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The process of investor onboarding is traditionally labour intensive, time consuming and costly. Completing subscription agreements and collating investor KYC materials can be arduous and can incur high costs for work that is largely process driven...

In its February 2023 discussion paper (DP23/2) relating to the UK regulatory regime for asset management, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA")...

Finance professionals gathered in Barcelona for Global ABS to discuss the rapid evolution of private credit CLOs and structured finance convergence. The conference highlighted how scale is forcing the boundary between fund finance and securitisation to dissolve, with insurers driving product innovation and regulatory reforms reshaping the European market landscape.

On 12 April 2024, the European Commission issued a set of much needed FAQs regarding reporting on outgoing transfers related to Article 5r under EU Council Regulation 833/2014.

Today is a significant landmark in the UK's fight against greenwashing: the new "anti-greenwashing rule" – the first part of a package of reforms that many see as Britain's answer to the EU's...

In August, the FCA published the findings of its multi-firm review of wholesale banks into the use of ‘off-channel communications' – business-related messages sent outside of approved systems...

Continuation funds have cemented their position in the private capital ecosystem. The growth of the continuation fund market and the increase in both scale and complexity of these transactions..

The Electronic Trade Documents Act, effective September 21, 2023, modernizes UK trade by digitizing documents, enhancing efficiency and cost savings. This sets a global precedent for broader digital adoption.

It did not take many conversations at the 15th Fund Finance Association Global Symposium in early February, nor a deep review of the conference agenda...

Last week, the UK regulator, the FCA, issued its long-awaited and twice-delayed rules on sustainability disclosures for asset managers.

As both banks and private credit funds step up fund finance activity, insurance could provide crucial competitive advantage.

The ability to successfully deliver a profitable development project depends on getting the right funding arrangements in place. The decision on how to fund your project is one of the most significant challenges...

In November 2023, after several years of negotiation, the Council of the European Union published the detailed compromise text for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) II.

Can a delegate close or correct a transaction for its client which was previously reported to a trade repository (TR) by a former delegate.

It is difficult to judge the age of the litigation funding industry in the UK, both because the confidentiality of funding means that it is hard to identify the funded claims...

In a drive to strengthen consumer protection from risks arising from insufficient control and oversight of payments made through payment firms, the Financial Conduct Authority sent a Dear CEO letter to payment firms registered under the Payment Services Regulations and Electronic Money Regulations.

Being ready to raise funds is a position that every business should seek to be in even where fundraising is not an imminent objective.