Key developments of interest over the last month include: the European Parliament’s ECON Committee adopting draft reports on the European Commission’s PSR and PSD3 legislative proposals; ESMA consulting on 'reverse...more
Regulation of UK wholesale financial markets: FCA speech - The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a speech by Edwin Schooling Latter, Director of Markets and Wholesale Policy, on a forward look at regulation of...more
COVID-19: FCA and PRA update information on key workers and working from home - On 24 September 2020, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published updated information about...more
BROKER-DEALER - SEC Amends Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 to Enhance Retail Investor Protections and Modernize Governing Quotations for Over-the-Counter Securities - On September 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
BREXIT - Please refer to the Insurance section for an update on LMA model clauses on Brexit and placing of risks after 1 January 2019. Please refer to the Other Developments section for an update regarding the FCA Chair...more
The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (“ECON“) published a report on August 29, (a draft of which it published in April) on relationships between the EU and third countries concerning financial...more
Antitrust and Competition - Best Practices Code for State aid control adopted by the European Commission - On 16 July 2018, the European Commission adopted a Code of Best Practices for the conduct of State aid control...more
Insurance Europe publishes papers on avoiding Brexit cliff-edge risks - On 9 February, Insurance Europe published a paper calling for an agreement between the UK and the EU on the transitional arrangements that should...more
BREXIT - EC publishes notices on consequences of Brexit on banking and finance sectors - On 8 February, the EC published a new webpage containing a number of notices setting out the consequences of Brexit on banking and...more
BREXIT - UK Finance proposes model for post-Brexit financial services under EU-UK trade agreement - On 16 November, UK Finance published a report entitled "Supporting Europe's economies and citizens: a modern approach...more
Agencies Propose Simplifying Regulatory Capital Rules - On September 27, 2017, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced a proposed...more
Financial Industry Developments - CFTC Launches LabCFTC as Major Fintech Initiative - On May 17, 2017, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") approved the creation of LabCFTC, which it describes as "a new...more
Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts T+2 Settlement Cycle for Securities Transactions - On March 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted an amendment to Rule 15c6-1(a), shortening the...more
The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (“ECON”) has today agreed compromise amendments (the “Compromise Amendments”) to the proposed EU regulation intended to lay down common rules on...more
Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities & Markets Authority (ESMA), has given a brief “update and next steps” report to the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, about ESMA’s work on the...more
On 6 June 2016, Paul Tang MEP, the Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (“ECON”) of the European Parliament, published a “Draft Report”, consisting mainly of draft amendments (the “Proposed...more