On May 7, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper on a new UK-authorized fund regime for investing in long-term assets (CP21/12). These assets are often called productive finance and include venture capital, private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure investments.
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MiFID II: FCA Publishes Regulatory Forbearance on the 10 Percent Depreciation Rule
Posted in EU Developments, Financial Markets
On September 30, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement outlining an additional six month extension and amendments to a temporary coronavirus (COVID-19) measure regarding a requirement to notify investors of depreciations in the value of their account.
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FCA Publishes Policy Statement on Further Asset Management Market Study Remedies
Posted in Financial Markets, UK Developments
On February 4, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Policy Statement on further remedies to promote competition in the asset management sector, following its asset management market study (AMMS) (see the June 30, 2017 edition of Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest for further details on the FCA’s Final Report on AMMS).
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FCA Publishes Consultation Paper on Product Intervention Measures for Retail Binary Options
Posted in Financial Markets, UK Developments
On December 7, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper on product intervention measures for retail binary options.
The FCA is proposing to prohibit the sale, marketing and distribution of binary options in or from the UK to retail consumers by creating new rules in its Conduct of Business sourcebook (COBS).
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