CA DFPI Request for Comment on Cryptocurrency-Related Financial Products and Services - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Key topics in Akin’s July 2024 Sustainability/ESG Policy and Regulatory Update include: Updated Assessment of SFDR by EU Regulators: The European Supervisory Authorities have proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance...more
In December 2021, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a consultation paper (CP21/34) outlining proposed changes to its Appointed Representatives (“AR”) regime (the “Consultation”). The FCA’s AR...more
UK regulators are considering how they can strengthen the regime to enhance standards and reduce risk. On 3 December 2021, the FCA published a Consultation Paper (CP21/34) on changes to its rules regarding the Appointed...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-44 to assist the market's transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) and other interbank offered rates (IBORs) to alternative reference rates...more
The U.K. Treasury Committee has published a report on the Financial Conduct Authority's perimeter of regulation. The Report is part of the Committee's ongoing inquiry, The Work of the Financial Conduct Authority, which is...more
The UK financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has launched a guidance consultation in order to clarify and confirm its approach to the supervision of financial promotions in social media,...more
In his first speech as CEO of the FCA, Martin Wheatley vowed to crack down on unsuitable financial products by using elements of behavioural economics to better understand investor decisions. ...more