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Response to FCA's CP24/2

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We strongly disagree with the FCA’s proposals, set out in CP24/2, to announce that it has opened enforcement investigations into firms where it considers this to be in the public interest. We set out our objections in detail...more

White & Case LLP

FCA DP23/4: UK Regulation of Stablecoins

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On 6 November 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") set out proposals for its regulation of fiat-backed stablecoins ("DP 23/4"). DP 23/4 invites stakeholders to provide feedback by 6 February 2024....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Regulators Set Out Policy Proposals on Misconduct; Diversity and Inclusion

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The FCA and the PRA have published their long-awaited consultations which aim to formalise how firms approach diversity and inclusion. On 25 September 2023, the FCA and the PRA published separate but related consultation...more

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UK Asset Managers: FCA Proposes New Sustainability Disclosure and Labelling Requirements

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published its consultation paper, CP22/20, on the use of Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labelling. The consultation paper proposes rules to help...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

What's Next for the UK and the EU?

As we make the transition from 2022 to 2023, this is a good time to look ahead to developments in the UK and the EU that will likely impact the financial services industry. Here are some observations....more

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UK Update: ESG Data and Ratings Providers to Come Within Regulatory Perimeter

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A key outcome of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) ESG strategy is the promotion of integrity within the ESG-labelled securities market, supported by the growth of effective service providers. To that end, in...more

A&O Shearman

Implications for Credit Agreements After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Following the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and member states of the European Union, have imposed a coordinated series of sanctions unprecedented in scope...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has proposed a heightened Consumer Duty on regulated firms

In December 2021, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a consultation paper publishing a revised proposed new Consumer Duty that would govern FCA-regulated firms’ interactions with retail clients. The...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Treasury Launches Consultation on Regulation of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Financing

On 21 October 2021, the UK Treasury (Treasury) published a consultation paper setting out policy options for the regulation of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit agreements. The consultation follows the publication of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The UK’s Woolard Review Proposes Regulations for BNPL Credit Agreements

On 2 February 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published a report on the U.K. unsecured credit market (the Woolard Report), which makes several recommendations designed to generate alternatives to high-cost...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation Update

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The FCA has warned firms in the general insurance sector to put customers first with regard to the value of products and services provided to them. It is essential, in the FCA’s view, that customers can access high quality,...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 8 March - 14 March 2019

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BREXIT - On 7 February, ordinance no. 2019-75 relating to the preparatory measures in connection with the United-Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union in respect of financial services (the Ordinance) was published. ...more

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