation: the FCA’s new business plan By Gavin Haran The FCA has published its 2021/22 business plan. The publication of the plan was slightly delayed, which is perhaps unsurprising given...
Jul 14, 2021 SFDR delayed by six months following concerns over greenwashing By Harriet Miller On 8 July 2021, the European Commission (EC) informed the European Council that the implementation of level 2 of the Sustainable...
Jul 09, 2021 Can the regulators shift the gears on D&I in financial services? By Macfarlanes The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England (the regulators) have published a...
Jul 07, 2021 BEPS 2.0 - the latest developments for private equity By Rhiannon Kinghall Were Over the weekend, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework issued a further agreement (by 131 countries) on the key components of the two-pillar...
Jun 30, 2021 IFPR final rules: unpacking the transitional provisions By Macfarlanes The FCA has now provided its feedback on its first consultation papers on the new UK prudential regime for MiFID investment firms (IFPR)...
Jun 08, 2021 Asset manager ESG due diligence questionnaire published: seeking to create an "industry standard" By Harriet Miller On Friday 4 June 2021 the Loan Market Association (LMA), European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) and Loan Syndications and Trading...