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Quick Updates From the UK and Europe

There's been a flurry of regulatory activity in the UK and Europe over the past few weeks. Here's a look at the highlights. The EU has renewed its determination that the solvency regime for US-headquartered insurers and...more

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FCA Business Plan and ‘Dear CEO’ Letter Set Out Updated Priorities for Asset Management and Alternatives Supervision

In March 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released two documents with its updated supervisory approach for the asset management and alternatives sector: the FCA’s 2024/25 Business Plan (the Business Plan), and a...more

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Regulation Round Up - April 2024

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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

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UK Government confirms proposals for future financial services regulatory regime of digital assets

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On 30 October 2023, the UK government published its response to the consultation and call for evidence on the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, whereby HM Treasury has confirmed its final...more

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The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, September 2023

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK Payment Systems Regulator consulting on a specific direction to Faster Payments participants on its new APP fraud reimbursement requirement; the U.S. Federal...more

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Horizon Scan for Private Investment Funds: Key Recent and Expected Funds, Regulatory, and Tax Developments to Look Out For

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Welcome to the third edition of our Horizon Scan, where we focus on some of the principal recent and expected developments and changes that we expect to be of interest to those in the private funds and investment management...more

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Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures – New and Updated Nature Reporting Recommendations Published

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The NY Climate Week conference took place during the week of 18 September 2023, bringing together international leaders from business and governments. During the conference the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial...more

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Digital Assets Consultation Offers First Step In Regulation

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions, or IOSCO, published a consultation report in May titled "Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets." Originally published by Law360 - July 11,...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 12May - 18 May 2023

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This week, the FCA published four engagement papers on the new UK prospectus regime, setting out proposed changes across four areas - admission to regulated markets, further issuances of equities, protected forward-looking...more

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UK Government Opens Consultation on Future Regulatory Regime for ESG Ratings Providers

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In March 2023, the UK government launched a consultation on the future regulatory regime for environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers. These providers compile, package and sell information to market...more

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UK Government Consults on Regulation of ESG Ratings Providers

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The consultation considers what a potential regulatory regime would look like, and its proposed scope. On 30 March 2023, HM Treasury published a consultation on regulating ESG ratings providers, which ties in with and...more

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Regulation Round Up - February 2023

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31 January - The European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) published a joint consultation paper (JC 2022 76) on the system established by the ESAs for the exchange of information relevant to the assessment of the fitness...more

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Operational resilience in the UK, EU and US: A comparison

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With a new operational resilience framework in force in the UK and similar reforms proposed in the EU and the US, we examine how the regimes compare and their practical impact on financial services firms....more

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FCA Identifies “Clear Rationale” for Regulating ESG Data and Ratings Providers

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The FCA emphasised the increasing prevalence of providers and the potential harm from lack of regulation in this area. In June 2022, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a Feedback Statement in response to a...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 14 – 20 January 2022

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IOSCO this week published a consultation on measures to address risks from digitalisation of retail marketing and distribution. Here in the UK, the FCA launched its own a consultation on strengthening financial promotion...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 7 – 13 January 2022

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After a bumper end to 2021, the new year has started relatively quietly. This week saw the PRA publish Dear CEO letters to UK deposit takers and international banks setting out its 2022 priorities and the PSR published its...more

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IOSCO Calls for Oversight of ESG Ratings and Data Product Providers

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The association noted that regulators could provide market participants with much-needed additional trust in ESG ratings and data. On 23 November 2021, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)...more

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Global Standard–Setter Publishes Revised Outsourcing Principles

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a set of revised outsourcing principles for regulated entities. IOSCO is an international policy forum for securities regulators and...more

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IOSCO Consults on Regulation of ESG Data and Ratings Providers

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On 26 July 2021, the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a consultation report (the Report) that proposes a set of recommendations to mitigate risks flowing from activities of...more

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Securities and markets regulatory news, August 2021

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SMCR for FMIs: HM Treasury consultation HM Treasury has published a consultation paper proposing a Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR or SM&CR) for financial market infrastructures (FMIs). The consultation closes...more

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Securities and markets regulatory news, July 2021

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Markets in Financial Instruments (Capital Markets) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 The Markets in Financial Instruments (Capital Markets) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/774) have been published, together with an...more

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Banking and finance regulatory news, May 2021 # 3

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COVID-19: FCA statement on regulatory treatment of Recovery Loan Scheme - The FCA has published a statement on the regulatory treatment of the UK Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS), which was launched on 6 April 2021 as part of the...more

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Securities and markets regulatory news, May 2021

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Draft Financial Markets and Insolvency (Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 A draft version of the Financial Markets and Insolvency (Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021...more

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What is Happening to My LIBOR Now? Simplification of the ARRC’s Hardwired Approach

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On March 25, 2021, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (the “ARRC”) issued supplemental guidance to its recommended hardwired fallback language for U.S. dollar LIBOR denominated syndicated and bilateral business loans....more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update March 2021 #3

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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

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