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State-by-state fiduciary approach concerns industry

The trend of individual states opting to introduce their own fiduciary rules could create confusion in conjunction with the SEC’s best interest standard

John Crabb, January 25 2019

SFTR working groups still debating the fundamentals

The Commission has officially published the regulation, but firms are by no means prepared. Here, sources reveal the low level of understanding within working groups

Sharon Kimathi, January 25 2019

GDPR: Google fine could lead to corporate structure changes

The first big fine under the 2018 regulation was brought in France, rather than in Google’s HQ Ireland, focusing the minds of multinationals

January 25 2019

Brexit poll part three: it's a little nebulous

The final part of Practice Insight’s landmark Brexit survey highlights the struggles in-house counsel and private practice face when repapering, while buyside and sellside sources weigh-in on their concerns outside the UK's departure from the EU

Sharon Kimathi, January 24 2019

market demands clarity on repo and buy-sell backs

SFTR: trade groups demand clarity on buy-sell back and repo

In-house compliance teams are finding it hard to digest Esma’s guidance on SFTR as some definitions are inconsistent with Icma’s best practice guide, specifically repo and buy-sell back transactions

Sharon Kimathi, January 24 2019

Hong Kong’s biotech listings initiative struggles to take off

Regulators are keen to attract new companies, but investor protection measures must be improved, according to HK-based fund managers and regulators

Karry Lai, January 24 2019

Market and SEC clash on CAT progress

The processor tasked with building the US’ consolidated audit trail has said the early stages have yielded positive results, but the SEC remains frustrated with some firms’ failure to comply with initial plans

John Crabb, January 24 2019

Two-year balance of infrastructure in Brazil: specific sectors

This is the last of three articles on challenges ahead for the new administration. The first article focused on state-owned enterprises, and the second on the creation of a structure to accelerate the flow of projects in the administration's bureaucracy and on the refocus of BNDES' priorities, with the rise of project bonds as a financing tool. This final article looks into specific regulatory issues on logistics and energy sectors.

January 23 2019

FCA: Buyside ‘miles behind’ on SMCR journey

Less heavily regulated asset managers are stalling on implementation of the UK’s new conduct rules. Some believe the framework is already affecting the talent pool

Alice Tchernookova, January 23 2019

Cost Transparency Initiative puts power in investors’ hands

As the new templates standardising cost reporting are put to use by asset managers, here both sides of the board – investment firms and their clients – discuss the new dynamic

Alice Tchernookova, January 23 2019

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