UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (together, the Regulators) have published parallel consultations on amendments to their respective securitisation rules. The proposals in the FCA...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation on proposed rules and guidance for firms conducting regulated cryptoasset activities (CP26/4), together with a guidance consultation on the application of...more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and the UK’s Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority (together, the UK Regulators) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to...more
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
On 8 December 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP25/36) proposing significant changes to the UK’s client categorisation rules in the FCA’s Conduct of Business sourcebook (COBS), as...more
On 16 December 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a comprehensive set of proposals to formally regulate the cryptoasset market. The FCA’s proposals, detailed in three consultation papers (CP25/40, CP25/41,...more
On 4 December 2025, the European Commission (EC) released a comprehensive package of measures aimed at removing barriers and enhancing the integration, efficiency, and competitiveness of European Union (EU) financial markets...more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
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On 28 November 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement (PS25/17) finalising rules proposed in its July 2025 consultation paper (CP25/20). The reforms remove the Systematic Internaliser (SI)...more
In 2016, and again in 2018, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) staff issued no-action letters permitting Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) to deposit securities pledged by their foreign futures customers with a...more
On 21 November 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP25/32) setting out proposed reforms to the UK transaction reporting regime (the Regime). The consultation aims to reduce regulatory...more
On 18 November 2025, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published the first list of designated critical information and communication technology (ICT) third party service providers (CTPPs) under the EU Digital...more
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
From Enforcement to Empowerment: SEC Chairman Paul Atkins Charts a New Regulatory Approach for Digital Assets -
SEC Chairman Atkins promoted a forward-looking regulatory agenda, emphasizing three interlocking priorities: (1)...more
On 28 October 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP25/29) proposing significant changes to the UK’s short selling regulatory framework. CP25/29 seeks to introduce a new Short Selling...more
FCA Sets Out T+1 Settlement Expectations for UK Asset Managers and Alternative Firms -
On 23 October 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a letter directed at firms within its Asset Management and...more
On 23 October 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a letter directed at firms within its Asset Management and Alternative Firms portfolio, setting out expectations for the UK’s transition from T+2 to T+1...more
On 9 October 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published policy statements PS25/13 and PS16/25 respectively, completing the transfer of the Markets in Financial Instruments...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a conditional exemptive order that grants targeted relief from several requirements under the national market system plan governing the consolidated audit trail (CAT), SEC...more
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation (CP25/25) on the application of the FCA Handbook to regulated cryptoasset activities. If the proposals therein are implemented by the FCA, it would mark...more