Uzmah Yunis

Jun 3, 2024 | mondaq.com | Claire Guilbert |Uzmah Yunis |Anita Edwards

In the latest in our series of Global Regulation Tomorrow podcasts focusing on the future of asset management regulation in the UK, Claire Guilbert, Uzmah Yunis and Anita Edwards discuss the key practical points firms should be considering following the Financial Conduct Authority's recent consultation on implementing the Overseas Funds Regime and subsequent developments. Spotify/ Apple The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter.

Apr 29, 2024 | regulationtomorrow.com | Simon Lovegrove |Uzmah Yunis

On 29 April 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a press release which outlines its advice to the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) and the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) on investment restrictions for GBP Liability-Driven Investment (LDI) funds to ensure their resilience.

Apr 23, 2024 | regulationtomorrow.com | Matthew Gregory |Haney Saadah |Uzmah Yunis |Anita Edwards

On 23 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Consultation Paper 24/8 ‘Extending the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements regime to portfolio management’ (CP24/8). In CP24/8 the FCA sets out proposals to extend the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels regime to portfolio management services.

Apr 23, 2024 | regulationtomorrow.com | Matthew Gregory |Haney Saadah |Uzmah Yunis |Anita Edwards

On 23 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its finalised non-handbook guidance (FG24/3) on the anti-greenwashing rule. The guidance is intended to help firms understand and comply with the anti-greenwashing rule, which comes into force on 31 May 2024. BackgroundThe anti-greenwashing rule is part of a package of measures the FCA finalised in 2023 and published in its Policy Statement on sustainability disclosure requirements and investment labels (PS23/16).

Apr 10, 2024 | regulationtomorrow.com | Simon Lovegrove |Anita Edwards |Uzmah Yunis

On 10 April 2024, the FCA published Consultation Paper CP24/7: Payment Optionality for Investment Research. BackgroundThe UK rules on investment research stem from the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). At the moment the UK rules prevent UK asset managers from purchasing research with bundled payments other than when the payment is made from a Research Payment Account.