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Dr Timo Schlaefer / Crypto Facilities“Met Facilities are unrivaled as a regulatory host in the fintech space.”
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Sapna Chadha / SCH Global“Met Facilities cut through the complexity and provided us with a simple solution”
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Jonny Paul / Financial Times"Solution driven with commercial awareness. The leading umbrella provider."
Regulatory hosting service
Met Facilities provides a regulatory hosting umbrella. Once setup as an Appointed Representative we provide all your regulatory permissions, while assuming responsibility for your compliance oversight, training and risk monitoring.
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Quick and effective solutions
By outsourcing your compliance obligations to our regulatory hosting platform, you can be up and running within weeks with all your permissions allowing you to focus on building your business. Our tailored solutions are both flexible and cost-effective.
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Leveraging expertise and infrastructure
Met Facilities is part of the Met Group, a London-based group working across asset management, fund management, market making, proprietary trading and corporate finance. Our regulatory hosting solution leverages the infrastructure, knowledge and experience that has underpinned the Group’s activities for more than a decade.
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- Asset managers
- Brokers
- Business angels
- Corporate financiers
- Crowdfunders
- Financial arrangers
- Fintechs
- Funds
- Investment managers & advisers
- Managed account providers
- SME lenders
- Venture capitalists
- Wealth managers
- Etc
Services include:
- Regulatory Hosting Umbrella
- Regulatory Incubation Platform
- Appointed Representative
- Controlled Function
- Lending our regulatory permissions
- Regulatory Innovation unit collaboration
- Sandbox exercises
- Regulatory Compliance
- Operational Support
- Facilities & Technology
- Advisory Services
Sapna Chadha / SCH Global Read More"Met Facilities cut through the complexity and provided us with a simple solution"
Conduct regulated activity in weeks under our umbrella
SMCR countdown: 9th December 2019
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Commission Delegated Regulation amending PRIIPs Delegated Regulation to align transitional arrangements
On 8th November, the EU Commission published the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1866 amending Article 18 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/653 supplementing the Regulation on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs). This development lays down regulatory technical standards with regard to the presentation, content, review and revision of key information […]
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FCA Policy Statement on illiquid assets and open-ended funds
The FCA has published Policy Statement (PS) 19/24 on illiquid assets and open-ended funds. The change in rules aims to reduce the potential for harm to investors in funds that hold inherently illiquid assets, such as property, particularly under stressed market conditions. This PS sets out the FCA’s response to the feedback they received to […]
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Updated HM Treasury advisory notice on money laundering and terrorist financing controls in higher risk jurisdictions
Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) have published their advisory notice concerning risks posed by insufficient financial crime controls over particular jurisdictions. In their note, HMT provides that: • the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea should be considered as high risk and firms should apply counter measures and enhanced due diligence measures in accordance with the risks […]
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FCA sets out latest expectations for firms on Brexit
The FCA has issued a press release detailing what steps it has taken in case the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Firms will be required to comply with post-exit MiFID transaction reporting and EMIR trade reporting requirements. If a no-deal Brexit was to occur, passporting will end. Therefore, any EEA passporting firm will […]
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FCA announces extension to its use of the temporary transitional paper
The FCA has confirmed its intends to extend the proposed duration of the directions issued under the temporary transitional power to the 31 December 2020. The FCA will publish further information before exit day on how firms should comply with post-exit rules. The extension is aligned with the end date intended by the Bank of […]
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FCA policy statement on optimising the Senior Managers & Certification Regime
The FCA has published Policy Statement (PS) 19/20: Optimising the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR). PS19/20 summarises the feedback the FCA received to Consultation Paper 19/14 and its response to the feedback, setting out changes to the SMCR. The main changes to the existing rules discussed in the PS include: confirming that the Head […]
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Personal. Professional. Experienced.
Our team has over 60 years of financial services experience and are adept at structuring regulatory solutions for a variety of activities. We have launched, grown, mentored and partnered with businesses across a multitude of disciplines.
We understand what is required to grow a firm. We focus on what matters.
Every discussion is an opportunity so please get in touch to find out how we can facilitate your business.
Danny Kessler
Managing Partner and CEO of the Met Group
Michael Jacobs
Managing Partner
Bhavesh Kotecha
Managing Partner
