Wealth management firms face significant challenges when trying to keep pace with both technology development and regulation, explains Brett Williams, Managing Director, UK Private Banking at SEI. 

Investment manager PortfolioMetrix, has produced a toolkit for advisers yet to develop a PROD approach that will help satisfy the regulator.

The Senior Managers & Certification Regime that comes into effect today (9 December) is a positive step for the financial services industry – but its failure to include Appointed Representative Firms (ARFs) and their individuals is an oversight, according to Sturgeon Ventures, a regulatory incubator.

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.

Brexit need not detrimentally affect the tax, legal and regulatory regimes in the UK, according to law firm Rosling King (RK).

Most UCITS fund prospectuses remain sub-optimal as tools, with even seasoned professionals often finding them difficult to understand, says a recent report by More Carrot, a company specialising in document optimisation and outsourcing for asset managers.
 

EU-registered funds held in Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) and Child Trust Funds (CTFs) face the prospect of disqualification from these vehicles, unless they sign-up to the FCA’s Temporary Permissions Regime (TPR) by 30 October 2019.

Druces has merged with London-based law firm Sykes Anderson Perry (SAP), as part of its continued strategic growth and development.

ACA Compliance Group (ACA), a provider of governance, risk, and compliance advisory services and technology solutions, has launched ComplianceAlpha 2.0. 

Broadridge Financial Solutions, is working with FundsLibrary, a provider of digital fund data and regulatory solutions, to develop a new offering for European wealth and asset managers to address the challenges posed by MiFID II Ex-Post Costs and Charges and Solvency II.