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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

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2024

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New Crypto Products Announced, Stablecoin and BTC Data Published - According to a recent press release, OpenEden, a tokenization platform, announced that it is bringing tokenized U.S. Treasury bills to the XRP ledger....more

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Bank of England Seeks Innovation in Money and Payments, With a Focus on Distributed Ledger Technology

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On 30 July 2024, the Bank of England published a discussion paper on its approach to innovation in money and payments (the Discussion Paper). A recurring theme is the Bank of England’s focus on the potential use of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Climate - July 2024 #4

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In this week’s edition we discuss the implications of a decision against the National Crime Agency, which the UK’s Court of Appeal held had misinterpreted the law when it refused to investigate whether imported cotton was...more

Hogan Lovells

UK retail conduct requirements: FCA launches Call for Input following introduction of Consumer Duty

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Coinciding with the publication of its first report on how it has taken forward its new secondary UK competitiveness and economic growth objective, the FCA has published a Call for Input (CfI) on how far it may be appropriate...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Finalises Changes to Rules on Investment Research

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Despite some adjustments to the proposed guardrails, the FCA has largely retained its original approach. On 26 July 2024, the FCA published its final rules on payment optionality for investment research (PS24/9)....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Internal Controls and Humans in the Loop: Lessons from Citigroup’s $126 Million Mistake

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In the world of compliance and ethics, the Citigroup internal control debacle serves as a glaring reminder of the critical importance of robust, well-designed, functioning and effective internal controls. The U.K. Financial...more

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The UK ICO Publishes Its Strategy on AI Governance

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Rather than specifically regulating artificial intelligence (AI), the UK government has opted to rely on the existing web of laws and regulations applying to technology across a spectrum of sectors in its jurisdiction. But...more

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UK Regulators Publish Approaches to AI Regulation in Financial Services

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On 22 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England published their strategic approaches to regulating AI in response to the UK government’s July 2022 AI...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - May 2024

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To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

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Cadwalader Climate - March 2024 - #2

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Greenwashing Beef Production - On February 28, New York State Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James filed a lawsuit with the New York Supreme Court against meat processing company JBS USA for misleading the public about its...more

BCLP

Stumbling Block? What is the Path Ahead for DeFi Through the Eyes of Policymakers?

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DeFi development carried quietly on throughout 2023, but DeFi protocols also faced significant hurdles. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) increased their...more

Hogan Lovells

UK/EU ESG Regulation Q4 2023 Round-Up and horizon scanning for 2024

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As we enter 2024, we have looked back to Q4 2023 to reflect on the range of momentous ESG regulatory developments and to look at how they will impact ESG regulatory developments throughout this year. Key developments at the...more

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FCA Finalises UK Sustainable Investment Rules, With More To Follow After Further Consultation

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On 28 November 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled its Policy Statement PS 23/16 (Policy Statement), which sets out the final rules for sustainability disclosure and investment labels (SDR Rules). The...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation Round Up - December 2023

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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

Hogan Lovells

UK Insurance Horizon Scanner - January and February 2024

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A snapshot of key market and regulatory developments expected to impact the UK insurance sector over the next few months....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI Insights: How Regulators Worldwide Are Addressing the Adoption of AI in Financial Services

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Following the declaration of the international artificial intelligence (AI) “Safety Summit” at Bletchley Park (Bletchley Summit) on November 1, 2023, and the White House’s October 30, 2023, Executive Order on AI (Executive...more

BakerHostetler

Swiss Banks Launch Crypto Offerings; GAO Addresses SEC Crypto Bulletin; UK and Hong Kong Publish Crypto Guidance; DOJ and SEC...

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Swiss Banks Launch Tokenization Pilot, Crypto Custody and Trading Services - A recent press release announced a pilot by “SIX, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and six commercial banks” that seeks “to test, in a live...more

Goodwin

AI and Machine Learning in UK financial services: the public response to the FCA and PRA

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In our previous alert, we discussed the emerging trends for regulating artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services and mentioned a joint paper published by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial...more

BakerHostetler

Bank Launches Blockchain Network; Stablecoin Initiatives Launch in Foreign Markets; New Crypto Guidance Published; Reports Provide...

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U.S. Bank Launches Blockchain Network, Crypto Bank Gains Securities License - According to recent reports, the largest bank in the U.S. has gone live with its blockchain-based Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN) and...more

Hogan Lovells

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

Goodwin

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

K&L Gates LLP

FCA Publishes Outcome of its Review of Firms' Compliance with Sanction Controls

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Introduction - Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 the UK has introduced an unprecedented number and variety of sanctions. The FCA has recently assessed the sanctions controls of over 90 financial service...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI in Europe: Road Map for Navigating the IP, Data Protection and Regulatory Considerations

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Organizations developing or using generative AI tools should implement cross-functional governance frameworks to develop and continuously monitor their use of such tools. From the earliest stages of generative AI use,...more

Jones Day

UK's Advertising Regulator Cracks Down on Greenwashing

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Businesses are increasingly making environmental assertions as they seek to demonstrate their sustainability credentials to consumers. This trend, however, is leading to tougher measures from national regulators as they...more

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