Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a speech by Sarah Pritchard, FCA Executive Director, Markets and International, on taking a targeted and outcomes-based approach to tackling financial crime....more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
2024 is a big year for EMIR reporting. In April 2024, the EU EMIR refit reporting changes took effect. On Monday 30 September 2024, the UK EMIR reporting changes go live. In this article we take a high-level look at the...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Opinion on measures in accordance with Article 458 CRR following a notification by the De Nederlandsche Bank - Status: Final - The EBA has...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: the Bank of Italy’s communication on unauthorised payment transactions; the Reserve Bank of Australia’s announcement of an upcoming review into retail payments...more
The guidance was issued after ESMA and national regulators observed “high volatility episodes” in EU share prices, some of which took place shortly after pre-close calls with analysts....more
Key developments in May 2024: ESG: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on the sustainability disclosure requirements (“SDR”) and investments labelling regime. Among other things, the webpage has been...more
In this month’s round-up of the latest developments in ESG for UK clients, we cover: New ESMA guidelines to use ESG or sustainability-related fund names FCA publishes new guidance on the anti-greenwashing rule, to come into...more
On 31 May 2024, a new anti-greenwashing rule is being introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) as part of its Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (“SDR”). We cover here the introduction of the FCA’s...more
The detailed disclosure requirements under the Securitisation Regulations in the EU and UK, which aim to ensure that investors receive the information needed to make informed assessments, have been considered by many market...more
Financial Markets Infrastructure: The Bank of England published a speech by Sasha Mills, Executive Director, Financial Market Infrastructure, on operational resilience and its expectations of financial market infrastructures...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
There were some key publications this week in relation to financial crime, including a Commission request for the EBA to advise on standards and guidelines under the future AML/CFT framework in Europe and, in the UK, an HMT...more
DeFi development carried quietly on throughout 2023, but DeFi protocols also faced significant hurdles. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) increased their...more
Here are some of our key focus items across Europe and the UK as we enter a New Year. There are, of course, others, but these represent the most important themes – a regulatory focus on the non-bank credit market, risk...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in December 2023: 21 December - UK / Swiss Regulatory...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more
After years of waiting and multiple drafts, the final version of the EU Regulatory Technical Standards on risk retention was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 18 October 2023. In addition, we have...more
Fund Tokenisation: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a press release announcing that it has joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative with the financial industry...more
Welcome to the July – September 2023 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds. This report covers key dates and developments during the quarter, such...more
U.S. Bank Launches Blockchain Network, Crypto Bank Gains Securities License - According to recent reports, the largest bank in the U.S. has gone live with its blockchain-based Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN) and...more