This 5 Trends piece covers non-financial misconduct, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, FCA investigations and Upper Tribunal proceedings, motor finance, and FCA Sustainability Disclosure Requirements.
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Updating and Improving the UK Asset Management Regime: An FCA Discussion Paper
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a Discussion Paper (DP23/2: Updating and improving the UK regime for asset management) in February 2023 which recognises that, as a consequence…
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1. Non-financial misconduct – FCA guidance expected
It is anticipated that in 2023 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will provide further guidance on the increasingly uncertain question of what kinds…
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In December 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation to set a higher standard of consumer protection in retail financial markets, an endeavor which began in July…
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Principals in the Spotlight as UK’s FCA Consults on Changes to Appointed Representatives Regime
The Appointed Representatives Regime (ARR), a well-known and important feature of the UK regulatory landscape, enables certain businesses – Appointed Representatives (ARs) – to conduct regulated activities without having to…
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UK FCA Implements Controversial Change to Its Decision-Making Procedures
To expedite decisions to prevent or stop consumer harm, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has implemented a controversial change to its decision-making procedures. The change forms part of the FCA’s…
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GT Newsletter | LIBOR Transition – Issue 6
Welcome to Greenberg Traurig’s LIBOR Transition Newsletter, where we provide updates, analysis, and occasional commentary on the latest developments relating to the highly anticipated phasing-out of LIBOR at the end…
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No “Sandbox” in Germany
British start-ups in the financial sector enjoy more freedom – is that better?
Innovative providers of financial services in Great Britain are allowed into the sandbox: In the “Regulatory Sandbox”,…
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