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  11/04/2024

  United Kingdom

  FCA Consultation on Payment Optionality for Investment Research (CP24/7)

  On 10 April 2024, the FCA published a consultation on Payment Optionality for Investment Research (CP24/7). In the consultation, the FCA proposes a new option for asset managers when paying for investment research, in addition to existing options.  Under the current UK rules, which stem from the legacy EU MiFID II regime, there are two ways in which UK asset managers can currently pay for investment research: By agreeing a separate research charge with each of their clients, with the payment for research made from a Research Payment Account (the “RPA model”); and By...

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  02/04/2024

  Luxembourg

  Updated CSSF supervisory priorities in sustainable finance

  On 22 March 2024, the Commission de surveillance du secteur financier (the “CSSF”) published an updated version of its supervisory priorities in sustainable finance, which were initially issued in April 2023[1] (the “Communiqué”).This update aligns with the objective of the CSSF to proactively support the transition of the financial sector towards a sustainable economy. To this end, the Luxembourg regulator seeks to ensure the integration of the environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) requirements within a current evolving context necessitating a...

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  28/03/2024

  United Kingdom

  FCA Publishes Finalised Guidance on Financial Promotions on Social Media

  The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published its finalised guidance on financial promotions on social media (FG24/1) (the “Guidance”). This follows a consultation carried out by the FCA in July 2023 and replaces previous guidance (FG15/4). The Guidance clarifies the FCA’s regulatory expectations for firms and others, including influencers, regarding compliance with the UK’s financial promotions regime. Additionally, it explains how communications on social media might fall within the scope of the financial promotions regime and how the rules will function...

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  28/03/2024

  United Kingdom

  UK Cryptoasset Regulation – 2023 developments and what’s to come in 2024 (Part 2)

  In Part 1 of this two-part series, we provided an overview of the myriad developments in the regulation of cryptoasset activities in the UK in 2023 and the first two months of 2024, and looked ahead to what is still to come.In Part 2, we take a step back to assess what these developments mean in the round for cryptoasset businesses providing services in or to the UK, and how that is set to change.A. Overview of the current and future landscapeCurrent position  Key takeawaysNon-security tokens: A business currently needs to be registered...

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  25/03/2024

  United Kingdom

  Introduction to the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework

  The market for Crypto Assets is growing rapidly. Crypto Assets can be issued, recorded, transferred and stored in a decentralised manner, without the need to rely on traditional financial intermediaries or central administrators. Further, the Crypto-Asset market has given rise to a new set of intermediaries and other service providers, such as Crypto-Asset exchanges and wallet providers, which may currently only be subject to limited regulatory oversight. Overall, the characteristics of the Crypto-Asset sector have reduced tax administrations’ visibility on tax-relevant activities carried...

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  19/03/2024

  United Kingdom

  HM Treasury launches consultation on improving the effectiveness of the Money Laundering Regulations

  HM Treasury (“HMT”) has launched a consultation (the “Consultation”) on improving the effectiveness of Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (“MLRs”). The Consultation follows HMT’s 2022 review of the UK’s anti-money laundering (“AML”) and counter-terrorist financing (“CTF”) regulatory and supervisory regime (the “2022 Review”), and the Economic Crime Plan 2023-26. While the 2022 Review concluded that the MLRs remain broadly fit for purpose and compliant with international standards set by the Financial Action Task...

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