Regulatory update
18 April 2024
HNWI hurdling
The UK may have reversed its changes to the HNWI regime but the conversation seems far from over
11 April 2024
FCA proposes permanent bundling of research payments
The consultation aims to make concrete the potential to pay for investment research and trade execution simultaneously, diverging from the EU’s MiFID II legislative framework
8 April 2024
‘This is where things have substantially changed’
The Drawdown catches up with Jonathan Blake, the inventor of the LP model and the rules on VC trusts, to discuss fund trends, retailisation and regulation
2 April 2024
BoE takes closer look at PE valuations
The Financial Policy Committee calls for more transparency in private market asset pricing amid continuing macroeconomic challenges
27 March 2024
Comment: Parental advisory
Barry Fishley, partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges provides, an update for PE firms on data privacy enforcement in the UK
12 March 2024
European Commission rejects ESMA’s ELTIF 2.0 draft RTS
Liquidity mechanisms have been revised to make it easier to set up evergreen funds and to better attract individual investors to private markets, but the proposals still divide the investment community
12 March 2024
Comment: This far, but no further
Charlie Chipchase, managing director and head of Europe at Petra Funds Group, assesses whether the SEC’s long-awaited Climate Disclosure Rule goes too far or not far enough
7 March 2024
FCA increases AML oversight
Recipients of the regulator’s recent Dear CEO letter have six months to perform a gap analysis
29 February 2024
FCA consults on open investigations
The UK regulator expects to publish more information on ongoing investigations, whether or not any breaches have been made
29 February 2024
Tyrannosaurus Regs?
How are global regulators scrutinising AML procedures and is that oversight increasing?
15 February 2024
Seven out of 10 fund managers received AML fines in last two years
Ocorian’s latest survey finds alternative investment firms concerned about increasing AML risks
5 February 2024
Sweet sorrow
The alluring attraction of semi-liquid strategies brings with it a cautionary tale of liquidity (mis)management