Last week, the UK Financial Services Bill was enacted by royal assent, becoming the Financial Services Act 2021.[1] With respect to benchmarks, the new Act by provides the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the powers to oversee an orderly transition away from the LIBOR benchmark.
As we previously informed you, we will hold the annual ICI/EFAMA meeting in a virtual format on May 19, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT / 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CEST. The preliminary agenda for the meeting is attached.
On March 18, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) adopted interim final form amendments to implement the disclosure and submission requirements of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCA Act), which go into effect on May 5, 2021.
[33399] March 29, 2021 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members SUBJECTS: Audit and Attest Compliance Disclosure International/Global RE: SEC Adopts Form Amendments to Implement the Disclosure and Submission Requirements of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act The US Securities and...
We hope that you are able to join us for the ICI Global Regulated Funds Committee taking place virtually on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. US Eastern / 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. London. The materials for the meeting, including the agenda, are attached.
On 21 April 2021, the European Commission published a proposal to revise the NFRD, which is now referred to as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This proposal aims to improve sustainability reporting by corporate issuers to ensure there is adequate publicly...
[33506] April 27, 2021 TO: ICI Global Members SUBJECTS: MiFID, EMIR, AIFMD, UCITS V RE: FCA Issues Second Consultation on the Implementation of the UK Investment Firms Prudential Regime On April 19, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the second of three consultations...
[33502] April 26, 2021 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members ICI Global Brexit Task Force SUBJECTS: International/Global RE: Recent Key Brexit Related Developments This memo summarises the key Brexit related political and regulatory developments that have occurred since the conclusion of...
[33497] April 24, 2021 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members Derivatives Markets Advisory Committee ICI Global Regulated Funds Committee ICI Global Trading & Markets Committee SUBJECTS: Derivatives International/Global Investment Advisers Trading and Markets RE: European Commission...
