by Emma Cleveland | 2017-05-25 | Industry News
On 16 May 2017, the Council of the European Union adopted the proposed regulation that repeals and replaces the Prospectus Directive and the Prospectus Regulation (the “New Regulation”). The first prospectus directive was adopted in 2003 and revised in 2009. The...
by Emma Cleveland | 2017-05-10 | Industry News
The FCA released its Mission Statement and Business Plan for 2017/18 on 18 April 2017, revealing that the FCA will conduct a market study to explore how ‘direct to consumer’ and intermediated investment platforms compete to win new clients and retain existing...
by Emma Cleveland | 2017-05-09 | Awards, Our News, Us in the Press
We are thrilled to announce that Emma has been shortlisted for a First Women Award in the category – Disruptor of the Year! Since its launch in 2005 the First Women Awards have grown in influence and impact, leading the way in recognising and celebrating the...
by Emma Cleveland | 2017-05-04 | Industry News
In his recent speech at the Innovate Finance Global Summit, Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA, was very positive about the direction of travel the FCA’s Project Innovate is taking. Mr Woolard highlighted that the demand...
by Emma Cleveland | 2017-04-27 | Industry News
On 31 March 2017, The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an update of its Questions and Answers (“Q&As”) regarding the implementation of the Central Securities Depository Regulation (“CSDR”). The first version of the Q&As was...
by Emma Cleveland | 2017-04-12 | Industry News
The Investment Association (which represents Investment Managers) and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (the trade body that represents banks and brokers) (together, the “Associations”) have published a new code of conduct for the communication of...
