General

The FCA’s approach to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) involves both cross-cutting measures and category-specific measures, each with a different focus and objective.

Cross-cutting measures are designed to address sustainability challenges that cut across multiple sectors and industries. These measures aim to ensure that sustainability considerations are integrated into investment decisions across different asset classes and investment categories. For example, cross-cutting measures may involve integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision-making, regardless of the specific investment category.

While there has been a significant increase in interest in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations in the asset management industry, there are still some barriers to widespread adoption of ESG principles. It must be stressed that a key factor in breaking down the barriers to ESG is the continuous evolution of the regulation globally, in terms of both disclosure and risk management. With this in mind, the main barriers include

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires for firms to implement operational resilience plans by 31st May 2022. As it stands, we are 1 year into a 3-year implementation period running from 31st March 2022 to 31st March 2025. By May 2023, firms should have made significant progress towards operational resilience and be ready to report where Impact Tolerances are exceeded

In our previous posts on Private Asset Products, we have talked about the characteristics, the demand, and the complexities. Here, we share a few insights as to what to think about when considering a new Private Asset Product launch, whether you are an established manager of such products, or venturing into this brave new world for the first time

In our previous posts on Private Asset Products, we talked about what they are, and the increasing demand for them. In this post we focus on some of the complex aspects, which must be carefully considered if you are planning to launch your own Private Asset Products

One of the hot topics in the world of financial products, is that of Private Assets Products. So, what are they, why are they in demand, and what makes them different to conventional Equity/Fixed Income based products?

This short article is intended to give a flavour and will be followed up by further posts around how best to navigate the world of Private Asset Products.

Are you working within regulatory change in the Investment Management industry? Our forum can help you……..

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On 28th February 2023, the FCA published its Regulatory Initiatives Grid. This contained new as well as existing items, some with indicative dates, and some without.

We at ISC compared the FCA’s grid against our own Horizon Scanning diagram for the Investment Management Industry for 2023/2024 in case any changes needed to be made. Our conclusion

ISC had a busy end to 2022 with some exciting announcements!
– ISC has added to their partnership with FundSense by partnering with FenCore, a marketing-leading data solution for Asset Managers
-ISC and FundSense are delighted to announce the launch of AVIATe, the first automated solution to the challenge of compiling annual Value Assessments for UK Retail Funds
-ISC is pleased to announce that retired former director, Simon Harris re-joined ISC part time in an advisory role

How do asset managers identify, assess, prepare for, and implement regulatory change? Who is responsible for each stage, and how do different teams work together to deliver?