Monthly Webcast – 2023 Materials
December 2023
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- FCA Publishes Final Rules on Sustainability Disclosures and Investment Labelling
- FCA Finds Further Improvement Needed on Design, Delivery, and Disclosure of ESG Funds
- HM Treasury Confirms Changes to Financial Promotion Exemptions
- EU Revamps Consumer Credit Rules
November 2023
- Slides
- AI in UK Financial Services — What’s on the Horizon?
- FCA Issues Warning on Market Soundings
- European Commission Seeks to Exclude Non-Significant Benchmarks From the BMR
- UK Transition Plan Taskforce Launches Full Disclosure Framework
- UK Government Withdraws the Draft Companies (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) (Amendment) Regulations
October 2023
- Slides
- UK Regulators Set Out Policy Proposals on Misconduct; Diversity and Inclusion
- UK Outlines Bank Ring-Fencing Reforms
- European Commission Launches Consultation on Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
- UK Proposes Insurer Resolution Regime
- UK Introduces Write-Down Procedure for Insurers’ Policyholder Liabilities
- FCA Board Focuses on AI
September 2023
- Slides
- The Edinburgh Reforms — Where Are We Now?
- UK Announces Sustainability Disclosure Standards Based on the ISSB
- European Commission Adopts the European Sustainability Reporting Standards
- FCA Consults on Revamped Guidance for Financial Promotions on Social Media
- UK Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of the Quincecare Duty
- FCA Publishes Further Engagement Papers on Prospectus Reforms
- HM Treasury Publishes UK Investment Research Review’s Final Report
- Pension Superfunds Return to the De-Risking Menu
July 2023
- Slides
- FCA Publishes Final Guidance on the Trading Venue Perimeter
- Consumer Duty: What Do Boards Need to Know?
- The Consumer Duty — One Month to Go
- EU Consults on Plans for a New Regulatory Regime for ESG Ratings Providers
- HM Treasury Consults on Reforms to UK Anti-Money Laundering Supervision
June 2023
- Slides
- FCA Proposes Radical Reforms to Encourage UK Listings
- FCA Commences Dialogue on Prospectus Reforms
- European Commission Proposes Wide-Ranging Enhancements to Retail Investor Protection Rules
- Global Regulators React to Banking Sector Turbulence
- European Commission Clarifies Aspects of SFDR With Additional Guidance
May 2023
- Slides
- FCA Consumer Duty Update: Assessing Fair Value
- The FCA’s Consumer Duty — Determining “Material Influence”
- FCA Proposes Radical Reforms to Encourage UK Listings: 60-Second Read
April 2023
- Slides
- FCA Publishes Business Plan for 2023/24
- UK Government and Regulators Launch SMCR Review
- UK Government Kicks Off Investment Research Review
- Focus on Greenwashing: The Latest Regulatory Proposals in the EU and the UK
- UK Government Consults on Regulation of ESG Ratings Providers
- FCA Seeks Improvements to ESG Benchmarks
- FCA to Unveil Blueprint for Reforms to the Listing Regime
March 2023
- Slides
- HM Treasury Publishes Draft Legislation to Regulate BNPL Lending
- DP 23/1: FCA Publishes Discussion Paper on Sustainability-Related Governance, Incentives, and Competence
- European Parliament Publishes Proposed Changes to AIFMD and UCITS Directives
- ESG and Sustainable Finance
February 2023
- Slides
- The “Edinburgh Reforms”: Timetable of Key Changes
- Whistleblow Insights: Recurrent Themes and Common Drivers
- FCA Publishes “Areas for Improvement” for Firms on Consumer Duty Implementation
- Consumer Duty Update: FCA Issues Dear CEO/Director Letters Setting Priorities for Sectors
- FCA Implements Strategies to Clamp Down on Illegal Social Media Financial Promotions