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
On December 19, 2023, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a report on decentralized finance to address market integrity and investor protection. The report includes nine policy...more
In this quarter's edition of the legal and regulatory report, we include a number of key outputs from ESMA, including its updates to Q&As on the application of the AIFMD and the UCITS Directive (outlined at sections 1.2 and...more
In May 2023, the board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published its Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets Consultation Report, which proposes 18 policies it plans to...more
El Banco de México (Banxico), el 2 de junio de 2023, publicó un comunicado de prensa relacionado con la transición de la Tasa de Interés Interbancaria de Equilibrio (TIIE) en moneda nacional a plazos mayores a un día hábil...more
Stepping into a breach that finds the United States without a comprehensive cryptocurrency framework while the EU is about to implement its own cryptocurrency framework this July (called Markets in Crypto Assets or MiCA,...more
Earlier this month, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) released draft policy recommendations to support greater regulatory and oversight consistency within the crypto and digital assets markets....more
Amendments to swap data reporting rules are expected to be implemented by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in December 2022. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have issued guidance to market...more
The global central bank cooperative body would bring stablecoins within the international standards for payment, clearing, and settlement systems....more
The last week has seen a number of announcements or statements from financial regulators calling for more oversight of crypto-assets, particularly stablecoins. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard gave a speech,...more
Proposed amendments are intended to reduce regulatory burden by aligning over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives data reporting requirements with international standards developed by the Committee on Payments and Market...more
The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a set of revised outsourcing principles for regulated entities. IOSCO is an international policy forum for securities regulators and...more
The report addresses the market risks and regulatory challenges presented by stablecoins and urges Congress to act quickly. On November 1, 2021, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) in conjunction...more
SMCR for FMIs: HM Treasury consultation HM Treasury has published a consultation paper proposing a Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR or SM&CR) for financial market infrastructures (FMIs). The consultation closes...more
Markets in Financial Instruments (Capital Markets) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 The Markets in Financial Instruments (Capital Markets) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/774) have been published, together with an...more
Draft Financial Markets and Insolvency (Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 A draft version of the Financial Markets and Insolvency (Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021...more
UK CCPs: HM Treasury consults on expanded resolution regime - HM Treasury is consulting on an expanded resolution regime for central counterparties (CCPs). HM Treasury intends to revise and expand the UK CCP resolution...more
The past several months have taught us a lot about the interplay between global risks and the economy. With lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to evolve, climate change has earned a new spotlight as an analogous...more
The current COVID-19 pandemic has already impacted many derivatives transactions. This note sets out a checklist of key legal issues market participants may need to consider in relation to OTC derivatives contracts....more
The current COVID-19 pandemic has led to huge disruption in financial markets and larger collateral swings. This note sets out some issues market participants may need to consider in relation to collateral under OTC...more
To help address market participants in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions have provided a one-year extension...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a report, identifying the potential implications of global stablecoin initiatives for securities markets regulator. ...more
The Financial Stability Board has published a progress update on its ongoing work to tackle market fragmentation. The update follows the FSB’s June 2019 Report on Market Fragmentation, which explored the link between market...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published the final report of its Cyber Task Force on cyber regulation. The report sets out how IOSCO member jurisdictions apply three recognized cyber frameworks -...more