CFDs: FCA Statement

Of relevance to: Firms offering CFD products Last December the FCA published Consultation Paper CP16/40 “Enhancing conduct of business rules for firms providing contract for difference products to retail clients” […]
PRIIPs: Final FCA Rules

Reminder of upcoming PRIIPs implementation
PRIIPs: Implementation Date Confirmed

Regulatory Technical Standard to apply from January 2018
Loan-based Crowdfunding

FCA sends Dear CEO letters
PRIIPs – Joint Consultation

EBA/EIOPA/ESMA publishes joint consultation paper concerning PRIIPS
Crowdfunding: FCA Interim Report

FCA publishes initial findings of call for input on crowdfunding
FSCS Review

FCA publishes FSCS consultation paper
PRIIPs: Implementation Delay Confirmed

European Commission proposes one year extension of PRIIPs regulation.
CFDs and other Speculative Products

Of relevance to: Firms involved in CFDs and similar products such as binary options and rolling spot forex ESMA has updated its Q&As on ‘the provision CFDs and other speculative […]
CFDs and Speculative Products and Appropriateness

Following on from PRIIPs (see previous article), ESMA has published an updated version of its Q&As (2016/1165) concerning the “provision of CFDs and other speculative products to retail investors under MiFID”.