Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
7/7/2021
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Capital Markets ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
HM Treasury ,
MiFID II ,
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....more
26 February -
HM Treasury published a report setting out the findings of the Kalifa Review of UK FinTech.
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published Handbook Notice 85, which sets out changes to the FCA Handbook...more
3/2/2021
/ Consultation Papers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EU Benchmark Regulation ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FinTech ,
HM Treasury ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
29 January -
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) (that is, the EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) published two consultation papers on the mapping of external credit assessment institutions' (“ECAIs”)...more
2/8/2021
/ Consultation Papers ,
EMIR ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HM Treasury ,
Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) ,
IOSCO ,
UK
On 6 January 2021, the HM Treasury published the Short Selling (Notification Thresholds) Regulations 2021 (the “Regulations”). The FCA has updated its webpage on the notification and disclosure of net short positions to...more
30 November -
The Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) published a statement about its forthcoming policy statement on implementing the CRD V Directive ((EU) 2019/878).
HM Treasury updated its webpage on a call for...more
12/7/2020
/ Bank of England ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Commission Delegated Regulation ,
EMIR ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Stability Board ,
HM Treasury ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK
29 October -
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on its responsibilities to mutual societies and its webpage on mutual societies’ annual returns and accounts.
The FCA published a press release...more
11/4/2020
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Consultation Papers ,
Dear CEO Letter ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Stability Board ,
FinCEN ,
HM Treasury ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
30 July -
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on the High Court business interruption insurance test case.
The Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) published a consultation paper (CP11/20)...more
8/7/2020
/ Annual Reports ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bank of England ,
Consultation Papers ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HM Treasury ,
HMRC ,
Libor ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Policy Statement ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
30 June -
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced that the deadline for solo-regulated firms to have undertaken the first assessment of the fitness and propriety of their Certified Persons will be delayed from 9...more
7/6/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Business Interruption ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HM Treasury ,
IOSCO ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)