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Mar 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Charlotte Collins |Ella McGinn |Nell Perks
The Sexism in the City report highlights key issues affecting women in financial services and sets out a number of recommendations to address them. On 8 March 2024, the House of Commons Treasury Committee published its report from the Sexism in the City inquiry, which sought to explore progress in four key areas affecting women in financial services since the Committee’s Women in Finance report was published in 2018.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Nell Perks |Ella McGinn |Charlotte Collins
The Sexism in the City report highlights key issues affecting women in financial services and sets out a number of recommendations to address them. By Nell Perks, Ella McGinn, and Charlotte CollinsOn 8 March 2024, the House of Commons Treasury Committee published its report from the Sexism in the City inquiry, which sought to explore progress in four key areas affecting women in financial services since the Committee’s Women in Finance report was published in 2018.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Ella McGinn |Charlotte Collins |Becky Critchley |Nicola Higgs
Benchmark administrators should review the quality of their ESG benchmark disclosures ahead of a review by EU regulators during 2024. On 13 December 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, announced its plans to launch a Common Supervisory Action (CSA).
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Nicola Higgs |Becky Critchley |Anne Mainwaring |Ella McGinn
Benchmark administrators should review the quality of their ESG benchmark disclosures ahead of a review by EU regulators during 2024. By Nicola Higgs, Becky Critchley, Anne Mainwaring, Ella McGinn, and Charlotte CollinsOn 13 December 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, announced its plans to launch a Common Supervisory Action (CSA).
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Nicola Higgs |Becky Critchley |Anne Mainwaring |Ella McGinn |Charlotte Collins
Benchmark administrators should review the quality of their ESG benchmark disclosures ahead of a review by EU regulators during 2024. On 13 December 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, announced its plans to launch a Common Supervisory Action (CSA).
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Nicola Higgs |Becky Critchley |Ella McGinn |Charlotte Collins
The changes will significantly modernise the regime and enhance consumer protections. By Nicola Higgs, Becky Critchley, Ella McGinn, and Charlotte CollinsThe EU has adopted a new Consumer Credit Directive, known as CCD2, which repeals and replaces the existing EU consumer credit regime under the 2008 Directive. Member States are required to transpose CCD2 by 20 November 2025, and apply the new measures from 20 November 2026.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Nicola Higgs |Becky Critchley |Ella McGinn |Charlotte Collins
The changes will significantly modernise the regime and enhance consumer protections. The EU has adopted a new Consumer Credit Directive, known as CCD2, which repeals and replaces the existing EU consumer credit regime under the 2008 Directive. Member States are required to transpose CCD2 by 20 November 2025, and apply the new measures from 20 November 2026.
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Oct 19, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Nicola Higgs |Becky Critchley |Ella McGinn |Charlotte Collins
The proposal would substantially reduce the number of benchmarks in scope of the EU BMR. By Nicola Higgs, Becky Critchley, Ella McGinn, and Charlotte CollinsOn 17 October 2023, the European Commission published a legislative proposal that would significantly alter the benchmarks in scope of the EU Benchmarks Regulation (BMR).
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Oct 2, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Sarah E. Fortt |Sarah Gadd |Nicola Higgs |Andrea Monks |Rob Moulton |Nell Perks | +4 more
The FCA and the PRA have published their long-awaited consultations which aim to formalise how firms approach diversity and inclusion. On 25 September 2023, the FCA and the PRA published separate but related consultation papers on D&I in financial services (FCA CP23/20 and PRA CP18/23).
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Mar 22, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Nicola Higgs |Becky Critchley |Anne Mainwaring |Ella McGinn
The regulator is concerned that ESG-related disclosures are not meeting expectations. By Nicola Higgs, Becky Critchley, Anne Mainwaring, Ella McGinn, and Charlotte CollinsThe FCA has published a Dear CEO letter sent to benchmark administrators on 20 March 2023, expressing concerns about the quality of their ESG-related disclosures. The FCA’s concerns are based upon a preliminary review of ESG benchmarks, which assessed the disclosures made by a sample of UK benchmark administrators.
