On 19 September 2018, the UK Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee published a unanimously-agreed report on crypto-assets for its Digital Currencies inquiry which likened the current cryptocurrency situation to the ‘Wild West’, something Long Finance is looking to help ‘tame’ with
Powernext has been granted the status of Recognised Overseas Investment Exchange (ROIE) for the United Kingdom by the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), effective 26 March 2019. 

 The ROIE status ensures that the French-based exchange will be able to
With so much bandwidth being absorbed by the gravitational pull of Brexit, hedge fund managers could be forgiven for paying short shrift to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, which formally comes into effect on 9 December 2019. Set to
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has been awarded Recognised Overseas Investment Exchange (ROIE) status for the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), effective from 21 February 2019. The ROIE status ensures that the exchange will be able to
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is urging financial services firms to ensure they are making any necessary changes to protect customers from negative impacts of leaving the EU, whatever the outcome of negotiations, including a no-deal Brexit. Firms
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Jersey’s financial regulator the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should give fund managers added certainty around accessing UK investor capital through Jersey in the lead
Guernsey’s financial services regulator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to ensure market access for Guernsey investment funds into the UK after Brexit. Guernsey has a market access agreement with the 28 Member States
Just under two months out from the 2018/19 tax return submission deadline, KPMG is warning offshore fund investors to check their tax reporting, before HMRC does. Tax reporting for offshore fund investments is a complex area that even wealth managers
