Louise Tudor-Edwards

Financial Services Regulatory Partner, Simmons & Simmons

Louise is a Partner in the Financial Services Regulation group of Simmons & Simmons LLP. Louise specialises in advising buy-side firms, including hedge fund managers, private equity houses and institutional managers, on all aspects of the UK and EU regulatory regimes.

Louise’s primary focus is advising fund managers (both in the UK and globally) on regulatory issues including MiFID, AIFMD, SMCR, compliance with the FCA Rules, client documentation, compliance policies and procedures, anti-financial crime requirements and cross-border business. Louise also advises other asset management firms, investment banks, private banks and brokers on a spectrum of financial services law and regulatory issues. Louise is also an expert in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and sustainable finance.

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The FCA Consumer Duty—application to asset managers

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the implications of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s Consumer Duty (Duty) for FCA authorised asset managers (managers of alternative investment funds (AIFs) and undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and investment managers). In particular, it considers the main elements of the Duty, including its application and scope, the Consumer Duty principle, the cross–cutting rules and the four outcomes as they apply to asset management firms.

Financial Services