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Global Regulatory Outlook 2026

An in-depth look at the regulations shaping investment management and fund distribution in 2026

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From UK Consumer Composite Investments (CCI) to Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR II) and the Asia-Pacific International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) rollout, 2026 brings some of the most significant regulatory changes in a decade. This report gives compliance, legal and operations leaders the clarity they need to stay ahead.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The firms pulling ahead are not waiting for deadlines

The 2026 regulatory landscape is converging on multiple fronts simultaneously: new consumer disclosure frameworks in the UK, a fundamental overhaul of EU sustainable finance rules and expanding climate reporting obligations across Asia-Pacific. This creates parallel workstreams, compressed timelines, and growing pressure to deliver accurate outputs without adding risk. This report maps what is changing, when it lands, and what it means for how your firm operates. 

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  • Regulatory landscape

    UK-EU divergence is accelerating. With the FCA Consumer Composite Investments regime coming into force in April 2026 and SFDR II moving through EU consultation, cross-border managers face parallel compliance demands with materially different rules.

  • Regulatory outlook

    2026 is a year of converging deadlines. The UK CCI transitional period begins in April 2026, AIFMD II implementation lands the same month, and European Single Access Point (ESAP) data collection begins in July. To remain compliant and competitive, firms need to manage regulatory change through adopting a robust operational framework – one that provides control, transparency, and scalability across every stage of delivery.

  • Point of View: the case for proactive compliance

    When compliance becomes a competitive advantage, firms move faster, accelerating time to market, reducing operational risk, and freeing teams to focus on growth. The firms best positioned for 2026 have embedded regulatory intelligence into daily operations, with automated validation, a golden source of truth, and AI-driven workflows that create efficiency across reporting and document production.

  • Regulatory roundup: what this means for your firm

    Our proven delivery framework covers scoping, planning, execution, automation, monitoring, and data governance, with defined outputs at every stage. Your compliance and operations teams retain full oversight while we handle production complexity at scale.  

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