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Funds Focus | First quarter 2024

Welcome to this year's first edition of Funds Focus
Financial Services

UK FCA guidance leaves little creative freedom for financial promotions online

Firms need to comply with both financial and advertising regulators as scrutiny of social media intensifies
Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | 19 April 2024

UK authorised funds rules amends and tokenisation progress, and EU marketing, disclosure and investment rules updates
Dispute resolution

English High Court considers 'balance of convenience' in Sparta damages ruling

The decision demonstrates how disputes about restrictive covenants are highly fact sensitive and evidence based

What is natural capital and what does it mean for investors and lenders in the UK and Europe?

While some natural capital-related regulatory requirements may currently only be voluntary, or not yet catch financial institutions, there may be
Corporate

Delay in new statutory powers for UK Financial Reporting Council leads to postponement of planned headcount increase

Absence of legislation to expand its remit means FRC will instead focus on a year of consolidation to prioritise its
Financial Services

UK FCA reaffirms tackling financial crime as a top priority

The financial regulator has set out areas of focus for preventing and reducing financial crime in 2024
Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | 28 March 2024

HNWI statement déjà vu, FCA reviews, guidance on climate-related disclosures and updates to asset management legislation
Financial Services

AIFMD II: what Europe's alternative fund managers need to know

EU changes have set in stone how alternative investment funds are managed: what is the new rules' international impact?
Tax

What would Labour do? Which tax proposals remain 'on the table' after the UK Spring Budget?

Labour, following the chancellor's adoption of two of its proposed tax policies, may now look to introduce other reforms
Financial Services

How will the European Commission's FiDA proposal for open finance impact the financial sector?

The draft forms part of the financial data access and payments package alongside proposals for PSD3 and PSR
Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | 19 March 2024

The UK regulator explains its priorities and expectations while the EU amends rules governing investment firms