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On 31 July 2023, the FCA published its Cash Savings Market Review 2023. In order to combat high inflation in the UK (currently at 7.9%) the Bank of England has raised interest rates from 0.1% in Dec...
Author(s): James Smethurst, Emilio Salice, Emily Smith, Elana Pagano
It has been a while since the CESR guidelines on “Understanding the definition of advice under MiFID” were published. To be precise, 13 years have passed since CESR, ESMA’s predecessor, clarified and ...
Author(s): Marius Raetz, Alicia Hildner
In the heated discussion around the ban on payment for order flow, the proposal on the Retail Investment Package (the Proposal), adopted on 24 May 2023, seems to have somewhat fallen between the crack...
Author(s): Marius Raetz, Falko Glasow, Alicia Hildner, Alexander Glos
The FCA’s focus on vulnerable customers is longstanding. In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ongoing cost of living crisis, and in the run up to the Consumer Duty coming into force this Jul...
Author(s): Piers Reynolds, Emilio Salice, Shania Bhageerutty, Rebecca Freedman
Retail Financial Services: Five Key Themes on the FCA’s Agenda
The new FCA consumer duty: the interrelationship with regulatory and common law obligations
The rise of the individual in financial markets – developments and impact for firms
Structured finance and COVID-19: Issues you should consider
Mis-selling of financial products: a regulatory and litigation risk?
