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Financial services update: investor information documents; funds disclosure; over-reliance on credit ratings
Practice Area: Regulation and Compliance
Sector: Commercial and Retail Banking
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Published: 18 June 2012
Law Firm: Macfarlanes LLP
Overview
This week, Macfarlanes' financial services update includes details on:
- FSA modification for key investor information document;
- Retail Distribution Review: FSA guidance on independent and restricted advice;
- European Commission delays adoption of packaged retail investment products;
- European Banking Authority consultation paper - technical standards on disclosure for own funds;
- European Economic and Social Committee's opinion on excessive reliance on credit ratings; and
- FSA publishes quarterly consultation 33.
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