This month the FCA released publications on what it expects from firms in terms of liquidity risk management and compliance. In a recent press release, FCA warned that their most recent review of asset managers liquidity risk management and compliance “should serve as a warning to all asset managers that they need to get this right”.

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This blog sets out what is involved in migrating to AQMetricsand and the reasons why firms switch to AQMetrics.

On 3 October 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued Market Watch 70. In this publication, the FCA sets out recent observations related to transaction reporting data quality and reconciliation requirements.

Today the FCA have released a joint Discussion Paper (DP) aiming to gather views to inform the UK’s authorities’ development of MMF reform proposals. The FCA are inviting feedback on the reform options discussed in the DP by 23 July 2022 and will consider this in deciding whether to consult on MMF reform proposals. The FCA has also issued new non-handbook guidance on the UK MMF Regulation.

The financial conduct authority have announced some changes to AIF001 and AIF002 reports that come into effect from the end of June 2022 following the UK's withdrawal from the EU. This is the first major schema update since 2014.

After an action packed July, where ESG, liquidity and new fund types took centre stage, August proved to be somewhat more muted, although there were still some important announcements.

Welcome to AQMetrics regulatory round-up, a monthly initiative that keeps readers abreast of all the latest regulatory news and events.

Here, we present the five things they need to know before the rules go live in August 2022.

The FCA issues the third edition of the Regulatory Initiatives Grid, outlining its regulatory roadmap for the next six months in its latest bi-annual report.

FCA appointed its first ever Director of ESG this week, tapping Legal & General Investment Management’s (LGIM) Sacha Sadan for the new role.

Half of the firms that previously submitted their regulatory reporting via the Gabriel system are now using the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new data system, RegData, the City watchdog said last week.