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"Promotions aren't just about the likes, they're about the law," is the caption that accompanies the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) recent decision to charge nine influencers in connection with the promotion on social...more
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) has published a consultation paper on the ‘Capitalisation of foreign exchange positions for market risk’ (CP17/23). CP17/23 proposes changes to implement upcoming Basel 3.1...more
On 28 February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the order “On the Application of Special Economic Measures in Connection With the Unamicable Actions of the U.S. and the Adjoining Foreign States and International...more
Back in July, we took a look at the enforcement actions for the first half of 2021 issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Today’s post – the second half of our OFAC 2021 Year...more
Regulatory Developments - United Kingdom: Kalifa Review of UK FinTech published - On 26 February 2021, HM Treasury published the Kalifa Review of UK FinTech, identifying priority areas to support the UK’s fintech sector. The...more
Post-Brexit transition period: migrating to FCA FIRDS and FITRS - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a press release announcing details of the cutover plan for firms migrating to the FCA Financial...more
Hackers who targeted airport currency exchange mainstay Travelex in a ransomware attack on New Year’s Eve have alerted British media that they possess 5 GB of sensitive customer data from the company “since gaining access to...more
Proposals to introduce financial transactions taxes in the UK and the EU have been around for a while. Although neither tax has yet come close to becoming law, political turbulence could now make this more likely. ...more
This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more
As part of our periodic updates, here is an overview of recent developments of relevance to participants in the real estate finance market across certain key jurisdictions in Europe....more
On August 24, 2018, the U.S. Department of State announced a new but limited export licensing policy for defense and national security-sensitive goods and technology to Russia, effective August 27, 2018. The export licensing...more
Gibraltar has become the first jurisdiction worldwide to offer a fully regulated framework for firms working with distributed ledger technology (DLT)—also known as blockchain. The new regulatory framework means that FinTech...more
From 3 January 2018 all legal entities (no matter where they are based or incorporated) involved in buying, selling or issuing financial instruments on EU regulated markets, multilateral trading facilities or organised...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Issues Regulatory Notice on GASB Accounting Support Fee - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced that it will collect a total of $8,309,000 in 2017 from its member firms as part...more
The Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Markets Standard Board published guidelines on surveillance and training in wholesale markets. The guidance is outlined in the FMSB's Statement of Good Practice for Surveillance in...more
Investor confidence rebounded in the third quarter immediately following Brexit, driving the S&P 500 to new highs. Comments by the Fed in early September stirred up some volatility and share prices slipped backwards. Not...more
BROKER-DEALER FINRA - Issues Guidance With Respect to Stop Orders and Volatile Market Conditions - On May 26, FINRA issued guidance encouraging firms to review their policies with respect to the use of stop orders...more
In Stimpson v Citibank N.A. ET/3200437/15, Mr Stimpson brought claims for unfair and wrongful dismissal after being dismissed without notice by Citibank N.A. (Citi) for an alleged breach of Citi’s policies on confidential...more
In this issue: - CFTC’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee To Hold Meeting - CFTC Announces Members of Market Risk Advisory Committee - NFA Notifies SDs and MSPs of Annual Questionnaire...more
The UK Treasury, the Bank of England and the UK Financial Conduct Authority have jointly launched a Fair and Effective Markets Review (FEMR) of the fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities (FICC) markets in the UK....more
In this issue: - ISS Announces Launch of QuickScore 3.0 - SEC Provides Relief to GSEC From Rule 204 Close-Out Requirements - CFTC Extends Relief to FCMs from Certain Commingling Requirements -...more