Crypto firm bankruptcies and resulting disruption in the crypto ecosystem will continue to exacerbate liquidity and regulatory concerns in this space. Signs of contagion are evident as prices of almost every cryptocurrency...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.
Key developments in August 2022:
24 August -
The Financial Conduct Authority...more
9/7/2022
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Regulations ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.
Key developments in March 2022:
31 March -
The European Securities and...more
4/8/2022
/ Cryptoassets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Taxonomy ,
UK
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more
2/3/2022
/ Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) ,
Cryptoassets ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment ,
MiFID II ,
Money Laundering ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Structured Financial Products ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On 19 January 2022, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a consultation paper (CP22/2) (the “Consultation”) setting out its proposals to strengthen its financial promotion rules for high-risk investments...more
1/25/2022
/ Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Promotions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinTech ,
High Risk Financial Products ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Marketing ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency