by Victoria Smith | 2023-04-13 | Our Thinking
Many regulators across the globe are of the view that crypto technologies have the potential to offer the financial services sector enormous benefits. However, as with any emerging technology, there are risks as well as opportunities… Crypto regulation remains a...
by Victoria Smith | 2023-04-05 | Our Thinking
In February 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) released a discussion paper on ‘Updating and Improving the UK regime for asset management’ (DP23/2). The paper seeks feedback on proposals to enhance the UK regime for asset management. Among the proposed...
by Victoria Smith | 2023-04-04 | Our Thinking
In this third of our six deep-dive guides into the FCA’s sustainability disclosure requirements, we’re looking at consumer-facing disclosures. The FCA is proposing that firms provide consumer-facing disclosures that provide consumers with a summary of the...
by Victoria Smith | 2023-03-30 | Our Thinking
summary The Australian Government issued the Privacy Act Review Report 2022 (the “Report”) in February 2023 with a list of 116 proposals to reform the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the “Privacy Act”). These proposals aim to enhance personal data protection offerings to...
by Victoria Smith | 2023-03-22 | Our Thinking
In this second of our six deep-dive guides into the FCA’s sustainability disclosure requirements, we’re looking at the naming and marketing restrictions that the FCA propose to introduce to investment products marketed to retail investors that do not qualify for a...
by Victoria Smith | 2023-03-15 | Our Thinking
Greenwashing is one of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) key priorities outlined in its recently released enforcement priorities, particularly as there has been an increase in investor demand for sustainability-related financial products in...
