Background In November 2016 the government, acting through the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), published a green paper on corporate...
BREXIT: The UK is due to leave the EU on Exit Day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). This has an impact on this Practice Note. For further guidance...
The following paragraph from the Cadbury Report has been the generally accepted definition of corporate governance since 1992: 'Corporate governance is the system by...
As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation...
This Practice Note outlines the regulatory framework for remuneration of directors of quoted and unquoted traded companies against the current backdrop of increased...
Background to the remuneration codes The FCA Handbook currently contains five remuneration codes (Codes), with change driven by European Directives that include the Third...
This Practice Note explains the Principles for Businesses (PRIN) set down by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Principles form part of the FCA’s High Level...
BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
This Practice Note explains the high-level requirements of the Remuneration Code (the Code) set out in FCA Handbook SYSC 19A. The Code sets out the standards that banks,...
The law relating to insider dealing is contained in Part V of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (CJA 1993). The offences contained in CJA 1993 are criminal offences and exist...
The use of malus and clawback The concept of withholding or even recovering value from executives if a material adverse event occurs following the award of...
BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
General role and responsibility of a non-executive director (NED) For information about the roles and responsibilities of NEDs, see Practice Note: Non-executive directors...
Background to the Fundamental Rules Prior to the creation of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in 2013, the predecessor...
This Practice Note explains the Remuneration Code for BIPRU firms (the BIPRU Code) under Chapter 19C of the Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls...
Introduction This Practice Note explains the high-level requirements of the Remuneration Code for Dual Regulated Firms (the Code) set out in SYSC 19D of the FCA Handbook....
What is the AIFM Directive? The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) introduced a secure, harmonised EU framework for monitoring and supervising...
What are the remuneration codes? The FCA Handbook currently contains five remuneration codes (Codes), with change driven by European Directives that include the Third...
BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...