CCLA’s Dame Sara Thornton: Forced labour is ‘a feature of the system’ in the UK
Weak legislation has turned the UK into ‘a dumping ground’ for slavery-linked goods and services
EU REGULATION
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FCA takes industry’s temperature on Priips replacement
‘The current rules make it very difficult for consumers to get the information they need’
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Edinburgh reforms herald mammoth financial services shake up
30 changes to financial regulation outlined, including to ring-fencing rules and repealing EU laws
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Sigh of relief as government plans to scrap problematic Priips Kids
Overly optimistic scenarios in the key information documents risk misleading investors
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Industry wary of opening Pandora’s box with AIFMD tinkering
Regulators risk denting a regime that has been working successfully
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GDPR boost to security software providers
EU data protection law comes into force on Friday May 25 but earnings at tech security companies could benefit throughout the year as non-compliant global companies play catch up.
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Priips creates unique problems for VCTs and EIS
Priips was intended to improve investors’ ability to compare investments, but tax-advantaged products highlight some of the confusion it has created in the process, according to MJ Hudson Allenbridge vice president Rotimi Ososami.
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Platforms suspend funds over missing Priips document
Bestinvest has temporarily removed a handful of investment trusts from its platform as providers failed to deliver the documents required by regulations which came into force last week.
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Boutique joins list pledging to absorb Mifid costs
SVM Asset Management has announced it will take on the cost of external research under Mifid II rules next year.
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Mifid II research unbundling consensus grows, again
Deutsche Asset Management and Franklin Templeton are the latest firms to reveal they will take on the cost of research once Mifid II comes into force next year.