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2024 is a big year for EMIR reporting. In April 2024, the EU EMIR refit reporting changes took effect. On Monday 30 September 2024, the UK EMIR reporting changes go live. In this article we take a high-level look at the...more
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published updated Q&A covering changes to the UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation (UK EMIR) reporting requirements that go...more
Key developments in May 2024: ESG: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on the sustainability disclosure requirements (“SDR”) and investments labelling regime. Among other things, the webpage has been...more
Financial Markets Infrastructure: The Bank of England published a speech by Sasha Mills, Executive Director, Financial Market Infrastructure, on operational resilience and its expectations of financial market infrastructures...more
The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) data reporting requirements apply to European Union (EU) funds and EU fund managers. UK EMIR imposes reporting requirements on UK funds and UK managers. The reporting...more
In our annual financial services Horizon Scanning webinar, our regulatory team provided an overview of upcoming and expected changes for UK firms. Partners from our UK team considered regulatory updates on the horizon for...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in December 2023: 21 December - UK / Swiss Regulatory...more
On 18 December 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (together, the Regulators) published a joint policy statement (Policy Statement) on the UK’s bilateral margin requirements...more
Time to go-live is short – Monday 29 April 2024 for EU EMIR, and Monday 30 September 2024 for UK EMIR. All in-scope derivatives users will be affected by the changes....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
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more
U.K. EMIR (the onshored European Market Infrastructure Regulation) generally requires the clearing at a central counterparty of all interest rate swaps and credit default swaps. As announced earlier this year, HM Treasury has...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics: Call for evidence...more
In Consultation Paper 13/23 (CP 13/23), the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) sets out its “Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives: Amendments to BTS 2016/2251.”...more
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
MiFIR / MiFID II: The European Parliament published a press release announcing it has reached provisional political agreement with the Council of the EU on the proposed amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments...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
Pension funds and entities with in-scope intragroup OTC derivative transactions will be able to continue to rely on the temporary exemptions from clearing and/or margining requirements under UK EMIR, following the publication...more
Welcome to the January – March 2023 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds. This report covers key dates and developments during the quarter under...more
31 March - SFTR: The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an updated version of its Q&As (ESMA74-362-893) on complying with reporting requirements under the Regulation on reporting and transparency...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in October 2022:...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a final report and Regulatory Technical Standards on its proposed increase to the commodity derivative clearing threshold under the European Market Infrastructure...more
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
DvP clients: FCA and PRA Dear CRO letter on counterparty credit exposure management and controls - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a letter to chief risk...more
UK EMIR: BoE consults on modifications to DTO to reflect interest rate benchmark reform - The Bank of England (BoE) has published a consultation paper setting out its proposal to modify the scope of contracts that are...more