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On 21 March 2025, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (Platform), an advisory body to the European Commission, published a report on streamlining sustainable finance for SMEs.
SME sustainable finance standard
To address the challenges SMEs face in greening their activities…
The National Securities Clearing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, will “increase clearing hours to support extended trading.”
The full update can be found here on our US Regulatory Intelligence platform.
Acting SEC Chair Mark T. Uyeda argued that the agency must “prioritize effective and cost-efficient regulations that respect the limits of our statutory authority,” return to a “back to the basics” approach to rulemaking, enhance engagement with stakeholders and embrace…
In a joint final rule, the SEC and CFTC adopted amendments to Form PF to correct errors, remove outdated references and clarify reporting instructions for SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds, including those also registered with the CFTC as a…
Growth, says Rachel Reeves, is her “number one mission”. UK pension schemes, with vast assets, have since come sharply into political focus. In our new UK Pensions Briefing, we focus on three sets of government proposals with the potential to…
On the same day as HM Treasury’s publication of an action plan setting out a ‘new approach’ to ensure regulators support growth, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has sent a clear message to the financial services industry that it is…
Increased regulatory burdens on asset management businesses have resulted in additional cost pressures. However, regulation has also required more pricing transparency, which has led to an increasingly competitive market, with investors demanding either ultra-low cost or increasingly bespoke investment solutions.…
On 20 March 2025, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) launched a new alerts portal to help combat retail investment fraud. The new portal is called I-SCAN. The alerts and warnings included on the portal are provided by…
In the second episode of our Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast mini-series exploring the UK’s new Consumer Composite Investments regime, Joe Bamford and Anita Edwards discuss the proposed disclosures that would be required under the new regime – the Product Summary…
A March 2025 judgment of the high court addressed the issue of interim payment for past medical expenses and whether the defendant’s admission of negligence constituted admission of liability. The court found that the defendant had not admitted liability for…
