Future of UK financial services: Treasury Committee inquiry written evidence - The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published written evidence to the committee's inquiry into the future of financial services in the...more
European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - The European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1447) have been published, together with...more
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/991) have been published, together with an...more
Recent regulatory developments of interest to all financial institutions. Includes COVID-19 and Brexit-related updates, amendments to the list of high-risk third countries in MLD4, and more....more
On May 14, a Delegated Regulation ((EU) 2019/758) supplementing the Fourth Money Laundering Directive ((EU) 2015/849) (MLD4) with regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the minimum action and the type of additional...more
On April 15, the UK Treasury released proposed steps, entitled a “consultation,” to adopt the EU’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive (“5AMLD”) into national law, while also seeking comments and evidence from stakeholders to...more
PUBLICATIONS - Brexit and the creation of UK sectoral sanctions targets - The UK currently is set to leave the European Union on 29 March. In the context of international sanctions, most commentary has focussed on the...more
BREXIT - Updated draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 published On 12 February, HMT published an updated draft of the Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit)...more
On February 13, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation (C(2019) 1326 final) which supplements the Fourth Money Laundering Directive ((EU) 2015/849) (“MLD4“) by identifying 23 high-risk third countries with...more
Allen & Overy publish weekly updates on key regulatory topics affecting the financial services sector. BREXIT - Please see the product sections for updates on the various draft SIs published in the last two weeks in...more
HM Treasury has published a draft of the Money Laundering and Transfer of Funds (Information) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, along with explanatory information. The draft Regulations will primarily be relevant for...more
EU /BREXIT DEVELOPMENTS - EEA Passport Rights Regulations 2018 Published - On November 7, the European Economic Area (EEA) Passport Rights (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018...more
As previously reported in the Q2 2018 edition of Allen & Overy’s European White Collar Crime Report, the European Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5MLD) entered into force on 9 July 2018, with an implementation deadline...more
On 30 August 2018, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved Royal Decree 11/2018 on the transposition of directives on the protection of pension commitments with workers, prevention of money laundering and requirements for...more
The Council of EU published the minutes of a meeting held in its configuration as the General Affairs Council (12279/18) on September 18, 2018....more
The European Commission has published a Communication setting out a broad strategy for strengthening the EU's framework for anti-money laundering supervision. The Communication is accompanied by a fact sheet setting out...more
The Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (MLD5) entered into force in July 2018. MLD5 updates the legal framework under the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (MLD4) and must be implemented by the EU member states by...more
BREXIT - No-deal Brexit: banking, insurance and other financial services technical notice - On 23 August, the UK government published guidance on the effect on banking, insurance and other financial services if the UK...more
BREXIT - Please see the ‘Other Developments’ section for an update on the minutes of the meeting between the Governor of the BoE and the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the June Financial Stability Report....more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Adopts Amendments To Simplify and Update Certain Disclosure Requirements - On August 17, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the adoption of proposed rule amendments (Amendments) to...more
The EU continues to tighten its grip on money laundering. Hot on the heels of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4MLD), which Member States had to implement by June last year, we now have the next instalment – the...more
BREXIT - UK Government response to HoL EU Committee report on Brexit and future of financial regulation and supervision - On 9 May, the UK Government published its response to the HoL EU Sub-Committee on Financial...more
The European Commission has published a proposal for a directive aimed at increasing security within EU member states and across the EU by improving access to financial information, including bank account information, to the...more
BREXIT - EC publishes notices on consequences of Brexit on banking and finance sectors - On 8 February, the EC published a new webpage containing a number of notices setting out the consequences of Brexit on banking and...more