The FCA’s timely plan to reform asset management regime

Table of contents

• Conduct rules for portfolio managers and fund managers
• Classification of alternative investment fund managers
• The regime for retail funds
• Technology in fund operations
• Next steps

Article summary

Law360, Expert analysis: Many jurisdictions have detailed regulatory regimes that have an impact on the establishment, management and marketing of funds, with differing requirements depending on the intended investor base, the extent to which marketing is occurring, the closed or open-ended structure of the proposed fund, the use of leverage by the fund and the fund's manager, adviser and subadviser structure. Tom Dolan, shareholder, and Jamie Rahman, paralegal at Greenberg Traurig LLP, analyse the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s plan to reform the asset management regime.