Finance Law and Banking Law

The 10th Annual European Fund Finance Symposium brought together lenders and advisors to explore the evolving mid-market fund financing landscape, where creative problem-solving and flexible structures are reshaping how managers access capital. From GP facilities gaining traction amid slower exits to the practical challenges of restrictive fund documentation, the discussion revealed how significantly the market has transformed in just two years.

Net asset value (NAV) facilities have evolved from a niche financing product into core infrastructure supporting private markets, as managers increasingly use them to enhance liquidity, support portfolio management, and create flexibility within fund structures. As adoption accelerates and investor scrutiny intensifies, the focus is shifting from whether these facilities should be used to how they are governed, with growing emphasis on valuation discipline, transparency, and risk management frameworks. The

London Hot Topics 2026 brought together fund managers, investors and advisers to discuss some of the most pressing issues currently shaping the investment management industry.

As autonomous AI agents increasingly perform decision-making functions within financial institutions, Swiss fintechs must confront fundamental questions of control, accountability and governance. Existing regulatory obligations remain fully applicable: autonomy in the machine does not displace responsibility in the firm. The task is to build oversight frameworks that keep pace with technological independence rather than yield to it.

Uluslararası klm gündem, Hazran 2026 tbarıyla öneml toplantılar ve pol tka açıklamalarıyla şekllenmeye devam etmektedr. Bonn İklm Görüşmeler, Londra İklm Eylem Haftası ve İklm İnovasyon Forumu kapsamında öne çıkan başlıklar le 9 Kasım 2026 tarhnde gerçekleştrlecek olan COP31 İklm Zrves önces Türkye'nn COP31 Başkanlığı hazırlıkları, önümüzdek dönemn klm pol tkalarına ışık tutmaktadır. Bu yoğun gündemde, son dönemde öne çıkan gelşmeler ve Türkye'nn klm gündemn szler çn özetlemek stedk.

The international climate agenda has continued to evolve since June 2026 through major meetings and policy statements. The key developments highlighted during the Bonn Climate Meetings, London Climate Action Week, and the Climate Innovation Forum, together with Türkiye's preparations for the COP31 Presidency ahead of the COP31 Climate Summit to be held on 9 November 2026, offer insight into the direction of climate policies in the period ahead. In light of these developments, we would like to summarize the recent developments and Türkiye's climate agenda.

The Regulation updates the procedures and principles governing refurbishment activities, strengthens digital record-keeping and traceability mechanisms, restructures the authorisation and supervision regime applicable to refurbishment centres, and introduces new safeguards for consumers

The Financial Conduct Authority has published comprehensive final rules establishing an end-to-end regulatory framework for cryptoasset firms in the UK, marking one of the largest extensions of the FCA's regulatory reach in recent memory. With authorisation requirements taking effect in October 2027 and a critical application window opening in September 2026, firms operating in the cryptoasset space face significant compliance obligations including financial resilience requirements, market integrity provisi

Lizzie Egan interviews Aidan Faik, senior private banker and head of landed estates at Weatherbys Private Bank, exploring current trends in rural property finance, from residential portfolio challenges and holiday let opportunities to the complexities of trust structures and biodiversity net gain projects. The conversation examines how Basel 3.1 regulations will fundamentally reshape lending terms for estate owners, and why understanding the residential versus commercial classification of property has becom

Accelerated bookbuilds compress months of securities regulation into hours, activating Turkish disclosure rules, UK/EU market-abuse regimes, and U.S. private-placement frameworks simultaneously.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper (CP26/21) on the UK Listing Rules (UKLRs) for listed closed-ended investment funds in UKLR 11.

The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on significant changes to UK Listing Rules for closed-ended investment funds, proposing new requirements around board independence, substantial shareholder influence, and investment manager fee structures. These modifications aim to strengthen governance protections for investment trusts, particularly when appointing new investment managers or making material changes to investment strategies.