Tim Fosh

Aug 2, 2024 | lexology.com | Tim Fosh |Michaela Walker |Julian Brown |Claire Carroll |Thomas Pritchard

The FCA is calling for input on its review of handbook requirements following the introduction of the Consumer Duty. Why should I read this? Earlier this year, the Labour Party set out its plans for financial services in a policy document “Financing growth – Labour’s plan for financial services”, including six policy priorities.

Aug 2, 2024 | lexology.com | Tim Fosh |Ethan Corey |Michaela Walker |Ronald Paterson |Thomas Pritchard

The UK's FCA has published final rules for the reintroduction of payments for research bundled along with execution and brokerage services. Why should I read this? Following its consultation earlier this year, which closed on 5 June 2024, the FCA has published Policy Statement PS24/9 “Payment Optionality for Investment Research” along with final rules allowing for the bundling of payments for investment research with execution and brokerage services in specified circumstances.

Jun 20, 2023 | thebanker.com | Tim Fosh

On June 8, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement and near-final rules regarding the promotion of crypto assets. The rules take much the same shape as those consulted on by the FCA in January 2022, their consultation on the promotion of high-risk investments (including crypto assets), and the associated final rules on the promotion of high-risk investments (excluding crypto assets) contained in their August 2022 policy statement.

Jun 8, 2023 | lexology.com | Tim Fosh

The FCA has today published a policy statement and near final rules regarding the promotion of cryptoassets. Absent any unforeseen events, these will come into force on 8 October 2023. The rules take much the same shape as those consulted on by the FCA in their consultation on the promotion of high risk investments (including cryptoassets) and the associated final rules on the promotion of high risk investments (excluding cryptoassets) contained in PS 22/10.

Feb 1, 2023 | lexology.com | Tim Fosh

Back at the very beginning of 2020 Covid-19 still hadn't been designated a pandemic, Brexit still wasn't quite 'done' and you could start a cryptoasset business in the UK without needing to so much as notify the FCA you were doing so.