3/7/2025 11:21:47 AM Subcontracting rule changes agreed, clearing path towards finalised DORA rulebook By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Even though the Digital Operational Resilience Act started to apply in January, some parts of the DORA regulatory framework have not yet...
3/5/2025 6:08:39 PM FCA private market valuations review identifies room for improvement By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Emily Harmsworth Elliot Jack +1 more... Show less With the FCA’s review of UK AIFMD due to kickstart imminently, the FCA has today (5th March) published its detailed findings from its...
2/26/2025 1:40:30 PM FCA portfolio letter sets out its 2025 strategy for supervising asset managers and alternatives By Premlata Fagan The FCA has today issued a Dear CEO letter to firms in the Asset Management & Alternatives portfolio setting out its supervisory...
2/12/2025 9:45:42 PM AI know it when AI see it: EU tries to clear up what an AI system is By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Commission has issued guidance on what systems are artificial intelligence under the EU’s AI Act. Understanding the scope of...
2/12/2025 6:25:42 PM It’s complicated: The EU’s on-again off-again relationship with open finance By Simon Treacy Two years ago the European Commission proposed regulating how financial data is shared within the EU. Earlier this week reports suggested...
1/23/2025 10:32:24 AM EU shares key guidance on DORA By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Can a financial service be an ICT service? This question often came up in the course of implementing the EU’s Digital Operational...
12/18/2024 11:24:17 AM EU says good-quality DORA registers are within reach By Raza Naeem James Morris Frances Hodgkins Simon Treacy +1 more... Show less Earlier this year around 1,000 firms took part in a “dry-run” to test the process for reporting registers under the EU’s Digital...
12/12/2024 3:30:27 PM Financial Regulation Legal Outlook 2025 By Stephen Clipsham Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2025 report explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the Banking, Asset...
12/5/2024 11:45:57 AM Design of EU open finance rules set to move to next stage By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The EU plans to require financial services firms to open up the data they hold for customers. Last year the European Commission proposed...
12/2/2024 11:58:00 AM IOSCO launches consultation report on pre-hedging By Stephen Clipsham The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has launched its much anticipated consultation report on pre-hedging....
11/22/2024 7:39:51 PM Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulations 2024 enter into force By Premlata Fagan On 22 November 2024, Treasury’s new rules granting the FCA powers to construct and deliver a new retail disclosure framework for Consumer...
11/21/2024 3:13:31 PM FCA sets out next steps for “Advice Guidance Boundary Review” By Premlata Fagan In December 2023, the government and the FCA put forward proposals to improve how people can access help with their investments...
11/15/2024 9:02:09 AM Growth and competitiveness - a new strategy By Elizabeth Dowd Rachel Reeves has used her first Mansion House speech as Chancellor to put forward reforms aimed at making the UK financial services...
11/5/2024 10:37:42 AM Greenwashing Conference: Legal & Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Approaches By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Peter Bevan Harry Eddis Elizabeth Dowd Nikunj Kiri Martyn Hopper Clare McMullen James Morris Alastair Holt +7 more... Show less A reminder about the “Greenwashing Outlook” conference that Linklaters and AFME are hosting imminently. We look forward to seeing many of...
10/7/2024 10:53:30 AM Overseas Funds Regime - User Guide By Premlata Fagan In July 2024, the FCA published Policy Statement PS24/7, which included its final rules on the Overseas Funds Regime (OFR) ahead of the...
9/19/2024 11:34:00 AM UK plots post-PRIIPs policy By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The Government and Financial Conduct Authority plan to put in place the UK’s new retail disclosure regime by summer 2025. According to a...