UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Specialty Finance / Marketplace Lending -
Consolidation fever grips non-bank lenders and banks alike—SME lending, revenue-based finance and...more
9/30/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Specialty Financing ,
UK ,
Venture Capital
This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritised by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more
8/8/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Capital Requirements ,
Climate Change ,
Crisis Management ,
Cryptoassets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
United States
This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritized by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more
5/14/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Crisis Management ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Strategic Planning ,
UK
On 6 November 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") set out proposals for its regulation of fiat-backed stablecoins ("DP 23/4"). DP 23/4 invites stakeholders to provide feedback by 6 February 2024....more
11/27/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSMA ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Stablecoins ,
UK
The fintech landscape continues to evolve at speed. Recently it has faced various setbacks including a cooling of appetite for crypto risk and a tightening in the VC funding market. But the forces of innovation propelling...more
As the world emerges from the turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial services sector is going through a time of considerable change. This section highlights some developments to be aware of in key regulatory...more
12/7/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Market Abuse ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sustainability ,
UK ,
United States
As lawmakers look to reform aspects of wholesale markets regulation, the UK may be poised to drift closer to the US.
In his Mansion House speech on July 1, 2021, Rishi Sunak, the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced...more
12/2/2022
/ Capital Markets ,
Economic Development ,
Equity Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trading Platforms ,
UK ,
United States ,
Wholesale
28 June 2021 is the deadline for UK Financial Holding Companies ("FHC") and Mixed Financial Holding Companies ("MFHC") to submit their application for approval or exemption under the UK's implementation of the Capital...more