United Kingdom: Fund Management/ REITs

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The Future Of Islamic Finance: Insights From IFN UK Forum 2026
Islamic finance is experiencing rapid global expansion, with assets approaching US$6tn and record sukuk issuance attracting non-traditional investors. The convergence of Shariah-compliant and sustainable investing is creating new opportunities, while AAOIFI Standard No. 62 and tokenisation developments are reshaping how Islamic finance structures are designed and implemented across international markets.
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Walkers
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In the “FRAME” - FCA Proposals to Reform Asset Manager Reporting
The Financial Conduct Authority has released CP26/26, proposing a comprehensive transformation of how UK and third-country alternative asset managers report fund information through a new regime called FRAME (Fund Reporting for Asset Management Entities). The consultation introduces size-based thresholds, revised reporting frequencies, and tailored requirements for different fund categories including hedge funds, private market funds, and third-country managers.
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Proskauer Rose LLP
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The UK REIT Market – What Is Happening?
The UK real estate investment trust market has evolved significantly since its inception nearly twenty years ago, transitioning from a landscape dominated by major listed property companies to one embracing a new private REIT regime. This shift, implemented in 2022, has opened opportunities for parties to access REIT benefits without the burden of public listing requirements, fundamentally changing the market dynamics.
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Burges Salmon
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Structuring CFO Vehicles Through The Channel Islands
Collateralised fund obligations (CFOs) are emerging as a critical financing mechanism for private fund sponsors seeking to access institutional capital markets. This analysis examines why the Channel Islands—specifically Guernsey and Jersey—have become preferred jurisdictions for structuring CFO vehicles targeting UK and European assets, combining regulatory credibility with tax efficiency and structural flexibility.
Global Finance
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Walkers
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FinReg Monthly Update
This comprehensive regulatory update examines the latest developments in UK, EU, and US financial services regulation for July 2026, covering critical changes across banking, asset management, insurance, and securities markets. The bulletin highlights significant policy initiatives including the FCA's Consumer Duty enforcement approach, HM Treasury's AI adoption plan for financial services, and proposed reforms to UK asset management regulation. Key international developments include the SEC's proposed expa
Global Finance
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Proskauer Rose LLP
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FCA Consults On Fund Manager Regime Overhaul
The UK is overhauling its alternative investment fund manager regulation with a new three-tier system that promises more proportionate oversight based on firm size and risk. The Financial Conduct Authority's consultation proposes significant changes to valuation, leverage, risk management, and disclosure requirements, while HM Treasury's draft legislation clarifies the scope of AIFs and raises thresholds substantially. These long-awaited reforms aim to modernize outdated EU-derived rules and reduce administ
United Kingdom Finance
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Womble Bond Dickinson
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Travers Smith's Venture Insights: Unlocking Pension Investment In Venture
Dame Anne Glover's message at Travers Smith's Alternative Insights Summit was clear: UK pension funds should significantly increase their investment in early-stage venture and growth capital. With UK and Irish pension funds investing a mere 0.001% of assets under management in European venture capital in 2024, pension savers are missing substantial returns from high-growth technology businesses.
United Kingdom Finance
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Travers Smith LLP
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FCA Consultation On The Reform Of Solo-regulated Firms’ Remuneration Requirements
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation paper proposing significant reforms to remuneration rules for solo-regulated firms, consolidating three existing codes into a single framework. These changes would simplify deferral requirements, narrow the definition of material risk takers, and shift toward outcomes-focused regulation while removing over 2,000 smaller firms from scope entirely.
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Macfarlanes LLP
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Bridging The Funding Gap: The Convergence Of Fund Finance And Structured Finance As A Liquidity Tool
For limited partners, fund finance structures offer a way to achieve liquidity for their fund interests, while for general partners they provide a means to capitalise their funds. In a market characterised by slower exits and tighter bank balance sheets, asset managers and their lenders are increasingly importing structured finance techniques into traditional fund finance products as they search for innovative and scalable solutions.
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Macfarlanes LLP
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Remuneration Rules For UK Private Fund Managers: Key Features Of The FCA’s New Regime
The FCA's CP26/27 consultation proposes a fundamental overhaul of remuneration rules for UK AIFMs, MIFIDPRU investment firms, and UCITS managers, shifting from prescriptive requirements to a more flexible, outcomes-focused framework. The proposed changes include narrowing the definition of material risk-takers, providing greater discretion over malus and clawback mechanisms, and consolidating existing remuneration codes into a single framework while maintaining accountability for aligning remuneration with
United Kingdom Finance
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Goodwin Procter LLP
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All Change For UK AIFMD? Simpler But Not Always Easier…
HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority have published proposals to reform the UK AIFMD regime, introducing a three-tiered approach based on fund size and simplifying regulatory requirements. The changes aim to enhance UK competitiveness while potentially bringing some previously unregulated funds within scope, raising questions about the balance between regulatory relief and new compliance burdens.
United Kingdom Finance
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Travers Smith LLP
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Briefing For UCITS And AIFMs Marketing To Retail Investors In The UK
The UK's new Consumer Composite Investments regime introduces significant changes for UCITS and AIFMs marketing to retail investors, requiring new product summary documents and machine-readable disclosures by June 2027. Manufacturers and distributors must navigate enhanced collaboration requirements, revised documentation standards, and updated regulatory obligations that will fundamentally reshape how investment products are presented to UK retail consumers.
United Kingdom Finance
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Dillon Eustace
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Remuneration relaxation: The UK FCA's proposals in CP26/27
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published proposals for reforming the remuneration framework for UK solo-regulated firms, introducing greater flexibility and proportionality to how staff compensation is regulated in UK asset managers. The consultation, open until September 2026, presents coherent and proportionate reforms that could significantly impact remuneration regulation if adopted in final rules expected in Q1 2027.
United Kingdom Finance
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Travers Smith LLP
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Talking Trends: Fund Finance
Proskauer fund finance partner Mei Mei Wong and Pemberton's Cassandra Fahy explore the evolution of net asset value-based fund financing, examining how this increasingly sophisticated tool has transformed from a niche product into an established component of the private equity landscape. Their discussion reveals how NAV financing serves diverse purposes across fund lifecycles, from portfolio value creation to LP liquidity solutions, while addressing the critical considerations around valuation, leverage, an
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Proskauer Rose LLP
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