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Government and FCA AIFM proposals will help better shape UK regime
HM Treasury (28 pages/701 KB) and the FCA (30 pages/539 KB) have set out proposals to amend rules for investment managers. These proposals are designed to streamline regulatory requirements, reduce operational burdens, and ultimately support economic growth. Oliver Crowley, investment funds expert at Pinsent Masons, said: “The consultations provide a good opportunity to shape the AIFM regime to suit a more modern private markets ecosystem.
What impact investors can learn from development finance institutions
Impact investors – investors that seek positive environment or social outcomes through their investments as well as financial returns – can learn from multilateral development banks and other development finance institutions (DFIs) from the way they hold investment fund managers to sustainable investment objectives and strategies.
Increasing competitiveness of UK funds regime will be ‘challenging’
Finding workable solutions to make the UK funds regime more competitive will be “challenging” and there is a lot more work to be done, a tax law expert has said. Hatice Ismail of Pinsent Masons was commenting following HM Treasury’s publication of a policy paper (54-page / 433KB PDF) summarising responses to its call for input as part of its review into the UK’s fund regime, launched in January 2021. The policy paper outlines next steps in the government’s review of the UK’s fund regime.
FCA extends mandatory climate disclosure requirements
Out-Law News | 21 Dec 2021 | 2:20 pm | 3 min. read The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has extended climate-related disclosure requirements to most standard listed public companies as well as asset managers, life insurers and pension providers it regulates. The new disclosure requirements are aligned with global standards set by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which are voluntarily subscribed to by thousands of organisations.
UK FCA tackles ‘greenwashing’ fund mis-selling risks
The FCA is also looking to implement a new ‘ESG Sourcebook’ which will expand over time to include new rules and guidance on climate-related and wider ESG topics. The new rules, if adopted, would be relevant to customer litigation against financial firms regarding ESG products, as well as an important part of the FCA’s supervisory and enforcement approach. Even without a new sourcebook, existing parts of the FCA Handbook are already relevant to such exposures.
Earth Day: how impact investments can drive ‘net zero’ agenda
Historically many climate related investment strategies have focussed on “not doing bad”: negative screening, divestment and some activism at AGMs. The impact investment movement, which aims to achieve both financial returns for investors alongside measurable environmental or social objectives, will play a vital part in driving the innovation the world needs to address the climate crisis.
Climate-related disclosures to get stricter for UK plc
Out-Law Analysis | 08 Jan 2021 | 10:09 am | 7 min. read A recent policy announcement by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) marks the start of an anticipated toughening up of climate-related disclosure requirements that all UK public companies should prepare for. In 2020, the FCA introduced a new listing rule on climate-related disclosure for commercial companies with a 'premium listing' on a UK stock exchange.
Sunak outlines vision for post-Brexit UK financial services
Plans to more closely link UK financial services to the fight against climate change, grow the country's reputation for fintech innovation, and reduce regulatory frictions affecting financial services companies that would otherwise arise as a consequence of Brexit, have been announced by UK chancellor Rishi Sunak.
New climate change disclosure rules for UK listed companies proposed
FCA chief executive Andrew Bailey said: "We have an important role to play in creating an environment where firms can manage the risks from moving to a greener economy and capture the opportunities to benefit consumers. This feedback statement is the next step in our drive to provide clarity for firms and consumers about how our work will help support the response to the climate challenge and the development of the green finance market".
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