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AIFMD: Passporting of Activities

This will be of particular relevance to firms that currently have a MiFID passport and that are, or potentially are, Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs). In addition to ‘managing an […] [...]

AIFMD: Cooperation Agreements

The FCA has signed supervisory cooperation agreements in the form of memoranda of understanding with 34 non-EEA authorities, following approval of these agreements by ESMA. Under the AIFMD, cooperation agreements […] [...]

UK Investment Management Strategy

Investment management firms will be heartened to learn that the government recognises the importance of the sector to the UK economy in the publication of ‘The UK investment management strategy’. […] [...]

Status Disclosure

Regulatory Roundup 47 reminded firms of the need to update the status disclosures on their stationery to reflect the move from the FSA to the FCA (and PRA where relevant) […] [...]

FCA (and PRA) Fees 2013/14

As advised in Regulatory Roundup 47, the FCA Business Plan identified an Annual Funding Requirement (AFR) of £432.1m which, of course, has to be met by fees. The FCA has […] [...]

FCA Policy Development

The FCA’s first policy development update has recently been published. The document acts as a useful reference source for both recently published consultations etc. which you may have missed, together […] [...]

FCA Risk Outlook

The publication of the FCA’s Business Plan – see separate article – was accompanied by the FCA Risk Outlook 2013. The FCA Risk Outlook identifies potential risks, some of which […] [...]

Out With The Old…

A reminder that the FSA disappears on 1 April to be replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and, for relevant firms, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). The FSA made […] [...]

Status Disclosure

On the matter of ‘status disclosure’ and the cut-over to the FCA (see article ‘Out With The Old…’) firms should not overlook the need to update their stationery when necessary […] [...]

FCA Business Plan

The FCA’s very first Business Plan has been published. As has previously been announced, the FCA will be much more proactive , “acting earlier and more decisively than the FSA”. […] [...]

AIFMD Update: CP12/32

The FSA has issued the first of two consultation papers on the AIFMD – CP12/32 “Implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, Part 1” (Part 2 is expected in […] [...]

Asset Managers: An Important Message

Between June 2011 and February 2012 the FSA conducted thematic reviews of asset management firms on the subject of managing conflicts of interest. The Regulator identified many failings, which may […] [...]

Reform of Approved Persons Regime

More changes to the Handbook arising from the impending move from the FSA to the FCA/PRA regime are proposed in CP12/26 ‘Regulatory reform: the PRA and FCA regimes for Approved […] [...]

The Journey Ahead

A speech by Martin Wheatley, FCA CEO Designate, on 16 October announced the launch of ‘Journey to the FCA’ which sets out how the FCA will approach its regulatory objectives […] [...]

Fees and Levies

The FSA has published its annual consultation paper on fee rates and levies – ‘Regulatory fees and levies: policy proposals for 2013/14’ (CP12/28). At this stage of the process the […] [...]

Regulatory Reform

A consultation paper on regulatory reform – CP12/24 “Regulatory Reform: PRA and FCA regimes relating to aspects of authorisation and supervision” was released on 12 September. As will be known, […] [...]

Supervision under the FCA

Clive Adamson, Director of Supervision, Conduct of Business, gave a speech at the annual FSA Asset Management Conference on the supervisory approach that will be adopted by the FCA. Although […] [...]

Hedge Funds and Systemic Risk

The FSA has published its latest report (see e.g. Regulatory Roundup 33 for details of the 2011 report) following the results of the Hedge Fund Survey (HFS) and Hedge Fund […] [...]

Capital Instruments: Pre-Issuance Notification

Firms that are subject to GENPRU are reminded that they must notify the FSA before issuing any capital instruments that they wish to include as regulatory capital. The rules, and […] [...]

FSA Annual Report 2011/12

The FSA has published its annual report which outlines how the Regulator has performed against the priorities set out in its 2011/12 Business Plan (see Regulatory Roundup 28). As will […] [...]

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