FCA Business Plan 2019/2020
The FCA has published its Business Plan for 2019/20 which outlines its key priorities for the year. The statement from the FCA accompanying the Business Plan outlines four ongoing cross-sector […]
European Parliament adopts IFD and IFR revising the prudential framework for EU investment firms
The European Parliament has now passed the new regulation on prudential requirements for MiFID investment firms, the Investment Firms Regulation (IFR) and the accompanying Directive, the Investment Firms Directive (IFD). […]
EMIR Refit
The EU have agreed changes to EMIR which applies to the over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative transactions. These changes, agreed under the EU’s Refit agenda, aim to preserve all the core elements […]
FCA Statement on delay to publication of final rules for CFD products and CFD-like options
The FCA has provided a statement update on permanent product intervention measures to restrict the sale, marketing and distribution of contracts for differences (CFDs) and CFD-like options sold to retail […]
FCA begins a review of the Financial Advice Market
The FCA has launched a Call for Input asking for feedback on its proposed approach to reviewing the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR). The […]