The Standard Formula Podcast | Developments on the Horizon for the UK Change-in-Control Regulatory Regime
Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period
On June 27, 2023, the EU and U.K. signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Financial Services Cooperation, a high-level agreement on future cooperation in the regulation of financial services. The MoU provides for - -...more
This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more
Our weekly update on key regulatory topics affecting the financial services sector....more
ESMA reminds firms on rules of reverse solicitation - In a statement published on 13 January 2021, ESMA reminded firms not established or situated in the EU of the MiFID II requirements on the provision of investment...more
HoL EU Services Sub-Committee report on trade in services On 24 March, the HoL European Union Committee published a new report on UK-EU trade in services. The report concludes that despite the agreement of the Trade and...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
UK-EU trade and cooperation agreement After extensive negotiations, and within a week of the Brexit transition period ending on 31 - December 2020, the UK and the EU finally announced on 24 December 2020 that they had agreed...more
On 6 January 2021, the HM Treasury published the Short Selling (Notification Thresholds) Regulations 2021 (the “Regulations”). The FCA has updated its webpage on the notification and disclosure of net short positions to...more
The Brexit transition period ended at 11:00 pm on 31 December 2020 and at the end of this transition period, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 converted existing EU legislation which had direct effect in the UK into UK...more
In response to the unprecedented circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU and the UK temporarily lowered the reporting threshold under the EU Short Selling Regulation (“EU SSR”) for net short positions in shares...more
Diverging approaches to Share Trading Obligations from the FCA and ESMA pose challenges for investment firms in a post-Brexit Europe. With 1 January 2021 creeping closer and the hope of securing an effective Brexit deal...more
Bank Recovery and Resolution (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - On 3 December, the Bank Recovery and Resolution (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 were published, together with an explanatory memorandum. The...more
Ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period, on 31 December 2020, regulators in the UK and the EU have issued a number of updates: Share trading obligation - In relation to the potential conflict between the share...more
Recent regulatory developments of interest to financial institutions and markets. Includes updates from the UK FCA, the European Supervisory Authorities and IOSCO, among others. Recent regulatory developments of interest to...more
On 11 November 2020, the U.K. Government announced long-awaited and extensive reforms to the U.K. foreign investment regime. The reforms proposed are more significant than anticipated and include a mandatory notification...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has issued a statement confirming the U.K. position from January 1, 2021, for post-trade transparency reporting obligations and position limit regime under the U.K. Markets in Financial...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published updated statements on the impact of Brexit on the application of the Markets in Financial Instruments package and the EU Benchmark Regulation. ESMA issued statements...more
ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol - The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has published the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol. Our separate client alert, ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol: What...more
Whilst Brexit formally happened when the UK left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020 (exit day), it has been treated as a Member State under Union law during the transition period established by the EU-UK Withdrawal...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a Policy Statement and final rules prohibiting the sale, marketing and distribution to retail clients of derivatives and exchange traded notes referencing certain types of...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has announced that it has granted temporary third-country recognition to three U.K. CCPs from January 1, 2021 under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation. ESMA's...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 European Union’s financial regulatory regime for third-country access in many sectors relies on a framework of “equivalence,” whereby institutions based in approved non-EU countries with similar standards may have varying...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published guidance on how to address potential conflicts of interest and associated conduct risks for intermediaries involved in the issuance of debt securities....more