The UK and Europe have released a number of updated requirements for securitisations that, while not effecting material changes, are notable in their scope and number. Below, we give a brief guide to these changes and their...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
This week’s update includes, among other key items, the FSB’s report on its evaluation of the effects of too-big-to-fail reforms for systemically important banks. This report, alongside the FSB’s report on Covid-19 support...more
Resolvability Assessment Framework: BoE Dear CEO letter The Bank of England (BoE) has published a letter sent by Dave Ramsden, BoE Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking, to the CEOs of the eight UK banks in the scope of the...more
Recent regulatory developments of interest to financial institutions and markets. Includes updates from the UK FCA, the European Supervisory Authorities and IOSCO, among others. Recent regulatory developments of interest to...more
BoE and CFTC MoU for supervision of cross-border clearing organisations - The Bank of England (BoE) and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have signed an updated memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding...more
AIFMD review: European Commission consultation - The European Commission has launched a consultation questionnaire relating to its review of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)....more
Brexit: ESMA to recognise three UK CCPS from 1 January 2021 - The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced that three central counterparties (CCPs) established in the UK will be recognized as...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report (the Final Report) containing draft regulatory and implementing technical standards (RTS and ITS) on the provision of investment services and...more
I. Introduction - The Securitisation Regulation applies to securitisations, the securities of which are issued (or where no securities are issued, the securitisation positions of which are created) on or after 1...more
Title transfer collateral arrangements: FCA Dear CEO letter - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a Dear CEO letter to firms acting as brokers in wholesale financial markets, who currently, or may in the...more
Recent regulatory developments of interest to financial institutions and markets. Includes the extension of the senior managers regime to benchmark administrators, updates relating to MiFID II, EMIR, ESMA's draft guidelines...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a call for input (CFI) on the use and value of data and advanced analytics in wholesale financial markets, now and in the future. ...more
On 22 August 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published its Final Report on the technical standards on disclosure requirements under the EU Securitisation Regulation (the “Final Report”)....more
The European Banking Authority has published consultations on two sets of draft guidelines under the Securitization Regulation (also known as the STS Regulation) which, along with targeted amendments to the Capital...more
A monthly newsletter covering topics of interest in the field of UK corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, listed companies, equity capital markets, corporate governance and general company law....more
CFTC Approves Amendments to Rules on Intermediary Registration and Review of Adverse Actions - On January 9, 2018, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") approved final rules that update Parts 3 and 9...more
CFTC Issues Proposed Interpretation on Virtual Currency "Actual Delivery" in Retail Transactions - On December 15, 2017, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") announced a Proposed Interpretation concerning its...more
France Welcomes Foreign and Alternative Capital Providers with Latest Reform of Finance Sector - Long a cornerstone of the French banking system, the "French banking monopoly" largely prevents non-bank entities from...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
On September 26, 2017, the European Commission published Delegated Regulation (C(2017) 6337 final), which it has adopted to amend Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/571, which supplements MiFID II Directive (2014/65/EU) with...more
On August 8, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. extended the deadline for 19 foreign banks and two domestic bank holding companies to file their next round of "living wills" detailing how they...more
Financial Industry Developments - CFPB Issues FInal Arbitration Rule - Who Is Covered and How Does It Affect Your Business? The CFPB, after entertaining numerous comments, issued its final arbitration rule on Monday,...more
Key developments in April 2017: 3 April - The FCA published its Consultation Paper on persistent debt and earlier intervention remedies, “Reforming the availability of information in the UK equity IPO process”...more
Key developments in March 2017: 1 March - The FCA published its Consultation Paper on "Reforming the availability of information in the UK equity IPO process" (CP17/5). The CP proposes a package of policy measures...more