The Financial Services Authority has published a policy statement on the review of the covered bond regime which sets out, amongst other things, certain changes to the Regulated Covered Bond sourcebook which are intended to introduce consistent standards of investor reporting, clarify the role of &q

The European Commission has now published a legislative proposal in the form of a draft Regulation which is intended to make life easier for venture capitalists to raise funds across Europe for the benefit of start-ups.

This consultation details the UK Government's proposals for the disclosure requirements contemplated under "Project Merlin", which includes consultation on a mandatory requirement for all large UK banks to publish the pay of their eight highest paid senior executive officers.

The Financial Services Authority has published a speech presented by Clive Adamson (Director of Supervision, the FSA Conduct of Business Unit) at the Non-Executive Directors’ Conference on 6 December 2011 where he discusses how the FSA is developing the supervisory approach or philosophy for the pro

The Financial Services Authority has published a speech by Nausicaa Delfas (Head of Department, Conduct Supervision, FSA) at the Non-Executive Directors’ Conference which focuses on the FSA’s current and developing approach to the responsibilities of non-executive directors

The Financial Services Authority has published a guidance consultation which sets out the FSA’s expectations of non-executive directors in delivering the appropriate management of retail conduct risk within firms.

The European Commission Directorate General Internal Market and Services has published a consultation paper on a new European regime for venture capital which aims to address the two problems that venture capital funds that intend to raise funds and invest on a cross-border basis in the EU are confr

The UK government has published its latest consultation document on regulatory reform, which includes a draft of the Financial Services Bill and explanatory notes and builds on the Government’s initial thinking set out last July and a further consultation document which followed in February 2011.

The Solvency II Directive allows firms to elect to calculate their Solvency Capital Requirement by using the standard formula, an internal model or a combination of the two.

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions and the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems have published a final report on over-the-counter derivatives data that should be collected, stored and disseminated by trade repositories.