At our recent global conference we held in partnership with Global Digital Finance, our keynote speaker suggested that the three major drivers for financial institution regulators and policy makers for the next few years...more
Benchmarks (Provision of Information and Documents) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 published The Benchmarks (Provision of Information and Documents) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/920) (Amending Regulations) have been...more
Flood insurance: UK government response to independent review Following the publication in November 2020 of a report on the independent review of flood insurance in Doncaster, the government has published a policy...more
8/9/2021
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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Flood Insurance ,
HM Treasury ,
Insurance Brokers ,
Insurance Industry ,
Life Insurance ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Solvency II ,
UK
CRM code for APP scams: LSB update The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has published a press release setting out the next steps for the contingent reimbursement model code (CRM code) for authorised push payment (APP) scams. ...more
BCBS rules on NPL securitisations: PRA CP10/21 extended closing date The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has announced that it has extended the closing date, from 26 July 2021 to 9 August 2021, for responses to its June...more
FCA regulatory sandbox: new application guide and now always open The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new guide to assist firms making a regulatory sandbox application. The FCA has also updated its webpage...more
8/9/2021
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AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
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Consultation Papers ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UCITS ,
UK
Confirmation of Payee Phase 2: PSR letter to Specific Direction 10 banks and UK Finance The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a letter it has sent to the UK's six biggest banking groups (directed under the PSR's...more
Draft Markets in Financial Instruments, Benchmarks and Financial Promotions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 HM Treasury has published a draft version of the Markets in Financial Instruments, Benchmarks and Financial...more
8/2/2021
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BEIS ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HM Treasury ,
MiFIR ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
SMCR for FMIs: HM Treasury consultation HM Treasury has published a consultation paper proposing a Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR or SM&CR) for financial market infrastructures (FMIs). The consultation closes...more
8/2/2021
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
IOSCO ,
Listing Rules ,
MiFID ,
UK
Solvency II review: PRA QIS material and related Dear CEO letter on data gathering The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has updated its Solvency II Review Quantitative Impact Study (QIS) webpage with the QIS materials,...more
FCA mortgage prisoners review: terms of reference The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the terms of reference for its mortgage prisoners review. Working closely with HM Treasury, and engaging with interested...more
PSD2: EBA consults on guidelines on limited network exclusion The European Banking Authority (EBA) is consulting on guidelines on the limited network exclusion (LNE) under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2)....more
COVID-19 BI insurance test case: FCA updates webpage The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated the webpage on its business interruption (BI) insurance test case. The FCA has published the Supreme Court order varying...more
Benchmarks (Provision of Information and Documents) Regulations 2021 The Benchmarks (Provision of Information and Documents) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/812) have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum. The...more
UK CRR: Draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021 A draft version of the Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021 has been published, together with a draft explanatory memorandum....more
7/19/2021
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Banking Sector ,
Basel III ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
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European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HM Treasury ,
Libor ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK
Listing regime: FCA Primary Markets Effectiveness Review -
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper, CP21/21, seeking views on how primary markets can work more effectively for both...more
Internal ratings based UK mortgage risk weights: PRA PS16/21 -
Following its consultation in CP14/20, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement, PS16/21, on new expectations on internal...more
Future framework for regulation of UK financial services: Treasury Committee report - The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published its Fifth Report of Session 2021-22 on the future framework for regulating financial...more
7/13/2021
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EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Stability Board ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Libor ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK
UK and Singapore Financial Partnership on financial services HM Treasury has announced that it has agreed a new "Financial Partnership" between the UK and Singapore which will support increased financial services between the...more
7/6/2021
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Consultation Papers ,
ESRB ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HM Treasury ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Monetary Authority of Singapore ,
Popular ,
Singapore
ISO 20022 payment messages: Pay.UK and BoE collaboration The Bank of England (BoE) and Pay.UK have published a joint press release announcing collaboration on ISO 20022 payment messages. The BoE and Pay.UK are implementing...more
UK Securitisation Regulation: HM Treasury review HM Treasury has published a call for evidence to inform its review of the retained EU law version of the EU Securitisation Regulation (UK Securitisation Regulation or "Sec...more
7/6/2021
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Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dear CEO Letter ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HM Treasury
CCD: European Commission adopts proposed Directive on consumer credits The European Commission has adopted a proposed Directive on consumer credits to revise and replace the Consumer Credit Directive (CCD). The Commission has...more
UK Solvency II regime review: HM Treasury response to call for evidence HM Treasury has published a response to its October 2020 call for evidence on the review of the UK Solvency II prudential regime for insurers....more
Recurring subscription payments: European Commission writes to major credit card companies The European Commission has updated its webpage on coordinated actions relating to consumer rights to announce that, together with the...more
The Financial Services Act 2021 (Commencement No 2) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/739) have been published. The Regulations set out commencement dates for a number of provisions in the Financial Services Act 2021 (FS Act)....more