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Jul 29, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Raquel Fox |Aurora Luoma |Simon Toms |William Adams |Lamya Al-Yazdi |Chiara Fiori | +7 more
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, and diverging opinions on approach, continued to dominate headlines across the globe in the first half of 2024.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
thetab.com | Abigail Reeves
The Prince of Wales was attending an event at the university hosted by his charity, the Earthshot Prize13 mins ago Prince William surprised students at Cardiff Met when he visited the university for an environmental event. The Prince of Wales attended the university for an event celebrating the Welsh Seaweed Industry on the 11th June which was hosted by his charity, The Earthshot Prize.
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May 16, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Greg Norman |Abigail Reeves
In March 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released two documents with its updated supervisory approach for the asset management and alternatives sector: the FCA’s 2024/25 Business Plan (the Business Plan), and a “Dear CEO” letter titled “Our Asset Management & Alternatives Supervisory Strategy – interim update” (the Dear CEO Letter).
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May 16, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Gregory Norman |Abigail Reeves |Wendy Li
In March 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released two documents with its updated supervisory approach for the asset management and alternatives sector: the FCA’s 2024/25 Business Plan (the Business Plan), and a “Dear CEO” letter titled “Our Asset Management & Alternatives Supervisory Strategy – interim update” (the Dear CEO Letter).
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Danny Tricot |Gregory Norman |Azad Ali |Adam Howard |Justin Lau |Abigail Reeves | +2 more
In July 2023, the UK government published its findings from the Investment Research Review (Review) as part of the UK government’s Edinburgh Reforms.1 The Review made a number of recommendations to encourage research production and quality in the UK, which would in turn help increase activity in UK capital markets.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
thetab.com | Abigail Reeves
One woman believes she wouldn’t have been raped if university employees had received specialised training17 mins ago Students who have been sexually assaulted are calling for better sexual violence training for staff across Welsh universities. The implementation of educational programmes like bystander training have been proposed by experts and activists to help university staff identify inappropriate behaviour and take safe action to prevent violence.
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Greg Norman |Abigail Reeves
[co-author: Frank Lech]Activist shareholders had a busy 2023: The incidence of activist campaigns in Europe soared by almost 70% compared to 2022, according to data compiled by Skadden and Activistmonitor. As we described in a previous issue of The Preferred Return, UK-listed investment trusts were certainly a part of this trend, with several high-profile activist campaigns targeting such funds.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
thetab.com | Abigail Reeves
Here’s how to embrace the single life this Valentines8 mins ago For many people Valentines Day is a sensitive, annoying and pointless event. But instead of needing a significant other to celebrate this occasion, take advantage of the opportunity to spend time doing activities with your friends. Need some inspiration? Here are 10 activities for when you’re single on Valentines Day with no lover required.
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Jan 8, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Greg Norman |Abigail Reeves
[co-author: Frank Lech]On 28 November 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled its Policy Statement PS 23/16 (Policy Statement), which sets out the final rules for sustainability disclosure and investment labels (SDR Rules). The market has been anticipating this development since the FCA released its consultation paper on the draft SDR Rules in October 2022 (SDR Consultation).
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Robert Chaplin |Greg Norman |Abigail Reeves
On 24 November 2023, the industry-led Technology Working Group of HM Treasury’s Asset Management Taskforce (Group) released an interim report (Report) outlining a strategic blueprint for the implementation of fund tokenisation in the UK. This development occurs amid the broader initiative by the UK regulatory bodies to harness the potential of technological advances, including blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT), to bolster the UK asset management industry.
