Regulation & Tax

The FCA has announced findings and policy actions from last years ESG survey, that covered ESG bonds and data and rating providers.

The SEC proposes new rules to make ESG claims more apparent and discourage greenwashing

Further amendments to Jersey’s Limited Partnership Law have been approved and aim to provide fund managers with more flexibility in their international fund structuring.

Fund governance is an issue facing the asset management sector as a whole. While it hit the headlines after the collapse of a huge fund, Woodford's UK Equity Income Fund, there are ramifications for all firms including boutiques.

FINMA finds market manipulation and disclosure breaches at Blackstock Resources AG

Asset managers have reacted to the Bank of England’s (BoE) decision to raise the interest rate to 0.5 percent, the first consecutive rise in interest rates since 2004 and a contrast to the continued doveish outlook of the European Central Bank (ECB).

The FCA has extended temporary measures requiring firms to issue 10 percent drop notifications to investors, until the end of 2022.