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HM Treasury sets out financial services regulation update in light of Brexit
23 June London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The UK will see a number of changes being made to its regulatory framework in the financial services space, including the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), following the announcement by HM Treasury’s chancellor of the exchequer Rishi

Compliance Solutions Strategies partners with cleversoft for PRIIPS
28 May 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Compliance Solutions Strategies has partnered with cleversoft to enable clients to access an end-to-end service for meeting requirements under Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products

FCA: MiFID II and PRIIPs brought ‘enormous change’ to firms
01 March 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

MiFID II and PRIIPs “brought enormous change to how firms operate and the information they are required to give their customers”, according to Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority

TSAM: MiFID II has created a barrier to entry for start-up firms
28 February 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) has “created a barrier to entry for smaller firms”, according to a panellist at this year’s TSAM London: the Summit for Asset Management

ESA publishes final recommendations on KIDs for PRIIPS
08 February 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Supervisory Authorities have published their final recommendations, following a consultation on targeted amendments to the Delegated Regulation

EFAMA comments on European Parliament decision on cross border distribution
05 December 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Fund and Asset Management Association has welcomed the decision by the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee to amend its proposal on the cross-border distribution of funds

European Commission extends PRIIPS KID requirement by two years
21 November 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Commission is set to delay extension to the PRIIPs KID requirement to UCITS funds by two years

EFAMA: PRIIPs regulations not fit for purpose
20 November 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

PRIIPs are not fit for purpose, according to the EFAMA

Industry responds to IA’s calls for focused approach on PRIIPS
02 October 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Investment Association has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s call for input, concerning changes to the Packaged Retail Insurance-based Investment Products regulation

Evidence Paper confirms failings of regulation for investors
29 June 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The EFAMA has published an evidence paper, which confirms the failings of the regulation for investors

FCA to take action on unintended MiFID II and PRIIPs consequences
15 June 2018 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

FCA is set to take action on unintended MiFID II and PRIIPs consequences, it was revealed at this year’s FCA asset management conference in London

FundForum: Changing the landscape
12 June 2018 Berlin
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Over the last six months post-implementation of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, most asset managers “thought that they had done ok”, according to a speaker at this year’s FundForum conference in Berlin