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On 22 August 2024, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar discussing considerations related to the pending anti-money laundering rule (AML) for investment advisers (IAs) from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The...more
Amongst the broad range of updates this week, at international level, the FSB published its thematic peer review on MMF Reforms and the BCBS published the outcomes of its meeting held on 28 and 29 February, including that it...more
Of particular note this week in the EU, the Council adopted the legislative package to strengthen market data transparency which includes changes to the EU’s trading rules on market data, payment for order flow and commodity...more
Financial crime flourishes in a downturn, and the mining & metals sector is not immune to it. The sector faces a number of industry-specific risks, and will need to react to the ensuing likely surge in enforcement activity....more
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market. This edition covers...more
Brexit - FCA provides information on the Temporary Permissions Regime (TPR) On 3 March, the FCA published new webpages providing information on the TPR. Firstly, the FCA published a webpage on how it will supervise firms...more
Brexit - Please see our Brexit financial services webpage, which contains, amongst other things, tables detailing Brexit statutory instruments, equivalence decisions, EEA transitional regimes and UK regulators’...more
This month’s coordinated U.S. multi-agency enforcement action against online broker Interactive Brokers (IBKR) signals authorities’ ongoing concerns about anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)...more
BREXIT - Please see the Markets and Markets Infrastructure section for the publication of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2211 on CCP regulatory framework equivalence in the OJ and ESMA’s related amended...more
According to Megan Butler, Executive Director of Supervision at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), financial crime is big business; the estimated annual cost of fraud is £190 billion. In Butler’s view, although...more
UPCOMING SEMINARS - Convergence, divergence and disturbance: What’s next for financial regulation in Europe? On 19 November, 8.30am to 9.30am, a panel of A&O’s European regulatory partners will discuss issues facing their...more
BREXIT - Please refer to the Payment Services and Payment Systems section for an update regarding Directions under the Electronic Money, Payment Services and Payment Systems (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU...more
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority has published details of its Abnormal Trading Volume ratio, a new metric by which the FCA intends to measure "market cleanliness". Market cleanliness refers to the level of market abuse...more
BREXIT - EEA Joint Committee Decisions - On 18 July, four Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee made on 29 March and five Decisions made on 11 April that amend Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement were...more
BREXIT - ECB updates FAQs on relocating to the euro area in the context of Brexit - On 5 July, the ECB updated its FAQs on the procedures for the relocation of banks to the euro area in the context of Brexit. The new...more
CAPITAL MARKETS - European capital markets: priorities and challenges - On 25 June, the ECB published dinner remarks from Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the International Swaps and...more
Tim Sloan resigned as the CEO of Wells Fargo a few months ago. I had briefly worked with Tim and much admired him so, on a personal level, this was sad. Now, Mr. Sloan’s resignation might have been a compelling and obvious...more
CAPITAL MARKETS - ESMA updates Q&As on the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR): May 2019 On 23 May, ESMA published an updated version of its Q&As on the BMR. The purpose of this document is to promote common, uniform and...more
BREXIT - On 7 February, ordinance no. 2019-75 relating to the preparatory measures in connection with the United-Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union in respect of financial services (the Ordinance) was published. ...more
BREXIT - Draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 laid before Parliament - On 21 February, a draft version of the Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit)...more
BREXIT - Updated draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 published On 12 February, HMT published an updated draft of the Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit)...more
BREXIT - FMLC paper on issues of legal uncertainty arising in the context of emissions allowances after Brexit On 31 January, the FMLC published a paper identifying issues of legal uncertainty in the context of emission...more
BREXIT - Financial services regulation in 2019 – don’t mention the B-word - On 30 January, Allen & Overy will hold a seminar regarding financial services regulation. 2019 promises to be another bumper year for UK and...more
BREXIT - No-deal Brexit: banking, insurance and other financial services technical notice - On 23 August, the UK government published guidance on the effect on banking, insurance and other financial services if the UK...more
BREXIT - Please see the Insurance section for an update on the HoC Treasury Committee’s response to the PRA's constructive approach to issues identified by Solvency II inquiry. Please see the Other Developments...more