The FCA, Bank of England, and PRA have published updated rules for firms post-Brexit and intend to delay many (but not all) onshoring changes.
Key Points:
..The FCA has published an updated version of the FCA Handbook,...more
10/20/2020
/ Bank of England ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Dear CEO Letter ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Onshoring ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Time Extensions ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
Q&As for UK Regulated Firms -
Although the general election result has provided some certainty in relation to what happens next from a Brexit perspective, there are still many outstanding questions. In addition, a large...more
1/7/2020
/ Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
EU Passport ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Member State ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Onshoring ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
HM Treasury has published draft legislation that will allow the UK to make timely equivalence decisions in relation to the EU.
Key Points:
..Post-Brexit, HM Treasury will take on the role of making equivalence decisions...more
1/22/2019
/ Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Credit Rating Agencies ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
EU Benchmark Regulation ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HM Treasury ,
MiFIR ,
Onshoring ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Short Selling ,
Solvency II ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The FCA has published a second consultation on the Brexit onshoring project. Like the first, and many other Brexit onshoring documents, it is both long and very technical. However, a number of important policy points are...more
11/29/2018
/ Consultation ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Listing Rules ,
Onshoring ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Securities ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
Latham & Watkins demystifies the process for onshoring the MiFID II regime, and outlines the key changes for firms operating in the UK.
Key Points:
..The onshoring process is designed to preserve the status quo as much...more