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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority charges individual operating crypto ATMs

On September 10, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it charged an individual with, among other things, unlawfully operating a network of unregistered crypto-asset ATMs. Allegedly, the individual managed...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S.-U.K. treasuries convene to discuss financial stability goals

On September 3, the Department of the Treasury hosted the tenth official meeting of the U.S.-U.K. Financial Regulatory Working Group in Washington, D.C. Officials from both countries discussed economic and financial...more

Morgan Lewis

Going Digital in the UK, US, and UAE: The Latest Digital Asset Developments

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The global digital landscape continues to rapidly transform and bring forth innovative financial instruments and technologies, including within the shifting regulatory frameworks that have shaped the digital asset ecosystem...more

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UK Payments Regulator Consults on Reducing Maximum Level of Reimbursement for APP Scams

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Following feedback from industry and other stakeholders, the Payments Systems Regulator published a consultation paper on reducing the maximum level of reimbursement for the Faster Payments APP fraud reimbursement limit from...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Reports on Payment Account Access and Closures

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This new report sets out four thematic findings from the follow-up work the FCA has carried out, which are as follows: The FCA summarizes its expectations of payment account providers, including in respect of the Consumer...more

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UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No 7) Regulations 2024 Published

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No 7) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/891) have been made. The Regulations revoke certain instruments listed in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 relating to...more

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UK "de-banking": FCA update report on payment accounts access and closures

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The FCA has published a report setting out its findings from follow-up work on payment account access and closures, together with the results of independent research on the experiences some of the most financially excluded...more

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FCA offers flexibility for Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) ‘naming and marketing’ rules compliance

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On 9 September 2024, the FCA confirmed that it is offering “limited temporary flexibility” until 2 April 2025 for firms to comply with the ‘naming and marketing’ rules under the UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investing in Fintechs – Navigating the UK Regulatory Approval Process

As the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) consider feedback to their consultation on guidance regarding the UK change-in-controller regime (consultation paper 25/23), we provide a...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Consults on Enhancing the National Storage Mechanism

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation on proposals to change the requirements for submitting regulated information to the National Storage Mechanism. The NSM is a free-to-use online archive of...more

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UK Payment Systems Regulator Publishes Response to Call for Views on Expanding Variable Recurring Payments

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The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator has published a response to its call for views on proposals for the expansion of variable recurring payments. VRPs allow customers to safely connect authorised payment providers to their...more

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Could an interest rate reduction reduce government expenditure?

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A 1% reduction in the Bank Rate would reduce the UK government's annual interest charges on the national debt, but the exact amount of the reduction depends on the proportion of the debt that is sensitive to changes in...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation Round Up - August 2024

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Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

Cooley LLP

Court of Appeal Provides Comfort to Lenders on Default Interest Clauses

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In Houssein & Others v. London Credit Ltd & Another[1], the Court of Appeal considered the proper application of the common law rules on penalties to a default interest clause in a loan agreement. Contrary to the conclusion...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FCA Proceeds with the ‘New’ Option for Investment Research Payments

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published its Policy Statement on Payment Optionality for Investment Research (PS24/9), setting out its final rules on the new option to pay for investment research and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 13

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

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Mandatory Reimbursement for App Fraud: What Payment Service Providers Need to Consider Ahead of Implementation

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The controversial new requirement for all in-scope Payment Service Providers (“PSPs”) to reimburse victims of Authorised Push Payment (“APP”) fraud are due to be introduced from 7 October 2024. This is a significant change...more

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New court decision widens the potential liability of principals for their appointed representatives

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The recent Court of Appeal decision in KVB Consultants Ltd and others v Jacob Hopkins McKenzie Ltd and others [2024] EWCA Civ 765 (9 July 2024) has important implications for any regulated firm that acts as principal to an...more

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Bank of England publishes discussion paper on innovations in money and payments

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On 30 July 2024, the Bank of England (BoE) published a discussion paper setting out its approach to innovations in money and payments (Discussion Paper). In the Discussion Paper, the BoE sets out its current view on...more

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Governance Under CRD VI: Harmonized EU Requirements

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The Situation: Prior to the enactment of Capital Requirements Directive ("CRD") VI, corporate governance rules for the financial services industry were not harmonized across EU Member States....more

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The UK Relaxes Its Requirements Around Payment for Investment Research

In Policy Statement PS24/9 on Payment Optionality for Investment Research, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has set out its final rules on allowing payments for research to once again be ‘bundled’ (i.e. made...more

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FCA Consulting on Proposed Changes to the Derivatives Trading Obligation

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The Background: In 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and HM Treasury began consulting on the Wholesale Markets Review (the "Review"), a broad review of the structure, functioning, and regulation of secondary...more

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The Pensions Brief - July 2024

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ESG – compliance review findings - The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published the findings from its review of how trustees are complying with their wider ESG duties. The review concludes that while 99% of trustees of...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FCA Consults on Proposals for the UK Wholesale Markets

On 26 July 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published three consultations in relation to: the new Public Offers and Admission to Trading Regulations (POATR) regime (CP24/12)...more

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Q3 2024 Financial Institutions Outlook & Trends

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This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritised by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more

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