EU Commission proposes changes to UCITS V and AIFMD safekeeping regimes.

In an attempt to implement the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”)’s recent opinion on asset segregation and depositary delegation, the EU Commission published two draft Delegated Regulations with the aim of amending UCITS V Delegated Regulation (Ares(2018)2778673) and AIFMD Delegated Regulation (Ares(2018)2778659) relating to the safe-keeping duties of depositaries. [...]

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Data Protection Act 2018

Of relevance to: All regulated firms Key dates: Royal Assent 23 May 2018 The Data Protection Act 2018 replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 and provides a comprehensive legal framework for data protection in the UK, supplemented by the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) until the UK leaves the European [...]

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FCA retires Finalised Guidance 12/15 and 14/1 on describing advice services and inducements

Of relevance to: All firms providing advice on or distributing retail investment products and financial instruments to retail clients Key date: With immediate effect Two Finalised Guidance publications (FG12/15: Retail Distribution Review: independent and restricted advice and FG14/1: Supervising retail investment advice: inducements and conflicts of interest) and a factsheet [...]

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ESMA updated Q&As on Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation, Market Abuse Regulation, Benchmarks Regulation and Central Securities Depository Regulation

Of relevance to: All firms affected by MiFID/MiFIR, MAR, BMR and/or CSDR Key date: Applicable from 23 March 2018 The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) has updated its Questions and Answers (“Q&As”) on the implementation of the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”), the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation [...]

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FCA and PRA multi-firm review on Algorithmic Trading Compliance in Wholesale Markets

Of relevance to: All firms carrying out algorithmic trading in wholesale markets The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) have been reviewing firms’ algorithmic trading activity and issued supervisory publications. For firms solo-regulated by the FCA, please refer to the FCA supervisory publication. Firms regulated by the [...]

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