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M&A hub: Developments driving and shaping M&A
Key legal and regulatory developments driving and shaping M&A
United Kingdom | Publication | September 2023
On 25 September 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published consultations setting out their proposals to introduce a new regulatory framework on diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the financial sector. The FCA’s consultation paper, CP23/20, is on D&I in the financial sector – ‘working together to drive change’, and the PRA’s consultation, CP18/23, is on D&I in PRA-regulated firms.
For further information, see our Regulation Tomorrow blog post.
On 15 September 2023 the UK Endorsements Board (UKEB) published two reports arising from its Climate-related Matters Research Project. The evidence gathered for these reports will help the UKEB obtain insight into UK companies’ existing experience of reporting on climate-related matters and the connectivity between sustainability reporting and financial reporting in this respect.
The two reports are as follows:
A desktop review of 24 recent research reports and articles commenting on climate-related risks and their connections with financial statements indicated three broad themes. In order of prevalence, these were:
These are discussed in more detail in the reports.
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Key legal and regulatory developments driving and shaping M&A
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On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament voted to adopt the long-awaited EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or the Directive).
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The UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and the much-discussed new failure to prevent fraud offence is likely to come into force (after government guidance is issued) by the end of 2024 or early 2025.
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