Following the Conservative Party’s victory in the UK’s general election in December 2019, the immediate priority for both the UK and the EU27 in relation to Brexit is now the approval, ratification and implementation of the...more
On 29 October 2019, politicians once again kicked the possibility of a cliff edge Brexit into the grass but with UK politics still deeply divided and a general election on the horizon, it is unlikely that clarity on the...more
We look at the architecture of the new European regulatory framework and some of the key areas relevant to the corporate structure of UK and other European financial institutions....more
On 11 April 2019, politicians kicked the possibility of a cliff edge Brexit into the (relatively) long grass but with UK politics still deeply divided, a leadership contest for the next prime minister underway and the Irish...more
The PRA’s policy relating to the implementation of the Securitisation Regulation is relevant to PRA-authorised firms subject to the CRR and Capital Requirements Directive IV (together CRR firms) and PRA-authorised Solvency II...more
The Brexit engines at HM Treasury, the FCA, PRA and Bank of England are responding admirably to the challenge posed by Brexit to ensure that the UK has a continuing, robust and effective legal regime once the currently...more
On 9 November 2015, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued its Principles establishing a new international standard for “total loss absorbing capacity” (TLAC) for global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). According to...more
On 25 November 2015, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a ‘waiver by consent’ in relation to the contractual recognition of bail-in requirements. To the extent that it would be impracticable for firms to...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a consultation paper on operational continuity for larger retail and investment banks. It follows on from a 2014 discussion paper on the topic and sets out proposals...more