Connecting the Data Dots: Sapient’s Jim Bennett Talks Compliance Reporting
31 July - ESG: The European Commission adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation, setting out the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”), together with a Q&A (see press release). The ESRS specify...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in April 2023: 28 April FCA Handbook: The Financial Conduct...more
Recognised Auction Platforms (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 - The Recognised Auction Platforms (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/494) have been published, together...more
LIBOR transition: FCA and BoE encourage switch to SONIA in sterling non-linear derivatives market - The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) have published a joint statement announcing that they...more
Brexit - Please see the Other Developments section for the MoU agreed between the ECB, FCA and BoE on post-Brexit supervisory cooperation, effective from 1 January....more
LIBOR cessation: FCA speech - The FCA has published a speech given by Edwin Schooling Latter, FCA Director of Markets and Wholesale Policy, on being ready for life without LIBOR from the end of 2021. ...more
1. ESG In recent years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have become a key discussion point in the asset management industry, with many managers now incorporating ESG considerations into their investment...more
BoE and CFTC MoU for supervision of cross-border clearing organisations - The Bank of England (BoE) and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have signed an updated memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding...more
The Financial Services Bill was introduced in Parliament on 21 October 2020. According to the UK Government, the Bill is designed to “ensure the UK’s world-leading financial services sector continues to thrive and grasp new...more
Recent regulatory developments of interest to financial institutions and markets. Includes updates relating to MAR, MiFIR, EMIR, short selling, and more....more
We are delighted to present the Spring 2020 edition of Hogan Lovells’ Debt Capital Markets Global Insights. This draws together a collection of articles from across our global network, reflecting on current events and topical...more
Welcome to the 2020 edition of In Principle. With the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU) on31 January 2020, and moving into a transition period which will last until 31 December 2020, Brexit of courselooms...more
In the 2018 edition of this publication, we ended the introduction with the line, “We can only hope that we will enter 2019 with greater certainty than 2018 as to how the regulatory landscape will look.” Unfortunately,...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Reminds Members of Obligations Related to OTC Securities Quoted by a Filed Form 211 - On September 24, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a Regulatory Notice (Notice)...more