Mar 28, 20242 min readFCA publishes final guidance on social media financial promotionsOn March 26th 2024 the FCA published its finalised guidance (FG24/1) regarding financial promotions on social media. This new guidance...
Jan 10, 20241 min readApplying for S21 Approvals: a VC round tableDid you know that any firm wanting to approve financial promotions for third parties, such as investee companies, must apply to secure a...
Jul 18, 20231 min readAnti-greenwashing rules delayed to Q4 2023The FCA has delayed the SDR Policy Statement, buying firms another valuable few months until the anti-greenwashing rule goes live.
Jun 8, 20231 min readFCA policy statement on financial promotion rules for cryptoassetsOn 8th June the FCA announced that the financial promotions regime will apply to crypto assets from 8th October 2023. Rules were also...
May 25, 20232 min readThe rise of the fin-fluencer – financial educators or risk promotersIt’s hardly surprising in the current digital age of social media apps such as Tik-Tok, YouTube Instagram and Twitter that the rise of...
Jan 31, 20231 min readFCA consultation on Section 21 Gateway ends 7th February 2023.On 6th December 2022 the FCA published consultation (CP22/27) in which it set out its proposal to operate a new gateway for firms who...
Aug 2, 20222 min readFinal position on High Risk Investments from FCA The FCA has released its policy statement on High-Risk Investments (PS22/10) which the FCA has framed in its press release as a 'clamp down
Mar 28, 20221 min readKIDs are finally changingThe long-awaited update to the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (“PRIIPs) rules has arrived. Earlier this month the...
Feb 21, 20221 min readFinancial promotions and unlisted investments webinarJoin us for a webinar on March 1st when we'll be reviewing the proposed changes to financial promotions for unlisted investment,...
Sep 2, 20211 min readGoogle makes verification changes to tackle online financial scamsFinancial services marketers and advertisers in the UK now need to be verified by Google in order to advertise online. The Google Ads...
Jul 26, 20211 min readFCA proposes changes to the PRIIPs regulations post BrexitThe FCA has recently published proposals to change Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs) regulations. These...
Jul 8, 20211 min readP2P Investing Summit 2021We're delighted to confirm that our co-founder Dena Chadderton will be appearing at the P2P Investing Summit next week, organised by Peer-to
Apr 29, 20212 min readAddressing the harm from 'high risk investments'DP21/1 sets out proposals that seek to make it harder for retail investors to invest in 'high risk investments'.
Apr 26, 20212 min read3 Lessons from the Treasury’s LCF statementThree aspects of the LCF case struck a chord with Treasury and may be a useful reminder to regulated firms
Jul 22, 20202 min readWill approving non-group company promotions to be a thing of the past?The Treasury will be reviewing the process by which FCA authorised firms sign off financial promotions for third parties.
Jun 18, 20203 min readHere To Stay? Speculative Illiquid Security rules to be made permanentthe FCA has published the consultation extending the ban on speculative illiquid securities. This is so that the temporary intervention whi
