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 | Industry News
Under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, financial market participants and financial advisers are required to disclose information on the integration of sustainability risks into investment decision-making, and the impact of sustainability factors on their...
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
In this first of our six deep-dive guides into the FCA’s sustainability disclosure requirements, we’re looking at investment labels. Sustainable investment labels are designations given to investment products that meet certain environmental, social and...
by Victoria Smith | 2023-03-09 | Our Thinking
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) changes for Appointed Representatives (“AR”) have been implemented to ensure that the UK’s financial sector remains compliant and transparent. The new rules (“New Rules”) came into effect on 8 December 2022 and...
by Victoria Smith | 2023-03-08 | Events
Happy International Women’s Day! Today, we celebrate the incredible achievements and contributions of women all around the world who have shaped our society and inspired us with their resilience, compassion and strength. At Cleveland & Co, we continue to...
by Victoria Smith | 2023-02-23 | Our Thinking
In our latest short webinar series, we’re looking at earnout provisions used in Merger and Acquisition agreements. We’ll cover… earnout provisions as contractual mechanisms in M&A agreements; the circumstances under which these provisions are...
by Victoria Smith | 2023-02-15 | Our Thinking
background On 30 November 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a Consultation Paper (the “Consultation Paper”) CP22/24 on proposals to broaden access to financial advice for mainstream products. These proposals are part of the FCA’s wider...
by Victoria Smith | 2023-02-09 | Our Thinking
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) recently published a Consultation Paper on the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (“SDR”) and investment labels, aims to tackle greenwashing as part of the growing need for sustainability-related...
