Post Brexit compliance requirements for UK Investment Managers and Advisors
By Kyte Ekstrom | Brexit, Compliance, FCA Regulation, Financial Industries, FinTech, Investment, Investment Advisor, Investment Manager, News | 0 Comments
If you are unclear on the implications of the Withdrawal Agreement and how it will affect your business, you are not alone! The vague, obscure definitions, effectively mean a “hard Brexit” for financial services. The only decisive action agreed in the Joint Declaration states that the UK and EU will agree a framework for regulatory cooperation, reaching a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by March 2021 (subject to extension, of course).
What you really need to know is how this affects you and your business. Which is why we have put together a few guidance points below.
- During this interim period, managers will be required to adhere to the regulations of each EU state.
- Until further negotiations have been agreed, cross-boarder investment services, and delegation arrangements either by, or to, UK firms will need to be confirmed on a case-by-case basis for each EU jurisdiction.
- In accordance with EU ‘passporting’ rights, under AIFMD, UK firms will currently not be able to market funds or the provision of fund management services to EU countries.
- In order to enter into derivative transactions with EU counterparties the regulatory compliance requirements for both the UK and EU state will need to be met.
The FCA has published guidance for financial services, including Temporary Transitional Power (TTP), and requires UK firms to follow the TTP directions where applicable. Firms are expected to use the duration of the TTP period to prepare, in order to be fully compliant with the onshored UK regime by the 31st March 2022.
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