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Financial Institutions Horizons 2024
24 January 2024
If you had told me that we would leave 2023 having lost one of Switzerland’s largest banks, and yet also emerge relatively unscathed (at least by 2008 standards), I would have found...
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UK: FCA and PRA consult on diversity and inclusion in the financial sector
26 September 2023
On 25 September 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published long-awaited proposals to introduce a regulatory framework for diversity...
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UK: “Finfluencers”, TikTok and the Consumer Duty
24 July 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on updated guidance on financial promotions on social media platforms, such as TikTok and Instagram. The last significant guidance on...
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UK: HMT PRIIPs and UK Retail Disclosure consultation response published
18 July 2023
On 11 July 2023, HM Treasury published the response to its December 2022 consultation paper which set out its intention to repeal the retained EU law version of the Packaged Retail and...
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UK: HMT PRIIPs and UK Retail Disclosure consultation response published
18 July 2023
On 11 July 2023, HM Treasury published the response to its December 2022 consultation paper which set out its intention to repeal the retained EU law version of the Packaged Retail and...
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UK: Financial Promotions Gateway under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023
07 July 2023
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 which received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023 contains new provisions to establish a regulatory gateway for the approval of unauthorised...
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UK: Financial Services and Markets Act 2023
04 July 2023
Hailed as a landmark piece of legislation and a once in a generation reform to the UK financial services sector, the new Financial Services and Markets Act 2022-2023 which received Royal...
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UK: An alternative way to deal with unclaimed client money?
21 June 2023
On 22 May 2023, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP23/12) on the second phase of expanding the Dormant Assets Scheme. The Dormant Assets Scheme was initially set up to allow...
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UK: An alternative way to deal with unclaimed client money?
21 June 2023
On 22 May 2023, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP23/12) on the second phase of expanding the Dormant Assets Scheme. The Dormant Assets Scheme was initially set up to allow...
